[CPEO-MEF] WORKERS: OSHA Violations at Coronado Navy Base (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy cited by OSHA for mishandling toxic materials

By JULIE WATSON
Associated Press
September 6, 2012

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Navy has been cited for safety violations that  
exposed hundreds of employees at an aircraft hangar in Coronado to  
toxic materials such as lead, cadmium and beryllium, the U.S.  
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration  
announced Thursday.

OSHA inspectors found widespread contamination at the Coronado  
aircraft maintenance facility, including in areas where the 350  
employees stored and consumed food, said Jay Vicory, director of  
the agency's office in San Diego. The facility is a part of the  
Navy's Fleet Readiness Center Southwest and works on repairing F-18  
fighter jets.

The Navy was cited for 21 serious violations stemming from three  
OSHA inspections conducted in 2011. OSHA said a serious violation  
occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious  
physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer  
knew or should have known.

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