OSHA News Releases – Enforcement
May 2025
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor updates inspection program focusing on workplaces with highest injury, illness rates
January 2025
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds storm pipe cleaning, maintenance employer could have prevented 24-year-old worker’s fatality at Port St. Lucie worksite
- - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor announces adjusted OSHA civil penalty amounts for 2025
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor cites Pennsylvania soap, detergent maker for failing to protect workers before, during, after July 2024 hazardous chemical release
December 2024
- - OSHA News Brief - Owner of Medford construction company sentenced to 18 months for tax crimes, making false statements to federal government
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Zion contractor again found ignoring protections to prevent workers from suffering disabling, deadly falls from elevation; faces $266K in new fines
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds Louisiana contractor could have prevented 27-year-old worker’s drowning at North Carolina worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Department of Labor finds Glenburn contractor ignored repeated warnings, site-specific safety plan in fatal trench collapse at Brownville worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor investigation finds Frisco contractor again exposing workers to potentially deadly trench collapse
- - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - US Department of Labor finds worker electrocution tied to Alabama contractor’s expired tools, training failures
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor announces settlement with Amazon requiring corporate-wide ergonomic measures at facilities across the country
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor fines Des Plaines solar contractor $288K in penalties for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds contractor’s safety failures led to diver’s preventable fatality at underwater worksite at Manns Harbor bridge
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor announces release of detailed 2023 case data on more than 890K injuries, illnesses at over 91K workplaces
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds safety failures by Marietta tree trimming contractor led to arborist’s electrocution
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Newark roofing contractor faces $328K in fines after investigators find workers exposed repeatedly to fall hazards at 3 worksites in a month
- - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - Department of Labor finds Alabama sausage manufacturer continues exposing workers to safety hazards, proposes $103K in penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Bakeware company faces $182K in fines following 2 worker amputations because of unguarded machines
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor cites North Florida contractors for willfully endangering employees in excavations without required safety protections
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds lack of training, other failures led forklift operator to suffer fatal injuries at Elm Mott tire distribution facility
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Lake Zurich roofing contractor continues to ignore safety regulations, exposing workers to deadly fall hazards in 8 inspections since 2020
November 2024
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Ohio hardwood flooring manufacturer faces $255K in fines after worker suffers partial arm amputation when caught in machine at Portsmouth mill
- - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - Department of Labor reaches settlement with Mississippi pipe manufacturer to correct safety failures that led to 25-year-old worker’s fatal injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Signature Health takes multiple actions to improve safety after US Department of Labor investigation of Maple Heights stabbing
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Department of Labor fines New Jersey bakery $385K after inspectors find workers still exposed to safety hazards at Paterson facility
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Crystal Lake contractor faces $287K in fines after exposing framing workers in Elburn to potentially deadly fall risks 3 times in less than a month
- - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor encouraged by decline in worker death investigations
October 2024
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor finds construction contractors failed to protect rigger from fatal 30-story fall at Fort Lauderdale high-rise
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Department of Labor investigation into worker’s fatal grain engulfment finds Missouri farm cooperative lacked adequate rescue equipment
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Judge affirms serious violations against Rochester roofing contractor that exposed workers to 4-story falls from Village of Newark municipal building
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Department of Labor investigation of worker’s serious injuries finds Texas furniture manufacturer failed to install required machine guards
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Department of Labor finds Massachusetts waterproofing contractor’s safety failures led to employee’s crushing death in Hanson collapse
- - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - Department of Labor investigation of 33-year-old worker’s fatal injuries finds Huntsville countertop company failed to protect employees from stone slabs
- - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor releases new inspection guidance to protect workers in animal slaughtering, processing industries
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor cites Kumho Tire Georgia $271K in penalties, finds 15 safety violations in wake of 57-year-old worker’s fatal injury
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Pinellas Park boat manufacturer faces $328K in penalties after Department of Labor follow-up inspection finds significant safety issues ignored
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Department of Labor investigators find Nebraska grain cooperative exposed workers to combustible dust, multiple hazards at Hemingford elevator
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Department of Labor expands grain handling safety emphasis program to address continued deaths, injuries in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska