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• June 18 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 06/18/2013 - Perkasie, Pa., helicopter contractor cited by US Labor Department's OSHA for exposing workers to chemical hazards; fined $40,500
• May 15 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 05/15/2013 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines 2 government contractors more than $60,000 after workers injured in November 2012 flash fire
• May 15 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 05/15/2013 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines West Decatur, Pa., excavating company nearly $179,000 for exposing workers to trenching hazards
• April 29 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 04/29/2013 - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Philadelphia plumbing and heating company more than $40,000 for workplace safety hazards
• April 24 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 04/24/2013 - US Department of Labor fines Burlington Coat Factory more than $45,000 for safety violations at Lancaster, Pa., store
• April 18 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 04/18/2013 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Keystone Pain Institute in Altoona, Pa., for bloodborne pathogen hazards
• March 25 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 03/25/2013 - US Department of Labor’s OSHA fines Reading, Pa., chemical distributor more than $64,000 for safety, chemical hazards
• March 20 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 03/20/2013 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Morton, Pa., rail transit manufacturer nearly $61,000 for health and safety hazards
• March 19 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 03/19/2013 - US Department of Labor's OSHA renews alliance with Steel Erectors Association and Iron Workers Union to protect steel erection industry workers
• March 11 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 03/11/2013 - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Lansdowne, Pa., masonry company more than $73,000 for fall and other safety hazards
• March 05 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 03/05/2013 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites J.R. Resources in Ringgold, Pa., following worker fatality in August 2012
• February 27 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 02/27/2013 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Export Fuel Co. in Export, Pa., following worker fatality in August 2012
• February 25 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 02/25/2013 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Ellenboro, W. Va., drilling company following worker injuries in August 2012 gas well fire
• February 05 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 02/05/2013 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Allentown, Pa., soft drink company nearly $130,000 for repeat workplace safety and health hazards
• January 30 [Region 3 News Release] - 2013 - 01/30/2013 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $460,000 in fines to Panthera Painting Inc. for exposing workers to lead, other safety and health hazards

• December 27 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 12/27/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Union, NJ, contractor $41,580 for repeat electrical hazards at Fort Lee, NJ, work site
• December 26 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 12/26/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites chemical manufacturer AC and S Inc. in Nitro, W. Va., following July worker fatality
• November 27 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 11/27/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Jersey City, NJ, warehouse company for fall and other safety hazards
• November 26 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 11/26/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA exposes safety and health hazards at construction sites through no-notice incident prevention campaign
• November 14 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 11/14/2012 - US Labor Department recovers back wages for student workers, fines companies for labor violations at warehouse in Palmyra, Pa. Companies agree to pay more than $350,000 in back wages and penalties, abate hazards
• November 01 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 11/01/2012 - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $58,000 in fines to New Castle, Pa., recycling company for 27 workplace safety, health hazards
• October 09 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 10/09/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Clarksburg, Md., milling and paving company following June heat fatality at District of Columbia construction site
• September 19 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 09/19/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Delaware City, Del., manufacturer for continued workplace safety, health hazards
• September 17 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 09/17/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Mt. Lookout, W.Va., contractor for fall and other hazards at Tridelphia, W.Va., work site
• August 23 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 08/23/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Phoenixville, Pa., die manufacturer for serious workplace hazards
• August 22 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 08/22/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Waste Management and Labor Ready Northeast after June heat fatality in New Jersey
• August 16 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 08/16/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Sodexho for serious safety and health violations at Philippi, W.Va., college
• August 13 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 08/13/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Birdsboro, Pa., company for exposing workers to safety and health hazards; proposed fines total $140,000
• August 08 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 08/08/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $67,000 in fines to Philadelphia dishwasher manufacturer for workplace hazards
• August 07 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 08/07/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Pottstown, Pa., concrete products company for exposing workers to safety and health hazards
• August 06 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 08/06/2012 - US Labor Department cites international steel plate manufacturer for exposing workers to continued safety and health hazards at Conshohocken, Pa., facility
• June 26 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 06/26/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA announces summer 'Construction Incident Prevention Initiative' in Central PA
• June 26 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 06/26/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA announces summer 'Construction Incident Prevention Initiative' in Northeast Pennsylvania
