Ashley Furniture faces $1.76M in fines after OSHA finds more than 1,000 worker injuries at Wisconsin site in past 36 months

OSHA News Release: [02/02/2015]
Contact Name: Scott Allen or Rhonda Burke
Phone Number: (312) 465-6699 or (312) 909-6630
Email: Allen.Scott@dol.gov or Burke.Rhonda@dol.gov
Release Number: 15-0133-NAT

Largest furniture retailer in the U.S. exposes employees to amputations, other hazards

ARCADIA, Wis. — In a three-and-a-half year period, 4,500 employees at Ashley Furniture Industries Inc., in Arcadia, experienced more than 1,000 work-related injuries. One worker became another terrible statistic when he lost three fingers in July 2014 while operating a dangerous woodworking machine without required safety mechanisms in place. Of the injuries recorded, more than 100 were caused by similar machinery.

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