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• February 14 [Region 1 News Release] - 2011 - 02/14/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Northeast Hospital Corp. for failing to protect workers against electrical hazards at Beverly, Mass., facility
• February 07 [Region 1 News Release] - 2011 - 02/07/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites North Branford, Conn., contractor for failing to provide cave-in protection at Stratford, Conn., jobsite
• February 07 [Region 1 News Release] - 2011 - 02/07/2011 - US Labor Department secures decision affirming willful and serious trenching violations, $91,200 in fines against Boston contractor
• February 04 [Region 1 News Release] - 2011 - 02/04/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $235,500 in fines to Wilmington, Mass., contractor for fall and scaffold hazards at Boston's Rowes Wharf
• February 04 [Region 1 News Release] - 2011 - 02/04/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Dracut, Mass., contractor, proposes nearly $54,000 in fines for fall hazards at Tewksbury, Mass., jobsite
• January 28 [Region 1 News Release] - 2011 - 01/28/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites The Acadia Hospital in Bangor, Maine, for inadequate workplace violence safeguards
• January 25 [Region 1 News Release] - 2011 - 01/25/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites APC Paper Co. Inc. for willful,repeat and serious hazards following worker's death in Claremont, NH
• January 20 [Region 1 News Release] - 2011 - 01/20/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Amesbury, Mass., manufacturer for emergency response, respirator, chemical, electrical and other hazards
• January 10 [Region 1 News Release] - 2011 - 01/10/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Worcester, Mass., contractor for failing to provide cave-in protection at Quincy, Mass., jobsite
• January 05 [Region 1 News Release] - 2011 - 01/05/2011 - Investigation finds Metro North Commuter Railroad Co. retaliated against Connecticut employee who reported injury, filed whistleblower complaint
• January 04 [Region 1 News Release] - 2011 - 01/04/2011 - Brazilian Portuguese - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds New England employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards
• January 04 [Region 1 News Release] - 2011 - 01/04/2011 - Spanish - OSHA recuerda a los empleadores de Nueva Inglaterra sobre los riesgos asociados con la limpieza de la nieve, insta la seguridad de trabajadores

• December 29 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 12/29/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds New England employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards
• December 29 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 12/29/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $238,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Shrewsbury, Mass., mail processing facility
• December 20 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 12/20/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites North Reading, Mass., roofing contractor for fall and scaffolding hazards at Melrose, Mass., worksite
• December 14 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 12/14/2010 - Salisbury, Mass., contractor faces $44,000 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA after explosion injures worker
• December 13 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 12/13/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $76,000 fine against New Jersey freight carrier following worker injury at Pawtucket, RI, terminal
• December 09 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 12/09/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites 3 Massachusetts contractors for cave-in hazards at Salem, NH, jobsite
• November 26 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 11/26/2010 - Chelmsford, Mass., roofing contractor faces $40,000 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA following worker fall at Milford, NH, jobsite
• November 16 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 11/16/2010 - Two New Hampshire contractors cited by US Labor Department's OSHA after worker suffers fall injury at Nashua worksite
• November 10 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 11/10/2010 - Salem, Mass., contractor faces $46,500 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA for fall and other hazards at Holliston, Mass., jobsite
• November 09 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 11/09/2010 - Fall River, Mass., contractor faces $70,000 fine from US Labor Department's OSHA following worker fall at Rhode Island jobsite
• November 09 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 11/09/2010 - Dracut, Mass., contractor faces more than $32,000 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA for excavation hazards at Belmont, Mass., jobsite
• November 08 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 11/08/2010 - Woburn, Mass., contractor faces nearly $87,000 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA for fall hazards at Burlington, Mass., jobsite
• November 01 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 11/01/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites National Grid for cave-in and struck-by hazards following injury at Boston worksite
• November 01 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 11/01/2010 - Kensington, Conn., roofing contractor faces $66,600 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA for fall hazards at 2 Newington jobsites
• October 08 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 10/08/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $137,000 in fines against Versailles, Conn., packaging manufacturer for fire, electrical and mechanical hazards
• September 21 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 09/21/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Columbia Forest Products with 15 safety violations after worker dies at Presque Isle, Maine, mill
• September 07 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 09/07/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $89,000 in fines to CVS Pharmacy for exit, storage and other hazards at Orange, Conn., store
• September 02 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 09/02/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA forms safety and health partnership with Suffolk Construction and RI Building and Construction Trades Council
• September 01 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 09/01/2010 - Cave-in hazard at Newport, RI, jobsite leads to nearly $70,000 in US Labor Department OSHA fines for Middletown, RI, contractor
• August 20 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 08/20/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $350,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Portsmouth, NH, mail processing facility
• August 09 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 08/09/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $357,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Boston mail processing facility
• July 29 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 07/29/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Fall River, Mass., contractor for fall, scaffolding and electrical hazards at East Providence, RI, jobsite
• July 29 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 07/29/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $420,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Vermont mail processing facility
• July 28 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 07/28/2010 - Widespread chemical, mechanical and electrical hazards at Eastford, Conn., aircraft parts maker leads to nearly $140,000 in US Labor Department's OSHA fines
