OSHA News Releases – Enforcement
January 2023
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor investigation of fatal equipment rollover incident finds Texas fencing contractor exposed workers to deadly safety hazards
December 2022
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - US Department of Labor urges employers to enhance workplace safety measures, protect workers from crane hazards following fatality in Guam
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Administrative law judge upholds OSHA citations and penalties to Vermont-based telecommunications contractor in employee’s death
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds Texas construction company willfully exposed workers to deadly hazards after trench collapse kills two workers
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor cites Frisco utility contractor for willful exposure to deadly safety hazards after fatal trench collapse
- - OSHA National News Release - Federal safety inspections at six Amazon warehouse facilities find company failed to record, report worker injuries, illnesses
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Federal workplace safety investigation finds Kyle vehicle parts maker ignored workers’ concerns; yields more than a dozen serious citations
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor again cites Ohio roofing contractor for exposing unprotected workers to deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Risky Business: Dollar General continues to expose employees to workplace dangers with fire, electrical hazards found, this time in Thomasville, Georgia
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds manufacturer exposed workers to machine, other hazards at Kewaunee, Wisconsin, facility
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Investigation into two workers’ deaths in Edmund finds Arkansas contractor failed to test oxygen level in confined space, provide rescue equipment
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor finds safety, training failures during investigation of June 2022 double fatality at Pueblo industrial loading facility
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds Family Dollar Stores again exposing workers to fire, entrapment, struck-by hazards, this time at Richmond Hill location
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Department of Labor cites Dollar Tree again for endangering workers, continuing company’s lengthy history of workplace safety violations
November 2022
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Middlefield contractor faces more than $414K in fines for repeatedly failing to protect roofing employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor inspection finds employees at TJ Maxx store in Pooler exposed to fire, entrapment, struck-by hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Roofing contractor continues to expose workers to potentially deadly fall hazards, US Department of Labor inspections in Appleton area find
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Inspection at Dollar General store in Columbus finds familiar hazards, dangers as company continues to expose workers, violate federal law
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Schaumburg, Illinois, contractor again found exposing workers to deadly trench cave-in hazards, this time at Broadview worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Department of Labor cites two contractors for demolition, asbestos hazards after mezzanine collapse at former South Boston power plant
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Chicago-area contractor faces $277K in fines for repeated failures to protect roofing employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal workplace safety investigation of Mapleton foundry worker’s fatal fall into molten iron finds Caterpillar failed to install required fall protection
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect food processing workers in Illinois, Ohio amid significantly higher injury rates
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Profit Over People: Alarming trend continues at Dollar General stores where seven Southeast inspections again find willful violations
October 2022
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Philadelphia contractor’s history of exposing workers to deadly fall hazards continues, US Department of Labor proposes $269K in penalties
- - OSHA National News Release - Federal appeals court finds Pennsylvania poultry processing facility in contempt for failing to pay $162K in penalties, address safety violations
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Ohio manufacturer faces $1.2M in penalties after 7th worker in 5 years suffers severe injuries when caught in machine employer failed to lock out
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor cites developer, subcontractors for exposing workers to dangerously energized power lines
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Inspections find Dollar General continues to discount safety as violations, penalties pile up for blocked exits, unsafe storage areas, other hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor cites framing contractor who ignored OSHA's safety hazard notification, directed workers onto roof without fall protection
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Florida company for numerous safety failures after investigation into how 22-year-old diver working in canal drowned
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Savannah space remediation company after 32-year-old lead repair technician suffers fatal electrocution
- - OSHA National News Release - Ohio contractor continues to defy federal fall protection safety rules, cited for egregious willful violations, faces $1M in fines after workplace inspection
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor finds Pennsylvania manufacturer prioritized safety, health at one facility, while hazards at New Jersey site led to 21 violations
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor cites Missouri Contractor in fatal Dudley trench collapse
September 2022
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor finds Trenton contractor again exposing workers to falls, this time at Mahwah, Upper Saddle River, River Vale work sites
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds Chicago-area candymaker again exposes workers to amputation from machine hazards at Bellwood facility
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Demolition company in fatal Government Center garage collapse in Boston faces nearly $1.2M in fines for willfully exposing workers to hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Ashland cabinet manufacturer after 33-year-old technician suffers fatal electrocution
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Connecticut environmental lab faces $907K in fines for willfully exposing employees to workplace carcinogen
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor announces changes to OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program to strengthen enforcement, improve compliance