• June 26 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 06/26/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA announces summer 'Construction Incident Prevention Initiative' in Greater Philadelphia Area
• June 26 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 06/26/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA announces summer 'Construction Incident Prevention Initiative' in the District of Columbia
• June 26 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 06/26/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA announces summer 'Construction Incident Prevention Initiative' in Northwestern PA
• June 25 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 06/25/2012 - Shippensburg, Pa., iron foundry faces $49,000 in proposed fines from US Labor Department's OSHA for workplace safety hazards
• June 25 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 06/25/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA announces summer 'Construction Incident Prevention Initiative' in West Virginia
• June 25 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 06/25/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA announces summer 'Construction Incident Prevention Initiative' in Delaware
• June 15 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 06/15/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $49,000 in fines to Augusta, W.Va., lumber manufacturer for noise and safety hazards
• June 14 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 06/14/2012 - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Fairless Hills, Pa., metal recycling company nearly $50,000 for worker overexposure to lead and arsenic
• June 06 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 06/06/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Heraeus Materials Technology for overexposing workers to lead, metal at West Conshohocken, Pa., facility
• May 21 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 05/21/2012 - US Labor Department cites Clifton, NJ, scrap metal recycler for exposing workers to safety and health hazards
• May 21 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 05/21/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Bear Ridge Machine & Fabrication for safety, health hazards at Frackville, Pa., shop
• May 14 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 05/14/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Plastico Products in Irvington, NJ, for 28 safety and health violations after worker suffers amputation
• May 09 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 05/09/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $154,000 in fines to Quality Stone Veneer in Refton, Pa., for scaffolding hazards at Hegins site
• May 08 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 05/08/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Bazzini Holdings for safety and health violations at Allentown, Pa., facility after worker's arm amputated
• May 02 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 05/02/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites IHOP restaurant in South Charleston, W.Va., for safety and health hazards after workers sickened by chemical exposure
• May 01 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 05/01/2012 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Texas-based Union Drilling for repeat workplace safety and health hazards at gas well near Burlington, Pa.
• April 05 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 04/05/2012 - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $45,000 in fines to Wheatland, Pa., company for exposing workers to safety hazards
• April 02 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 04/02/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Pittsburgh chocolate company for 16 workplace safety violations, proposes more than $84,000 in fines
• March 12 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 03/12/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA forms partnership to protect construction workers on PPL Corp.'s data and operations center in Upper Macungie Township, Pa.
• March 05 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 03/05/2012 - US Department of Labor's OSHA renews alliance with Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry to protect workers
• February 27 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 02/27/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $139,000 in fines to New Jersey-based Kuehne Chemical for workplace hazards at Delaware City, Del., facility
• February 21 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 02/21/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites 2 companies, proposes $288,000 in fines for workplace safety and health violations involving foreign students
• January 30 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 01/30/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Scranton, Pa., tire company for repeatedly exposing employees to workplace safety hazards
• January 26 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 01/26/2012 - Administrative law judge orders Newport, Del.-based Daisy Construction to pay $59,000 for willful trenching violations
• January 24 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 01/24/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA forms partnership with Torcon to protect workers on Penn State University construction project
• January 03 [Region 3 News Release] - 2012 - 01/03/2012 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Atglen, Pa., company for exposing employees to workplace safety hazards; proposed fines total $54,000

• December 14 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 12/14/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products in Pennsylvania for exceptional workplace safety and health
• December 14 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 12/14/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Bernville, Pa., company for exposing workers to lead hazards and other violations
• November 30 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 11/30/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $122,000 in fines to Kreamer, Pa., manufacturer for workplace safety and health hazards
• November 03 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 11/03/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $62,000 in fines to Elm Grove, W.Va., company for exposing workers to safety and health hazards
• October 17 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 10/17/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Stollings, W.Va., company for exposing workers to safety and health hazards; $59,400 proposed in fines
• October 10 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 10/10/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $96,000 in fines for continued workplace safety and health violations at 3 Lowe's stores in Pennsylvania
• September 28 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 09/28/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Ecopax in Easton, Pa., for exposing workers to safety and health hazards; fines exceed $57,000
