Alabama furniture manufacturer cited byOSHA for exposing workers to combustible dust, other hazards

2012 - 08/09/2012 - Alabama furniture manufacturer cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for exposing workers to combustible dust, other hazards: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Scholar Craft Products Inc., doing business as Melsur Corp., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 25 safety and health violations following an inspection at its Birmingham furniture manufacturing plant. OSHA initiated an inspection in February as part of the agency's National Emphasis Program on Amputations and its Local Emphasis Program on High Noise Industries. Proposed penalties for serious violations total $94,500.