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• September 27 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 09/27/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Long Island, NY, swimming pool manufacturer after worker injury; proposed fines exceed $106,000
• September 26 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 09/26/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Paterson, NJ, construction company for exposing workers to 12 safety hazards at Fort Lee, NJ, work site
• September 22 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 09/22/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Brooklyn, NY, supermarket for locking in night shift employees, other violations; proposes more than $62,000 in fines
• September 22 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 09/22/2011 - La OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. cita a un supermercado de Brooklyn, NY por encerrar a sus empleados del turno noche, otras infracciones; propone más de $62,000 en multas
• September 21 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 09/21/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Akron, NY, ice cream manufacturer for process safety management and energy control hazards
• September 13 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 09/13/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Roselle, NJ, contractor more than $158,000 for trenching and other hazards
• September 06 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 09/06/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $121,000 in fines to Rite Aid of New York for hazards at Brooklyn store
• September 01 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 09/01/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Trenton, NJ, construction company for safety hazards at Princeton bridge work site
• August 31 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 08/31/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA secures federal court order and injunction to protect workers on West Windsor, NJ, construction site
• August 29 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 08/29/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA urges recovery workers and public to guard against hazards during Tropical Storm Irene cleanup
• August 24 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 08/24/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA and Puerto Rico OSHA agencies urge recovery workers and public to guard against hazards during Hurricane Irene cleanup
• August 24 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 08/24/2011 - Agencias OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE.UU. y de Puerto Rico urgen a trabajadores de recuperación y al público protegerse de riesgos durante la recuperación y limpieza después del huracán Irene
• August 24 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 08/24/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Altamont, NY, manufacturer for repeat, serious and other hazards; proposes more than $49,000 in fines
• August 22 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 08/22/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Plainfield, NJ, aluminum railing company for exposing employees to safety and health hazards
• August 18 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 08/18/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Georgia company for exposing employees at Dayton, NJ, facility to amputation hazards
• August 18 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 08/18/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Newark, NJ, construction company for exposing workers to fall, other hazards
• August 17 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 08/17/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Swedesboro, NJ, food processing company for exposing employees to safety hazards
• August 08 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 08/08/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Dick's Sporting Goods for safety hazards at Queensbury, NY, location
• August 08 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 08/08/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Maspeth, NY, sign company for safety violations after workers exposed to fall hazards in Manhattan
• August 03 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 08/03/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Clifton, NJ, company for exposing workers to safety and health hazards
• August 01 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 08/01/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Fairfield, NJ, manufacturer for exposing workers to chemicals, other hazards
• July 29 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 07/29/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites 3 Brooklyn, NY, tortilla manufacturers for safety and health hazards following worker fatality
• July 26 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 07/26/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Jamesville, NY, lumber mill for 35 serious safety violations following worker's death
• July 22 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 07/22/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Jordan, NY, contractor for cave-in hazard at SUNY Brockport work site, proposes $147,000 in fines
• July 18 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 07/18/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Voorhees, NJ, printing company for exposing workers to inadequate machine guarding and other hazards
• July 18 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 07/18/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Sayreville, NJ, manufacturer for repeat workplace safety violations following amputation
• July 08 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 07/08/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA establishes alliance with Consulate General of Brazil in New York to provide education and training
• July 08 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 07/08/2011 - A OSHA do Departamento de Trabalho dos Estados Unidos faz convênio com o Consulado Geral do Brasil em Nova York para fornecer educação e treinamento
• July 06 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 07/06/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Troy Chemical Corp. for process safety management hazards at Newark, NJ, facility
• July 06 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 07/06/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Heng Wei Construction for repeat and serious safety hazards following inspection at Manhattan work site
• July 06 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 07/06/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Heng Wei Construction for repeat and serious safety hazards following inspection at Manhattan work site
• June 28 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 06/28/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, for safety and health hazards; $48,000 in fines proposed
• June 22 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 06/22/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA to co-sponsor Hispanic Family Health and Safety Fair in Buffalo on June 25