• July 26 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 07/26/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $250,000 in fines against two employers following explosion at Nashua, NH, manufacturing plant
• July 22 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 07/22/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites South Windsor, Conn., contractor, for cave-in, trenching and fall hazards
• July 21 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 07/21/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $130,050 in fines to Farmington, Conn., aircraft parts manufacturer for fire, electrical and mechanical hazards
• July 16 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 07/16/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Danbury, Conn.,hospital for inadequate workplace violence safeguards
• July 14 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 07/14/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $279,000 in fines against New Bedford, Mass., seafood company for process safety management hazards
• July 08 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 07/08/2010 - Repeat and serious safety hazards at 4 Xpect Discount locations in Connecticut lead to $140,700 in US Labor Department OSHA fines for Ohio retailer
• June 28 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 06/28/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $430,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Scarborough, Maine, mail processing facility
• June 01 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 06/01/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $214,500 in fines against Portsmouth, NH, fish and seafood plant for process safety hazards
• May 26 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 05/26/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $61,000 in fines against Weymouth, Mass., contractor after worker falls 30 feet at Brookline, Mass., site
• May 17 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 05/17/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $77,500 in fines against West Hartford, Conn., metal finishing plant for 45 safety and health hazards
• May 10 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 05/10/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $61,000 in fines against Brighton, Mass., contractor for excavation hazards
• April 30 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 04/30/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $558,000 in fines to US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Providence, RI, mail processing facility
• April 13 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 04/13/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA providing guidance to employers and contractors during Rhode Island flood cleanup
• April 01 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 04/01/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA urges New England recovery workers and public to guard themselves against hazards during flood and storm cleanup
• March 10 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 03/10/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $178,800 in fines for Massachusetts and Rhode Island contractors for Newton, Mass., cave-in hazards
• March 09 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 03/09/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Franklin County, Maine, pellet mill for combustible dust and other hazards after explosion
• March 02 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 03/02/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $59,000 in fines against Cheshire, Conn., food distribution warehouse
• March 01 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 03/01/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Danvers, Mass., construction contractor $136,000 for asbestos hazards at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston
• February 22 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 02/22/2010 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites North Carolina and Georgia contractors following fatal worker fall from Epping, NH, water tower
• January 29 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 01/29/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $55,000 in fines against Legacy Builders in Quincy, Mass., after Boston scaffold collapse injures workers
• January 27 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 01/27/2010 - Methuen, Mass., contractor faces nearly $167,000 in US Labor Department OSHA fines for cave-in hazards at Quincy and Lynnfield, Mass., worksites
• January 26 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 01/26/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $90,500 in fines against Fibrelite for fire and explosion hazards at Pawcatuck, Conn., plant
• January 25 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 01/25/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $54,000 in fines against Star Service Corp. for East Boston, Mass., scaffolding and fall hazards
• January 25 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 01/25/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Bridgeport, Conn., contractor for cave-in hazard at Stamford, Conn., worksite
• January 22 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 01/22/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $97,500 in fines against C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. for recurring electrical and crushing hazards
• January 07 [Region 1 News Release] - 2010 - 01/07/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $55,200 in fines to Pembroke, Mass., contractor for Randolph, Mass., cave-in hazard

• December 04 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 12/04/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $61,200 in fines against Derry, N.H., contractor after employee fall at Medford, Mass., worksite
• December 01 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 12/01/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $58,100 in fines against Plainville, Mass., manufacturer after worker loses tip of finger
• November 17 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 11/17/2009 - Cave-in hazard in downtown Boston trench leads to $33,700 in US Labor Department OSHA fines for Hyde Park, Mass., contractor
• November 04 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 11/04/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites New Bedford, Mass., seafood processor following worker death in ice machine
• November 04 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 11/04/2009 - New Haven, Conn., contractor faces $308,500 in US Labor Department OSHA fines for fall hazards at 2 Massachusetts worksites
• October 28 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 10/28/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $42,000 in fines against New Balance Athletic Shoe for electrical hazards at Lawrence, Mass., distribution center
• October 23 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 10/23/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $254,000 in fines for lead hazards at Franklin, N.H., foundry
• October 22 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 10/22/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $113,000 in fines for electrical and other hazards at New Britain, Conn., armored car facility
• October 09 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 10/09/2009 - Pittsfield, N.H., roofing contractor faces $91,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for fall hazards at jobsites in Hanover and Manchester, N.H.
