News Releases
US Department of Labor honors fallen workers with national Workers Memorial Day program April 24
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor will honor workers whose jobs have claimed their lives during its national Workers Memorial Day program on April 24, 2025.
US Department of Labor releases 2024 injury, illness data
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released 2024 workplace injury and illness data collected from its Injury Tracking Application. Under federal recordkeeping rules, employers are required to electronically submit injury and illness data to OSHA.
OSHA to host public hearing on heat injury and illness prevention proposed rulemaking on June 16
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will host a virtual public hearing on its proposed rule to protect workers from hazardous heat exposure in indoor and outdoor workplaces on June 16, 2025.
US Department of Labor cites Pennsylvania roofing contractor after workers again exposed to falls, safety hazards
WILKES-BARRE, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited Wilkes-Barre roofing contractor Luis Alberto-Reyna Avila for exposing workers to dangerous falls and workplace hazards at a Lackawanna County worksite.
US Department of Labor cites Bio-Lab Inc. after chemical fire in Conyers
ATLANTA – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found that improperly stored hazardous chemicals were the cause of a fire at a Bio-Lab Inc. facility in Conyers.
US Department of Labor cites roofing contractor for repeatedly exposing workers to fall hazards
APPLETON, WI – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited roofing contractor Bacilio Rios Almanza for failing to protect employees atop a residential roof from fatal fall hazards in Appleton in September 2024.
US Department of Labor, industry leaders, stakeholders focus on railway, hearing safety during 2025 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week
WASHINGTON – The first university-owned feed mill in Iowa was the site for the kickoff of the 2025 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week, an annual training and educational event that reminds agriculture industry employers and workers about the potentially deadly hazards present in confined spaces, including grain engulfment.
US Department of Labor announces senior Trump Administration appointees
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced senior political appointees who will help Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer execute President Donald Trump’s mission of putting American workers and retirees first.
US Department of Labor names Scott Ketcham OSHA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that Scott Ketcham has been named as deputy assistant secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
OSHA, National Safety Council, Road to Zero Coalition join initiative to prevent fatal workplace motor vehicle incidents
WASHINGTON – To reduce fatal worker injuries related to motor vehicle incidents - the nation's leading cause of workplace deaths - the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has joined forces with the National Safety Council and the Road to Zero Coalition to help prevent incidents and save lives.
US Department of Labor finds storm pipe cleaning, maintenance employer could have prevented 24-year-old worker’s fatality at Port St. Lucie worksite
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found that a drainpipe cleaning and maintenance company could have prevented an explosion at a Port Saint Lucie worksite in June 2024 that claimed a 24-year-old worker's life, by implementing proper safety measures to address the hazards of inflatable pipe plugs.
US Department of Labor terminates COVID-19 healthcare rulemaking
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has terminated its COVID-19 healthcare rulemaking.
US Department of Labor announces adjusted OSHA civil penalty amounts for 2025
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration civil penalty amounts based on inflation for 2025.
US Department of Labor cites Pennsylvania soap, detergent maker for failing to protect workers before, during, after July 2024 hazardous chemical release
CHAMBERSBURG, PA – A Chambersburg soap and detergent manufacturer faces $161,310 in federal penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation of a chemical gas release that sent a dozen workers to the hospital in July 2024.
US Department of Labor announces new members selected to National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the appointment of four new members to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.