• June 22 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 06/22/2011 - La OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos patrocina conjuntamente la Feria de Salud y Seguridad para Familias Hispanas en Búfalo el 25 de junio
• June 21 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 06/21/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Newark construction company for fall, other workplace safety hazards found at 2 New Jersey work sites
• June 21 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 06/21/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites MedPlast for workplace safety and health hazards at West Berlin, NJ, facility
• June 14 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 06/14/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites 3 Queens, NY, contractors for safety hazards following construction site fatality in Elmhurst, NY
• June 10 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 06/10/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites DC Fabricators for exposing workers to fall and other safety hazards at Florence, NJ, facility
• June 10 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 06/10/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Amityville, NY, metal fabrication shop for unguarded machinery and other hazards after employee injury
• June 09 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 06/09/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Cinnaminson, NJ, manufacturer for worker exposure to chemical, other hazards
• June 01 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 06/01/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Sayreville, NJ, contractor for exposing workers to fall hazards
• May 23 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 05/23/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Rite Aid Pharmacy for blocked emergency exits at Brooklyn, NY, store; proposes $60,500 fine
• May 19 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 05/19/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites 6 New Jersey companies for workplace safety and health hazards at Elizabeth, NJ, site
• May 17 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 05/17/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites 5 companies for workplace safety and health hazards at Paramus, NJ, work site
• May 12 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 05/12/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $93,500 in fines to US Postal Service for recurring hazards
• May 11 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 05/11/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites US Virgin Islands contractor for exposing workers to fall and scaffold hazards at St. Thomas work site
• May 10 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 05/10/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA notifies National Park Service in Puerto Rico about employees' exposure to lead hazards at San Juan National Historic Site
• May 10 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 05/10/2011 - La Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) del Departamento del Trabajo de Estados Unidos notifica al Servicio Federal de Parques Nacionales en Puerto Rico sobre exposición de empleados a riesgos de plomo en el Parque Histórico Nacional en San Juan
• May 05 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 05/05/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites DuPont's Yerkes Plant and Buffalo contractor following fatal explosion for welding, hazardous energy violations
• April 26 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 04/26/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Buffalo, NY, recycler for health and safety hazards following worker injury
• April 19 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 04/19/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Brooklyn, NY, property management company for violations at Flatbush Gardens apartment complex
• April 18 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 04/18/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Johnstown, NY, leather finisher for 20 safety and health hazards following worker injury
• April 18 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 04/18/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $126,000 in fines against Plattsburgh, NY, manufacturer for 31 safety and health violations
• April 13 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 04/13/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites North Arlington, NJ, chair manufacturer for exposing workers to safety and health hazards, including combustible dust
• April 11 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 04/11/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Edison, NJ, manufacturer for failing to correct past workplace safety and health hazards, other violations
• April 07 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 04/07/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites The Renaissance Project in Ellenville, NY, for inadequate workplace violence safeguards following worker's death
• March 31 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 03/31/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Trenton, NJ, manufacturing company for exposing employees to workplace safety hazards
• March 22 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 03/22/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites New York City social service agency after employee falls from Wards Island shelter roof
• March 18 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 03/18/2011 - Yonkers, NY, scaffold collapse shows that fall protection saves lives, US Labor Department's OSHA reminds employers and workers
• March 18 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 03/18/2011 - Yonkers, NY, colapso de andamio muestra que la protección contra caídas salva vidas La OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. les recuerda a los empleadores y a los trabajadores que
• March 04 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 03/04/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Spider-Man Broadway musical production company following injuries to cast members
• March 01 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 03/01/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Albany, NY, contractor for failing to provide cave-in protection at local jobsite
• February 18 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 02/18/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Rochester, NY, pizza shell manufacturer more than $195,000 for failing to correct workplace hazards
• February 16 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 02/16/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Hopewell, NJ, contractor for scaffold and fall hazards on Sheridan Avenue Steam Plant project in Albany, NY
• February 14 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 02/14/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Safety-Kleen Systems for exposing workers at its Burlington, NJ, facility to safety and health hazards
• February 07 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 02/07/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Kearny, NJ, pool chemical manufacturer for workplace hazards, proposes more than $70,000 in fines
• January 31 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 01/31/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $220,000 in fines to Syracuse, NY, manufacturer for willful, serious and uncorrected violations
