OSHA News Releases – Enforcement
June 2023
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Wisconsin food manufacturer’s history of violations continues, federal investigators find safety failures led to two workers amputation injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Worker’s complaint leads Department of Labor to again find Dollar Tree exposing employees to blocked aisles, trips, falls, slowing safe exit
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigators find trench lacked required cave-in protection that could have prevented Burr Ridge contractor’s fatal injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal safety inspectors find Illinois contractor with long history of violations again exposing employees to dangerous workplace hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - La queja de un trabajador lleva al Departamento de Trabajo a encontrar nuevamente a Dollar Tree exponiendo a los empleados a pasillos bloqueados, tropiezos, caídas, salidas seguras
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Investigadores federales encuentran que la zanja carecía de la protección requerida para derrumbes que podría haber evitado las lesiones fatales del contratista de Burr Ridge
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Inspectores federales de seguridad encuentran que un contratista de Illinois con un largo historial de violaciones expone nuevamente a los empleados a peligros mortales en el lugar de trabajo
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Inspectores federales de seguridad en el lugar de trabajo encuentran que un contratista de Illinois continúa exponiendo a los trabajadores de techos a peligros mortales de caídas, a pesar de las violaciones de 2019, 2022
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal workplace safety inspectors find Illinois contractor continues to expose roofing workers to deadly fall hazards, despite 2019, 2022 violations
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Illinois contractor ignored city’s safety warnings about deadly trench hazards, federal inspectors cite five willful, serious violations, propose $77K in penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Contratista de Illinois ignoró las advertencias de seguridad de la ciudad sobre peligros mortales en zanjas, inspectores federales citan cinco violaciones graves y deliberadas, proponen $77,000 en multas
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds Dollar General in West Texas exposing employees to fire hazards, other concerns
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. encuentra a Dollar General en el oeste de Texas Exponiendo a los empleados a riesgos de incendio, otros problemas
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - El Departamento de Trabajo determina que Dollar General continúa desconsiderando la seguridad luego de que las inspecciones en Alabama, Florida mostraran 8 violaciones repetidas y multas de hasta $ 1 millón
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor finds Dollar General continues to discount safety after inspections in Alabama, Florida yield 8 repeat violations, $1M penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor finds Dollar General blocked emergency exits, allowed other safety hazards at 4 southern Pennsylvania stores
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. encontro que Dollar General bloqueó las salidas de emergencia, permitió otros riesgos de seguridad en 4 tiendas del sur de Pensilvania
May 2023
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds fire, electrical, other hazards in inspections at two southeast Oklahoma Dollar General stores putting workers at risk
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation finds Columbus children’s hospital exposed nurses, other employees to workplace violence
- - OSHA National News Release - Nine inspections in four states find Dollar General exposed workers to obstructed exits, fire, electrical hazards; carry $3.4M in new penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor again finds resin manufacturer exposing employees to respiratory hazards, risk of explosion at Kenton facility
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor places New Jersey manufacturer in Severe Violator Enforcement Program after worker suffers serious, preventable amputation
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor finds contractor exposed workers to trench hazards after investigation into 23-year-old worker’s fatality in Aurora
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor finds Colorado contractor exposing workers to trench cave-ins, including one that caused teenager’s fatal injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites 2 employers after workers show elevated levels of inorganic arsenic at Georgia chemical manufacturing facility
- - OSHA News Brief - Department of Labor finds Texas Children’s Hospital failed to protect employees after security guard suffers serious assault by patient
- - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - Federal court finds US Postal Service wrongfully fired employee who reported workplace injury, violated federal worker protections
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor announces national emphasis program to reduce, prevent workplace falls, a leading cause of workplace fatalities
April 2023
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor finds Amazon failed to provide injured employees proper medical treatment at Castleton, New York, fulfillment facility
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Judge finds UHS of Delaware Inc., UHS of Fuller Inc. denied workplace violence protections to Fuller Hospital employees
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Department of Labor investigation of fatal trench collapse in Brazoria County finds contractor failed to follow federal excavation safety measures