• October 09 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 10/09/2009 - Formaldehyde and other hazards lead to $138,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for Cambridge, Mass., embalming fluid manufacturer
• October 07 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 10/07/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Hingham, Mass., contractor for silica hazards on I-93 bridge restoration in Melrose, Mass.
• October 06 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 10/06/2009 - Pittsfield, N.H., contractor faces $55,000 in fines from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA following cave-in at Littleton, N.H., jobsite
• October 06 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 10/06/2009 - Weymouth, Mass., contractor faces $35,000 in fines from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA for unguarded excavation at Ayer, Mass., worksite
• October 02 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 10/02/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $136,000 in fines against S.D. Warren Co. for hazards at Skowhegan, Maine, paper mill
• September 24 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 09/24/2009 - Splash Handwash faces nearly $63,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines following worker injury at Fairfield, Conn., carwash
• September 23 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 09/23/2009 - Falmouth, Mass., contractor faces more than $69,000 in fines from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA following cave-in at Kingston, Mass., jobsite
• September 21 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 09/21/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $79,000 in fines to Danbury, Conn., manufacturer for machine guarding and lockout/tagout hazards
• September 04 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 09/04/2009 - Connecticut manufacturer faces $225,500 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for new and recurring hazards at Newington, Conn., plant
• September 03 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 09/03/2009 - Norwalk, Conn., electrical contractor faces $148,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines following Stamford, Conn., electrical fire
• September 01 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 09/01/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $47,000 in fines for process safety management hazards at Boston seafood company
• August 25 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 08/25/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $43,000 in fines against North Haven, Conn., firearms manufacturer for machine hazards
• August 03 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 08/03/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $442,000 in fines for lead and other hazards at Rockland, Mass., composites manufacturing facility
• August 03 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 08/03/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $125,000 in fines for Watertown, Mass., manufacturer for electrical, chemical and respirator hazards
• July 30 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 07/30/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $147,600 in fines against M.S. Walker Inc. in Somerville, Mass., for fire, explosion and other hazards
• July 21 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 07/21/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $100,000 in fines against Concord, N.H., steam plant following fire that injured worker
• July 15 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 07/15/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $70,000 in fines for Solo Cup Co. for process safety management hazards at North Andover, Mass., plant
• July 13 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 07/13/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Massachusetts contractor following fatal February aerial lift collapse on Boston's West Street
• July 08 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 07/08/2009 - Agawam, Mass., energy-from-waste plant enters Voluntary Protection Programs of U.S. Labor Department's OSHA
• July 07 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 07/07/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA, Massachusetts and Barr & Barr Inc. partner for safety on Bridgewater State College construction project
• June 11 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 06/11/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $255,000 in fines against New Hampshire firearms manufacturer for 60 safety and health hazards
• June 09 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 06/09/2009 - Domtar Maine Corp. faces $107,000 in OSHA fine
• May 21 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 05/21/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $113,000 in fines against West Hartford, Conn., contractor after employee falls 24 feet from roof
• May 19 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 05/19/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA forms safety partnership with Turner Construction during hospital project in Hartford, Conn.
• May 12 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 05/12/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Cambridge, Mass., contractor after workers overcome at Newton, Mass., worksite
• May 05 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 05/05/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $46,000 in fines against North Attleboro, Mass., metals plant following chlorine gas leak
• April 30 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 04/30/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA, Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. join to enhance safety during Hartford, Conn., retail construction project
• April 29 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 04/29/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $79,000 in fines against North Reading, Mass., contractor for fall hazards at Woburn, Mass., worksite
• April 28 [Region 1 News Release] - 2009 - 04/28/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA joins with Maine Labor Department and Maine Labor Group on Health to promote worker safety and health