• January 26 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 01/26/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Cherry Hill, NJ, company for worker exposure to silica, other health and safety hazards
• January 18 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 01/18/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Binghamton, NY, demolition contractor $52,500 for fall and lead hazards
• January 05 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 01/05/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Newark, NJ, construction company $58,000 for not protecting workers against falls
• January 03 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 01/03/2011 - Chinese - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds New York employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards
• January 03 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 01/03/2011 - Spanish - OSHA le recuerda a los empleadores de Nueva York sobre los riesgos asociados con la limpieza de la nieve, insta la seguridad de trabajadores
• January 03 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 01/03/2011 - Brazilian Portuguese - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds New York employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards
• January 03 [Region 2 News Release] - 2011 - 01/03/2011 - Korean - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds New York employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards

• December 29 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 12/29/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds New York employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards
• December 08 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 12/08/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $71,000 in fines against Rochester, NY, stainless steel fabricator for recurring and other hazards
• December 02 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 12/02/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $51,000 in fines against David H. Koch Theater in New York for asbestos, fall and crushing hazards
• November 30 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 11/30/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Brooklyn, NY, contractor for steel erection, fall and scaffold hazards after fatal worker fall at Brooklyn jobsite
• November 18 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 11/18/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Wayne, NJ, stucco contractor with $61,600 in fines for repeated worker exposure to fall hazards at Staten Island, NY, worksite
• November 12 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 11/12/2010 - OSHA and NIOSH to host Nov. 16 New York City Latino/immigrant worker safety and health summit
• November 12 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 11/12/2010 - OSHA y NIOSH ofrecen el 16 de noviembre la Cumbre de Acción en la Ciudad de Nueva York para la Seguridad y Salud Laboral de los Trabajadores Latinos e Inmigrantes
• November 02 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 11/02/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites New York and Pennsylvania contractors following scaffold collapse at Binghamton University that injured 6 workers
• October 20 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 10/20/2010 - US Labor Department files suit against New York City social service agency on behalf of employee terminated for exercising workplace safety rights
• October 14 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 10/14/2010 - John Galt Corp. ordered to compensate worker fired after raising health and safety issue at former Deutsche Bank Building in New York City
• October 12 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 10/12/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Jersey City, NJ, metal recycler more than $188,000 for exposing workers to lead and other workplace hazards
• October 07 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 10/07/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Niagara Falls, NY, paper mill after worker death
• October 06 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 10/06/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA and the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus renew workplace safety and health alliance
• October 06 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 10/06/2010 - El Departamento del Trabajo de Estados Unidos y la Universidad de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Río Piedras reanudan su alianza para seguridad y salud en el trabajo
• October 05 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 10/05/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $83,000 in fines to Oneida County, NY, manufacturer for 34 alleged safety violations
• September 27 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 09/27/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites New Jersey clothing manufacturer $43,150 for exposing workers to chemical and other workplace hazards
• September 13 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 09/13/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $225,200 in fines against Long Island, NY, contractor for scaffold and fall hazards at 2 jobsites
• September 07 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 09/07/2010 - US Labor Department fines Watchung, NJ, Dollar Tree Stores more than $50,000 for exposing workers to workplace safety hazards
• September 02 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 09/02/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $111,600 in fines against US Salt for serious hazards at Watkins Glen, NY, plant
• August 19 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 08/19/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $115,000 in fines against Rochester, NY, machine shop for uncorrected and recurring hazards
• August 18 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 08/18/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $49,000 in fines against Albany, NY, contractor Peter Luizzi & Brothers for cave-in hazard at Cohoes, NY, worksite
• August 04 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 08/04/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines New York concrete contractor $210,000 for failing to comply with settlement agreement designed to abate worker exposure to fall hazards
• August 04 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 08/04/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $247,000 in fines against Sally Sherman Foods for uncorrected, recurring hazards at Mount Vernon, NY, plant
• July 20 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 07/20/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $112,000 in fines against Home Depot USA for uncorrected and recurring hazards at West Nyack, NY, store
• July 07 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 07/07/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $90,000 in fines for Brooklyn and Staten Island, NY, contractors after Brooklyn balcony collapse
• July 06 [Region 2 News Release] - 2010 - 07/06/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Horizon Lines of Puerto Rico Inc. for repeat and serious safety hazards at Puerto Nuevo Port Area