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - US Department of Labor finds Guam Shipyards failed to follow federal safety standards after investigation into rigger’s November 2022 death
- - OSHA National News Release - Dollar General again found exposing employees to fire, entrapment hazards, after federal workplace safety inspection at Orlando-area store
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds Mississippi farm willfully disregarded safety standards after South African guest worker suffocates in storage bin
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - US Department of Labor finds Arizona veterans’ healthcare facility exposed employees to potentially deadly hazards on steam lines
- - OSHA National News Release - ‘Danger Vu’: Federal inspection again finds Dollar General exits, walkways blocked, boxes stacked unsafely, workers at risk in Texas, Wisconsin
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Federal safety investigators find Alabama paper mill willfully bypassed safety regulations, leading to fatal electrocution of 36-year-old worker
- - OSHA National News Release - Dangers discounted: US Department of Labor finds Dollar General willfully exposing workers to fire hazards at central Pennsylvania store
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation of 29-year-old sanitation worker’s leg amputation finds Ohio food processor again ignored safety standards
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor investigation finds wind turbine parts manufacturer continues to ignore machine safety procedures
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation of Ohio hardwood flooring mill finds three injuries in five months as company consistently violates safety rules
March 2023
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration releases 2022 injury and illness data
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds fall protection would have saved roof worker who fatally plunged through skylight at Milton airport in October 2022
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - For the 6th time in 13 months, Department of Labor finds Fort Walton Beach framing contractor endangering workers at Florida worksites
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Deadly defiance: Ocala framing contractor’s refusal to comply with safety standards continues despite fatal 2020 incident, 35 violations since 2019
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Appleton roofing general contractor, Kaukauna subcontractor cited for repeatedly failing to protect employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - Deadly gamble: North Dakota contractor supervised workers in unprotected trenches, failed 3 inspections in 32 days, ignored warnings, faces $505K in fines
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds lawn service contractor ignored safety standards, allowed workers to operate riding mowers dangerously at Fort Campbell
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Federal investigation of teen worker’s fall from New Castle store roof finds Georgia contractor violated child labor, overtime, worker safety laws
- - OSHA News Brief - Investigations by Department of Labor, Vernon Police lead to first-degree manslaughter charges in Connecticut trench fatality
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds oil, gas waste company failed to protect workers from dangers of inhalation after employee suffers fatal injury
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Federal safety investigators find Mobile contractor ignored safety warnings that might have prevented 28-year-old employee’s death aboard Panama City vessel
- - OSHA National News Release - Low-cost, higher risk: Dollar General inspections in Florida, Georgia find employees exposed to blocked emergency exits, other dangers
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Without adequate safety gear, Nebraska grain handler fatally suffocated after being engulfed in corn silo; company faces $531K in penalties
- - OSHA National News Release - Administrative law judge affirms citations; Alabama automotive parts supplier to pay $1.3M in penalties after 20-year-old worker’s 2016 death
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Fire department concerns lead federal inspectors to identify dangerously blocked exit routes, fire extinguishers at Cincinnati Dollar General store
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Unaware of the danger, painter fatally falls 21 feet after stepping onto unsecured balcony at Cleveland residential construction project
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Mercury poisoning: Long Island thermometer maker’s workers sickened by unsafe exposures to toxic metal, faces nearly $200K in penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor finds LaFayette insulation manufacturer ignored safety standards after investigation of worker’s serious head injury
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation of Del Monte cannery worker’s amputation injury finds company violated federal safety standards
February 2023
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds El Paso metal-plating company continues to willfully expose employees working with corrosive acids to eye injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - New Hampshire roofing contractor faces $234K in penalties for exposing workers to fall hazards again, this time at two Granite State worksites
- - OSHA National News Release - Federal panel upholds $10K US Department of Labor citation litigated by Walmart for years over hazardous shelving
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor cites Amazon for again exposing workers to ergonomic hazards, this time at Colorado Springs delivery station
- - OSHA National News Release - Business as usual: Mount Pleasant, Texas, Dollar Tree inspection finds storeroom exits blocked, boxes stacked dangerously
- - OSHA National News Release - Unsafe at sea: Inspection finds Kodiak seafood processing vessel’s operator continues to expose crews to a bounty of safety, health violations
