July 29, 2014 at 08:08 PM
OSHA has issued a citation with $7,000 in proposed penalties that invokes the OSH Act general duty clause against Miami Seaquarium over the proximity of animal trainers to a killer whale, an enforcement action that closely resembles the contentious SeaWorld citations that landed the agency and employer in court where OSHA ultimately prevailed in exercising the often-disputed section of its enabling statute.