OSHA News Releases – Enforcement
May 2022
- - OSHA National News Release - JBS Foods USA reaches settlement with OSHA to develop, implement infectious disease preparedness plan at seven meat processing plants
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Athens lumber manufacturer for ignoring required safety precautions after forklift fatally strikes worker
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Illinois construction contractor continues to ignore deadly fall hazards, faces $263K in fines after Park Ridge inspection finds roofers exposed to risks
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - CORRECTED: US Department of Labor finds Breckenridge contractor willfully exposed workers to trench hazards after fatal cave-in
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Grand jury indicts Didion Milling Inc., six managers on nine counts related to five deaths, numerous serious injuries in 2017 Cambria corn mill explosion
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Continental Tire plant for multiple safety violations after 3 workers suffer severe injuries on consecutive days
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - Serial violator: South Dakota contractor faces serious and willful citations following 2 separate inspections for workers in unprotected trenches
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor emphasis program to prevent hearing loss moves to enforcement phase begins May 17
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites oil company after 3 workers suffer severe injuries in North Dakota well explosion
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites 2 Georgia construction contractors after Yellow River bridge collapse takes worker’s life
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor issues willful citations to Edmond asphalt, concrete paving contractor after investigation into 18-year-old worker’s fatal injury
- - OSHA News Brief - OSHA proposes $793K in fines for Philadelphia roofing contractor who exposed workers to fall hazards at 5 southern New Jersey locations
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - Worker suffers arm amputation from brick crushing machine with previously identified defect, employer failed to repair deficiency
April 2022
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor finds St. Louis recycling facility exposed workers to fall, machine hazards, places company in Severe Violator Program
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor finds Hearthside Food Solutions violates federal safety procedures for 20th time in 5 years
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor calls on Amazon to improve severe weather emergency procedures following warehouse collapse
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect Wisconsin workers from machine hazards in food processing plants
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor workplace fatality investigation finds contractor sent 2 workers back into Austin trench after partial collapse
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor emphasis program seeks to identify, reduce silica dust hazards in Denver’s cut stone, stone products industry
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor finds Illinois contractor exposed roofing workers to deadly fall hazards twice in 10 days at separate job sites
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Clearwater construction contractor after fatal incident on the Pinellas Gateway Express project
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor places El Paso metal fabricator in Severe Violator Program after 10th incident in 5 years
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites roofing and siding contractor for willfully exposing employees to fall hazards at Hampden, Maine worksite
- - OSHA National News Release - El Secretario Walsh y la Vicepresidenta Kamala Harris anuncian el primer programa nacional de énfasis que protege a los trabajadores de los peligros de calor en interiores y exteriores
- - OSHA National News Release - Secretary Walsh joins Vice President Kamala Harris to announce first ever national emphasis program to protect workers from indoor and outdoor heat hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Wisconsin manufacturer after machine seriously injures worker
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor proposes $796K in fines for Missouri contractor who continued to expose workers to cave-in hazards in unprotected trench
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA initiates enforcement program to identify employers failing to submit injury, illness data
March 2022
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor proposes $198K in penalties to Grand Junction foundation repair company for willful, serious trenching safety violations
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor issues $139K in penalties to address workplace safety deficiencies after six workers injured in flash fire
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Pensacola custom cabinetmaker again after inspectors find workers exposed to fire risks
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor issues $167K in penalties to address workplace safety deficiencies after 29-year-old worker’s electrocution at Clinton TVA
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Massachusetts manufacturer for safety violations after hot liquid plastic burns worker
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor sues New York ophthalmologist, practice for firing employee who reported COVID-19 hazards
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Rhode Island concrete supplier for serious safety, health violations following worker fatality
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor cites Pennsylvania hot tub manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to dangerous chemicals
- - OSHA News Brief - Pennsylvania plastic recycler faces $88K in fines for exposing workers to combustible dust hazards following US Department of Labor inspection
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor investigation of amputation injury finds serious, repeat violations at Greensboro US Postal Service facility
- - OSHA National News Release - Federal judge orders Juan Quevedo-Garcia, one of New Jersey’s most flagrant OSHA violators, to pay $2M in penalties
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Appleton contractor – twice in 6 months – for exposing roofing workers to deadly fall hazards, as penalties mount
- - Region 9 OSHA News Release - Preventable tragedy: US Department of Labor investigation of zip-line worker’s fatal fall finds workplace safety failures
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor fines New Jersey auto parts seller $1.2M for 33 workplace safety, health violations following worker’s serious hand injury
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites North Carolina electrical construction company after two 19-year-old apprentices fatally electrocuted in Adger
- - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor announces enforcement, effort for focused inspections in hospitals, nursing care facilities treating COVID-19 patients
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect Midwest workers from dangers of hazardous noise levels, including permanent loss
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor finds pipelayer exposed to potential trench collapse on residential construction site in Batavia, Ohio
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - Federal inspection finds West Virginia brick manufacturer exposed workers to respirable crystalline silica hazards at Martinsburg plant
February 2022
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Long Island contractor for 9 willful safety violations following employee’s fatal fall
