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• December 10 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 12/10/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Industrial Ceramic Products $91,500 after worker suffers permanent arm injury in industrial accident
• December 08 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 12/08/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Illinois-based GSI Group LLC after worker killed in industrial accident
• December 07 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 12/07/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines US Minerals facility in Illinois $396,000 for 28 violations, including exposure to hazardous dust
• December 06 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 12/06/2010 - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Ohio-based Ameriwood Industries $60,000 for lack of protective gear and training
• December 06 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 12/06/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Ohio-based Republic Engineered Products $156,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards, faulty equipment
• November 30 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 11/30/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Ohio-based Mikesell Excavating more than $49,000 for failure to provide cave-in protection for workers
• November 29 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 11/29/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. more than $213,000 for willful, serious and repeat safety and health violations
• November 29 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 11/29/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Michigan-based Cedar Creek Carpentry $56,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards
• November 16 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 11/16/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Precision Production Inc. more than $149,000 for lack of hazardous energy procedures, not training workers
• November 10 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 11/10/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Interstate Brands Corp. $274,500 for failing to train workers and protect them from safety hazards
• November 08 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 11/08/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA renews partnership with electrical contractor groups to decrease workplace injuries and fatalities
• November 08 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 11/08/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Republic Engineered Products $143,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards, lack of protective gear
• November 02 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 11/02/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines ABC Professional Tree Services $146,000 for failing to protect workers near energized transmission lines
• October 27 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 10/27/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Lowe's Rockford Distribution Center $182,000 for willful and repeat recordkeeping violations
• October 27 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 10/27/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Lake Villa employer $140,700 for failing to lock out machine energy sources and endangering workers
• October 20 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 10/20/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines B.O.S.S. Construction $57,600 for failing to provide adequate fall protection for workers
• October 19 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 10/19/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Columbus, Ohio, US Postal Service processing center $210,000 for willful safety violations
• October 13 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 10/13/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Barringer Brothers Roofing $106,400 for failing to provide fall protection, proper training
• October 05 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 10/05/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines AK Steel Corp. in Middletown, Ohio, $53,000 for failing to record worker injuries, hearing loss
• October 05 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 10/05/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Equistar Chemicals in Tuscola, Ill., $81,900 for safety violations following fire
• October 04 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 10/04/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Gleason Construction of Holland, Ohio, $135,800 for exposing workers to cave-in hazards
• October 04 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 10/04/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Ohio-based trenching company A. Bagnoli and Sons Inc. for safety violations after worker fatality
• September 29 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 09/29/2010 - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Heartland Refinery in Columbus, Ohio, $68,000 for exposing workers to fire hazards
• September 27 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 09/27/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA establishes strategic partnership at Big Sky Wind Project with White Construction
• September 22 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 09/22/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines R. A. Cullinan and Son Inc. more than $71,000 for failure to provide cave-in protection for workers
• September 21 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 09/21/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Spartech Plastics of Evanston, Ill.,$54,500 for exposing workers to unsafe working conditions
• September 21 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 09/21/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Behr Dayton Thermal Products more than $77,000 for failing to protect workers against electrical shock hazards
• September 20 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 09/20/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Chicago Heights, Ill., iron and metal recycler more than $135,000 for exposing workers to lead and other hazards
• September 09 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 09/09/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Indiana-based employer $466,400 for exposing workers to dangerous levels of hazardous dust
• August 31 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 08/31/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Wisconsin-based meat packing company VPP Group $369,500 in penalties for 38 safety and health violations
• August 23 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 08/23/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Karl's Event Rental $85,000
• August 18 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 08/18/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Dayton, Ohio, US Postal Service processing center $225,000 for willful and serious safety violations
• August 17 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 08/17/2010 - Cooperative Plus Inc. fined again after US Labor Department's OSHA finds 25 safety violations at 2 other grain facilities in Wisconsin