• September 01 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 09/01/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA forms partnership to protect workers on National Gallery of Art renovation project in Washington
• August 31 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 08/31/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Burris Logistics for safety and health hazards at Harrington, Del., warehouse
• August 31 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 08/31/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA urges Delaware recovery workers and public to guard against hazards during Hurricane Irene cleanup
• August 31 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 08/31/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA urges Greater Philadelphia area recovery workers and public to guard against hazards during Hurricane Irene cleanup
• August 04 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 08/04/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Jay-Bee Oil and Gas in West Virginia for repeat workplace safety violations
• August 03 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 08/03/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Allentown, Pa., soft drink company for exposing workers to safety and health hazards
• August 03 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 08/03/2011 - Philadelphia electric company agrees to pay $150,000 to 3 employees to resolve US Labor Department's whistleblower investigation
• July 20 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 07/20/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Philadelphia-based FixtureOne for 44 workplace safety and health violations
• July 19 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 07/19/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Eddystone, Pa., company as workplace safety and health 'star'
• June 15 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 06/15/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Etters, Pa., construction company for exposing workers to trenching hazards following fatality
• June 14 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 06/14/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites AL Solutions Inc. in West Virginia after deaths of 3 workers in explosion and fire
• June 07 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 06/07/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Summit Point, W.Va., wood pallet manufacturer for workplace safety hazards
• June 06 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 06/06/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines AK Steel Corp. $206,000 for willful and other record-keeping violations at Butler, Pa., facility
• June 06 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 06/06/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Kutztown, Pa., company for workplace safety and health
• May 25 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 05/25/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Shippensburg, Pa., iron foundry for workplace safety and health hazards
• May 18 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 05/18/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA forms partnership to protect workers on US Coast Guard headquarters construction project in Washington
• May 11 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 05/11/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Philadelphia company more than $78,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards at Cherry Hill, NJ, construction site
• April 12 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 04/12/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites C & C Marine Maintenance for exposing workers to serious safety hazards at Wellsburg, W.Va., facility
• April 06 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 04/06/2011 - US Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Bethlehem, Pa.-based Milliken Valve for exceptional workplace safety and health
• March 22 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 03/22/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Canonsburg, Pa., company nearly $130,000 for exposing workers to lead hazards, other violations at Harrisburg, Pa., worksite
• March 03 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 03/03/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Ames True Temper for exposing workers to electrical, safety hazards at Carlisle, Pa., warehouse
• March 02 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 03/02/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites E.N. Range for exposing workers to lead hazards at outdoor gun range in Oley, Pa., among other violations
• January 25 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 01/25/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA forms partnership to protect workers involved with Porter Neuroscience Research Center expansion
• January 13 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 01/13/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites US Steel Corp. and Power Piping Co. with $175,000 in fines for energy control hazards following July 2010 explosion
• January 11 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 01/11/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines western Pennsylvania companies for exposing workers to flammable materials following double fatality
• January 10 [Region 3 News Release] - 2011 - 01/10/2011 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Rochelle Park, NJ, stucco contractor for fall hazards at Somerville, NJ, worksite

• December 22 [Region 3 News Release] - 2010 - 12/22/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Houston, Texas, contractor for not protecting workers against falls at Wal-Mart jobsite in Hamburg, Pa.
• December 20 [Region 3 News Release] - 2010 - 12/20/2010 - US Department of Labor's OSHA renews alliance with Steel Erectors Association and Iron Workers Union to protect workers
• December 17 [Region 3 News Release] - 2010 - 12/17/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA certifies Philadelphia construction company as 'star' site for workplace safety and health
• December 09 [Region 3 News Release] - 2010 - 12/09/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Philadelphia paper manufacturer for workplace safety and health hazards following worker fatality
• December 03 [Region 3 News Release] - 2010 - 12/03/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA certifies Pennsylvania-based Simmons Manufacturing Co. as 'star' site for workplace safety and health
• November 30 [Region 3 News Release] - 2010 - 11/30/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Chambersburg, Pa., excavation company for trenching hazards
• November 17 [Region 3 News Release] - 2010 - 11/17/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA certifies Chevron Energy Solutions utility plant in Fort Detrick, Md., as 'star' site for workplace safety and health
• November 17 [Region 3 News Release] - 2010 - 11/17/2010 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $287,000 in fines against US Postal Service in Bluefield, W.Va., for exposing workers to electrical hazards