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigation finds Barberton toolmaker failed to properly protect drill press operators; three workers suffered preventable injuries
- - Readout - READOUT: US Department of Labor expands OSHA’s ability to protect all workers by certifying special visa applications to ensure effective enforcement
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor cites Lehigh Valley tree service company, owner for serious violations after 17-year-old worker suffers fatal injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigators determine 27-year-old worker suffered partial leg amputation after entering Illinois grain bin while paddle conveyor ran
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor cites US Postal Service for failing to provide running water, usable bathroom at Chesapeake facility for more than a month
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Everyday Danger: Dollar Tree again found blocking emergency exits as federal inspection in Alabama as history of unsafe operations continues
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Bentonia contractor could have prevented deadly Flora explosion, death of 25-year-old welder, US Department of Labor investigation finds
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor again cites Missouri cattle processor for exposing workers to potentially lethal carbon dioxide levels
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - Sioux Falls contractor’s history of federal safety violations continues with workers endangered on 2 different sites in 2 days
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Fatal profits: Despite two deadly falls since 2019, inspectors find Nanuet contractor still ignores fall protections, exposing workers to lethal hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds three employers’ safety failures contributed to 31-year-old laborer’s fatal fall at Tallahassee work site in August 2022
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor finds Amazon exposed workers to unsafe conditions, ergonomic hazards at three more warehouses in Colorado, Idaho, New York
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Danger in stock: Department of Labor finds Columbus, Ohio, Dollar Tree store endangering workers; as company’s history of violations continues
January 2023
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Federal investigation into fatal 2022 electrocution in Kansas City finds Midwest engineering services company again failed to protect workers
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Connecticut contractor’s failure to address hazards turns deadly when trench collapse buried worker at Vernon job site
- - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor revises OSHA’s Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program
- - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor announces enforcement guidance changes to save lives, target employers who put profit over safety
- - OSHA National News Release - Contratista que ignoró ley federal de seguridad se entrega a la policía al enfrentar cargos de homicidio involuntario por muerte de trabajador en 2021
- - OSHA National News Release - Facing manslaughter charges in worker’s 2021 trench collapse death, Colorado contractor who willfully ignored federal law surrenders to police
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Gainesville psychiatric hospital implements safety measures after federal investigation into series of staff injuries after violent incidents with patients
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Federal investigators finds employee suffered fatal injuries while duct tape held machine safety guards open at Kingman plastics plant
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor cites US Postal Service with 16 violations for endangering workers at 3 Tennessee facilities, proposes $350K in penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Deadly mix: Federal workplace safety investigations find severe injuries, fatality caused by steam explosions at 2 Ohio companies
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor resumes regular enforcement activities in 18 Florida counties affected by Hurricane Ian
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Investigation into 41-year-old driver’s death finds two delivery services companies failed to protect workers transporting dry ice in Alabama
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - In federal court, Alabama plastics manufacturer pleads guilty to willful safety regulation violation found in 2017 OSHA investigation into worker’s death
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Safety shelved: Federal safety inspectors again find Dollar General workers exposed to fire, other hazards – this time in West Lafayette, Ohio
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds lumber company failed to secure, service forklift that fatally struck 18-year-old worker at Arkansas yard
- - OSHA National News Release - Federal safety inspections at three Amazon warehouse facilities find company exposed workers to ergonomic, struck-by hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor announces annual adjustments to OSHA civil penalties for 2023
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Department of Labor cites Eversource Energy Service Co. for willful, serious violations after fatal Beacon Hill arc flash, blast in Boston
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor finds contractor continues to expose workers to potentially deadly falls, this time at Upper Saddle River worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor again finds barley supplier exposing workers to workplace safety hazards at Wisconsin malthouse
- - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor reminds certain employers to submit required 2022 injury and illness data by March 2, 2023