Hospitals, stores, restaurants among 51 Michigan businesses fined for COVID-19 violations
Updated May 10, 2021;
Posted May 10, 2021
MIOSHA has cited 280 businesses and workplaces for not following COVID-19 precautions. John Jones | For NJ Advance Media
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Michigan has fined another batch of workplaces for violating COVID-19 protocols, many of which were spurred by employee complaints.
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited 51 workplaces, per the latest update to its online dashboard. So far, 280 workplaces have been hit with a citation or fine.
Of the 280 citations, 27 are under appeal. No workplace that has appealed its violation has won its case, yet.
The latest batch includes fines at four hospitals: Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Hospital, Sinai Grace Hospital and Detroit Receiving Hospital. Their fines all stem from workers dying of COVID-19 in 2020.
16 employers cited for COVID-19 workplace safety violations
February 19, 2021
As the state continues to prioritize worker safety and health, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) inspected and issued COVID-19 emergency rule or general duty citations to 16 different workplaces with violations for failing to protect workers and take safety precautions.
MIOSHA’s goal is to keep employees and workplaces safe. All agency activities focus on helping to protect the safety and health of Michigan workers. There are a variety of educational and consultative programs that businesses can participate in to ensure that they can comply, stay open and ultimately stay safe. The MIOSHA Ambassador Program offers education and one-on-one guidance to help businesses understand regulations on workplace safety. Additional information about the Ambassador Program and other resources to ensure safe and healthy working conditions can be found online at Michigan.gov/COVIDWor
16 Michigan workplaces cited for COVID-19 safety violations
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(WXYZ) â Sixteen more Michigan employers have been cited for COVID-19 workplace safety violations for allegedly failing to protect workers and take safety precautions.
Under MIOSHAâs Emergency Rules, businesses that resume in-person work must, among other things, have a written COVID-19 preparedness and response plan and provide thorough training to their employees that covers, at a minimum, workplace infection-control practices, the proper use of personal protection equipment (PPE), and steps workers must take to notify the business or operation of any symptoms of COVID-19 or a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. An emergency rule citation carries a fine of up to $7,000.
16 Michigan businesses cited for COVID-19 safety violations, state says
Officials say businesses failed to protect workers from COVID-19
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Signs requiring masks and social distancing. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Michigan has cited 16 businesses for failing to follow safety precautions that protect workers from COVID-19, state officials said.
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration can issue emergency rule citations or general duty clauses that carry fines of up to $7,000 for COVID-related violations.
Emergency rule citations are for businesses that resume in-person work and fail to have written COVID-19 preparedness and response plan or don’t provide adequate training to their employees.