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Ohio contractor for exposing roofers to deadly fall hazards for 6th time since 2018
- - OSHA National News Release - Discounting Safety: Alabama, Georgia inspections show Dollar General continues to ignore workplace safety, putting employees’ safety at risk
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites employer – involved in 2021 double fatality in downtown Boston – for new trench violations at East Boston worksite
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Investigation into worker’s fatal fall finds Henderson sawmill, pallet manufacturer exposed workers to willful, serious hazards
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor investigation finds methylene chloride, other workplace hazards at Bergen County manufacturing facility
January 2022
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Pomp’s Tire Service after Abbotsford worker suffers fatal trauma while attempting to mount tire on rim
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor proposes $145K in fines after worker suffers fatal injury at Chicago-area pizza manufacturer
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Florida company after worker clearing brush dies as temperatures neared 100 degrees in national forest
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Watertown, Connecticut, manufacturer for 48 safety, health violations following employee’s death
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Montefiore Medical Center for inadequate workplace violence safeguards for employees
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Ohio auto-parts supplier after employee dies, several hospitalized following coronavirus exposure at Sanoh America
- - OSHA National News Release - Statement from Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh on Supreme Court ruling on OSHA emergency temporary standard on vaccination, testing
- - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor announces annual adjustments to OSHA civil penalties
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor finds federal helium enrichment unit failed to follow safe chemical handling procedures in Amarillo, Texas
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor finds Idaho utility contractor put workers at risk by failing to provide lifesaving training on excavation hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor reminds specific employers to submit required 2021 injury, illness data by March 2, 2022
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites chemical company after two workers die, one sickened following exposure to respiratory hazards
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor secures $1M settlement with New Jersey aluminum foundry to resolve long-standing worker safety, health violations
December 2021
- - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration releases video highlighting 50 years of protecting America’s workers, ensuring safer workplaces
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Contractor faces possible incarceration for failing to abide by court’s orders after willfully, repeatedly subjecting roofing workers to serious safety hazards
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites two contractors after 25-foot fall fatally injures one carpenter, seriously injures another at Bradenton Beach project
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Federal court orders care facility employers to pay attorneys’ fee to US Department of Labor after failing to comply with OSHA subpoena
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor finds Leawood contractor continues to expose workers to asbestos, other hazards at historic Kansas City site
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor proposes $204K in fines after worker suffers amputation at Arkansas wood flooring plant
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites global spice importer after worker suffers partial finger amputation at Jackson facility, levies $146K in penalties
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - History of violations: Dollar General continues to put workers at risk; company faces $321K in penalties after recent Alabama inspection
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Queens contractor failed to provide lifesaving fall protection, training to employees at Brooklyn worksite, US Department of Labor finds
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites St. Croix refinery for failing to protect workers from hazardous chemicals following flaring incidents
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites one of the nation’s largest pork processors for exposing workers to repetitive motion injuries, placing essential workers at risk
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor again cites New York roofing contractor for exposing workers to falls – industry’s leading cause of death
November 2021
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Milledgeville grocer exposed workers to risk of coronavirus, amputation hazards, US Department of Labor inspection finds
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites two Rhode Island contractors for exposing workers to cave-in hazards at Warwick sewer line excavation
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor finds North Georgia contractor bypassed safety requirements in investigation of 24-year-old worker’s death in Dawsonville
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - Largest US pork processor agrees to develop, implement infectious disease preparedness plan, health training for workers
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Sunpro Solar’s owner cited again for exposing workers to fall hazards after investigation at Naples work site; faces $160K in penalties
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Connecticut aircraft parts manufacturer for failing to protect employees from toxic substance exposures
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Amid national increase, US Department of Labor urges Midwest employers to emphasize electrical safety after 4 workplace deaths in Missouri, Kansas
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor proposes $200K in fines after 2 workers suffer injuries in separate incidents at northern Wisconsin foundry
October 2021
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor finds Mississippi concrete products manufacturer, distributor ignored safety measures in Drummonds
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor finds Midwest trailer sales company failed to ensure workers followed measures to prevent COVID-19 spread
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - Investigation of deadly trench collapse finds Colorado company exposed workers to excavation hazards in Johnstown
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor proposes $38K in fines for Illinois healthcare facility where workers were not fully protected from coronavirus hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Federal investigation of employee injury finds Temple, Texas furniture manufacturer repeatedly exposed workers to amputation hazards
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - OSHA launches initiative to protect Midwest workers from occupational exposure to hazardous substances, other health hazards
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Syracuse iron foundry agrees to correct serious hazards, implement enhanced safeguards following US Department of Labor inspection, litigation
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites Ohio paint manufacturer for workplace safety failures following explosion that killed one, injured 8 workers
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor cites insurance agency for exposing workers to coronavirus at Denver location where employee died with COVID-19