• August 11 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 08/11/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Wisconsin Polishing and Plating more than $75,000 in penalties for 53 health violations
• August 09 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 08/09/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Johnson Controls $70,000 for allowing workers on roof without fall protection
• August 05 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 08/05/2010 - US Labor Department fines US Minerals LLC more than $158,000 for safety violations, endangering its workers
• August 04 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 08/04/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Wisconsin grain cooperative $721,000 after worker is engulfed in frozen soybeans
• July 21 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 07/21/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA, Wisconsin On-site Safety and Health Consultation, the Building and Construction Trades of South Central Wisconsin, and Ryan Companies US establish safety partnership
• July 16 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 07/16/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Kenton Iron Products $214,500 in penalties for 29 safety and health violations
• July 15 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 07/15/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Rexnord Industries LLC $130,500 in penalties after worker's arm was amputated by machinery
• July 12 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 07/12/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $69,000 in penalties against Roll-Kraft for exposing workers to hazards
• June 21 [Region 10 News Release] - 2010 - 06/21/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $77,500 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Portland, Ore., mail processing facility
• May 27 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 05/27/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA issues NDK Crystals egregious willful and serious citations following investigation into explosion that killed bystander
• May 24 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 05/24/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $60,000 in penalties against Waukesha, Wis.-based Baird Display for 19 safety violations
• May 20 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 05/20/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $200,000 in penalties against Elyria Foundry Co. LLC for exposing workers to hazards
• May 13 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 05/13/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $45,500 in penalties against The Spieker Co. for safety violations
• May 11 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 05/11/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA forms alliance with Mexican Consulate in Chicago to promote worker safety in Illinois and Wisconsin
• May 11 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 05/11/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA notifies Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center of workplace safety and health hazards to its workers
• May 10 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 05/10/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines US Postal Service processing center in Bedford Park, Ill., $210,000 for willful safety violations
• May 05 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 05/05/2010 - Milk Specialties Co. in Whitehall, Wis., agrees to pay $535,000 in penalties after US Labor Department's OSHA safety and health investigation
• April 29 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 04/29/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $130,000 in penalties against Chicago-based ERA Valdivia Contractors Inc. for health violations
• April 28 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 04/28/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Lowe's Home Center $110,000 for continual recordkeeping violations at Cincinnati and Dayton stores
• April 27 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 04/27/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Ohio-based Tireman Auto Service Centers Ltd. $177,800 for willful and serious safety violations
• April 27 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 04/27/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $96,500 in penalties against Packaging Corporation of America for safety violations
• April 27 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 04/27/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $60,000 in penalties against Chicago-based National Wrecking Co. for safety violations
• April 19 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 04/19/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines American Packaging Corp.in Columbus, Wis., following investigation into worker's death
• April 19 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 04/19/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $64,000 in penalties against Elk Grove, Ill.-based Ceva Freight for serious and repeat safety violations
• March 29 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 03/29/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Elmwood, Wis., dairy farm following investigation into worker's death
• March 26 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 03/26/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA notifies Evansville, Ind., regional airport of workplace safety and health violations to workers
• March 18 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 03/18/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $55,500 in penalties against American Warming and Ventilating Inc. for safety violations
• March 17 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 03/17/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Ohio Decorative Products $91,000 for safety violations
• March 16 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 03/16/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA schedules combustible dust stakeholder meetings in Chicago to address workplace hazards
• March 08 [Region 5 News Release] - 2010 - 03/08/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Chipco LLC in Zanesville, Ohio, following fatality at natural gas well site in Londonderry, Ohio

• December 29 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 12/29/2009 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites International Masonry Inc. for safety violations that contributed to fatality
• December 01 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 12/01/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA levies more than $50,000 in fines against utility pole painting company working in Naperville, Ill., area
• December 01 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 12/01/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Endres Processing LLC and Endres Processing Ohio LLC $472,900 for safety and health violations
• November 30 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 11/30/2009 - Chippewa Valley Technical College renews alliance with US Labor Department's OSHA
• November 25 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 11/25/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites West Lafayette, Ind., excavator for dangerous safety violations during trenching job in Danville, Ill.
• November 25 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 11/25/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA, Harold O'Shea Builders and state of Illinois partner to safely complete hospital project
• November 17 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 11/17/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA, Illinois Onsite Safety and Health Consultation and Williams Brothers Construction Inc. establish partnership
• November 12 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 11/12/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA levies $321,000 in fines against bridge and tower painter UCL Inc. in Cincinnati for exposing workers to lead
• November 05 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 11/05/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA adds another $64,000 for total of $109,000 in fines against Veolia ES Technical Solutions, West Carrollton, Ohio
• November 02 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 11/02/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA levies more than $100,000 in penalties against Columbus Steel Castings Co. for 19 safety and health violations
• October 27 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 10/27/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines West Carrollton, Ohio, business $45,000 in 1st of 2 investigations into May 3 explosion at chemical plant
• October 22 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 10/22/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies $82,500 fine to Republic Engineered Products in Lorain, Ohio
• October 15 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 10/15/2009 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA signs alliance with International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399
• October 09 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 10/09/2009 - US Labor Department's OSHA levies more than $500,000 in fines against All-Feed Processing and Packaging in Galva, Ill.
• October 05 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 10/05/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies more than $111,000 in proposed penalties against Quinco Steel Inc.
• September 30 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 09/30/2009 - Wisconsin-based A-1 Excavating agrees to pay $474,000 and take jobsite safety steps in settlement with U.S. Labor Department's OSHA
• September 30 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 09/30/2009 - Sunoco Inc. receives $147,000 in proposed penalties after U.S. Labor Department's OSHA conducts safety inspection
• September 24 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 09/24/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies nearly $295,000 in fines against Superior Dairy in Canton, Ohio
• September 04 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 09/04/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies $275,000 fine to Metal Improvement Co. in Lombard, Ill.
• August 18 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 08/18/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies $76,500 in proposed penalties against East Sparta Ohio-based S&N Pallets Inc.
• August 11 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 08/11/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies fines against A-1 Excavating following New Richmond, Wis., fatality
• August 06 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 08/06/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies $58,500 in proposed penalties against U.S. Postal Service in Eau Claire, Wis.
• July 28 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 07/28/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies $85,360 in proposed penalties to Dehler Manufacturing, Chicago, for workplace health violations
• July 24 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 07/24/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA announces workplace safety violations against Dana Container Inc.
• July 17 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 07/17/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies $75,000 in proposed penalties to MasTec for trenching violations in Madison, Wis.
• July 10 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 07/10/2009 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA proposes approval of Illinois state public employee protection plan
• June 22 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 06/22/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $1.1 million in penalties to Milk Specialties Co. in Whitehall, Wis.
• May 27 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 05/27/2009 - Grain and Feed Association of Illinois, state onsite safety and health consultation program ally with U.S. Labor Department's OSHA to address industry hazards
• May 18 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 05/18/2009 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Simmons Manufacturing Co for workplace safety and health success
• May 08 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 05/08/2009 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes American Packaging Corp. for workplace safety and health success
• April 29 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 04/29/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA, Illinois Department of Commerce and River City Construction LLC establish partnership
• April 28 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 04/28/2009 - Washington County vocational education students to learn workplace safety from pros at OSHA as part of curriculum
• April 23 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 04/23/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA announces workplace safety violations against Dehler Manufacturing Co.
• March 20 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 03/20/2009 - U. S. Department of Labor's OSHA forms safety and health alliance to tackle logging industry in Ohio
• March 10 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 03/10/2009 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA, state of Illinois and Sauk Valley Community College to present OSHA Safety Day in Dixon, Ill.
• March 04 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 03/04/2009 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA, Illinois Department of Commerce and Greater Peoria Contractors and Suppliers Association establish alliance
• March 03 [Region 5 News Release] - 2009 - 03/03/2009 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enters partnership at Rush University Medical Center Transformation Project