AMERICA’S DEADLY SHIPYARD

CIVILIANS BEWARE, OSHA LACKS THE ABLILITY TO FINE GOVERENMENT OWNED SHIPYARDS; SO YOU MIGHT SAY, LIFE IS CHEAP AT NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD

Austal USA, a global contractor, designer and manufacturer of defense and commercial ships, CITED by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 12 safety and health violations that involved fall and other hazards following a May 2014 complaint regarding the Mobile shipbuilder's facility. Proposed penalties total $41,500.