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor proposes $303K in penalties for Middletown foundry for willfully exposing employees to workplace hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Illinois trucking repair company cited for exposing workers to confined space hazards after worker fatally injured inspecting trailer
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Ohio auto parts manufacturer cited for 10 federal safety violations after workers battle 13 fires in 2 years in plastic molding plant
August 2022
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor finds Colorado Springs employer willfully exposed worker to serious injury when cement mixer turned on with worker inside
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Ohio contractor again found defying federal safety requirements, continues 11-year history of exposing roofers to deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor twice finds Suamico general contractor exposing workers to potentially deadly fall hazards; proposes $37K in fines
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Federal court orders Tampa Electric Co. to make significant workplace safety changes, pay $500K fine, face 36 months probation for fatal plant failures
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Illinois contractor racks up additional $303K in federal fines for repeatedly exposing construction workers to deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Investigation finds 2 recycling companies failed to use fire safety plans to evacuate 9 workers as air rescue averts drilling platform tragedy
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor proposes $1.3M in penalties for metro-area roofing contractor after second employee suffers fatal fall in 3 years
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Maryland contractor continues to expose workers to falls from elevation, construction’s deadliest hazard, this time at Pennsylvania worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor launches 5-year initiative in Mid-Atlantic states to reduce worker injuries, illnesses in warehousing, storage, distribution yards
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - US Department of Labor cites Phoenix-area event facility operator for safety failures after investigation of worker’s fatal injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Profits over people: Federal safety inspectors find 3 more Dollar General stores habitually disregarding workplace safety, risking employees’ lives
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor cites New Jersey-based packaging manufacturer for 25 violations after investigation of Ohio worker’s 2nd-degree burns
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Despite 13 citations since 2015, investigations into two meat cutters' amputation injuries find Fiesta Mart again failed to protect employees
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Baton Rouge car wash, oil change, convenience store operator cited after federal workplace safety investigation into stabbing of assistant manager
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - Federal judge affirms US Department of Labor finding that Colorado acute psychiatric treatment facility exposed employees to workplace violence
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Investigation finds Jacksonville wood crate, pallet company’s history of violations continues, employees exposed to machine, other hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor cites Grand Island recycling company after inspection prompted by 20-year-old worker’s fatal injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. after ammonia leak hospitalized workers, led to evacuation of Canton poultry processing plant
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor proposes $480K in additional fines to Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to multiple hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Discounting safety: Dollar Tree’s history of ignoring workplace safety, hazards continues with $1.2M in penalties at two Family Dollar stores in Ohio
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Baton Rouge roofing contractor’s failure to heed February warning turns deadly as unprotected worker plunges through skylight in April
July 2022
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds Appleton roofing contractor again exposing workers to potentially deadly fall hazards; proposes $94K in fines
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Pompano Beach contractor’s failure to heed prior violation left roofing workers unprotected, investigation into employee’s 25-foot fatal fall finds
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor proposes more than $330K in penalties to Family Dollar Stores Inc. for workplace safety failures
- - OSHA National News Release - Alarming rise in trench-related fatalities spurs US Department of Labor to announce enhanced nationwide enforcement, additional oversight
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Florida company for 12 serious violations after 26-year-old diver drowns in pond on Ponte Vedra Beach golf course
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Fort Pierce carpentry contractor after 19-year-old worker suffers fatal injuries in 25-foot fall
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor implements ‘Weekend Work’ initiative to conduct random safety inspections to protect construction workers from fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor finds contractors ignored safety requirement which led to worker’s 65-foot fall from an elevated scaffold
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Federal inspection finds Dollar General store in Greencastle again exposes workers to safety hazards despite 2021 citations, penalties
June 2022
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA extends National Emphasis Program to protect high-risk workers from coronavirus
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor proposes $315K more in fines for Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer that continues to expose workers to dangerous machine hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Orange Park contractor after collapsed roof claims life of 43-year-old laborer
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor investigation of 21-year-old worker’s fatal fall finds Burleson roofing contractor again ignored fall safety requirement
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor cites 2 contractors after electrician preparing job bid suffers fatal fall at Caterpillar’s Mapleton foundry
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Jurado decreta $650,000 en compensación por daños contra contratista de Massachusetts por represalia ilegal contra trabajador inmigrante lesionado
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor reaches settlement agreement with Ohio insulation contractor to resolve citations after fatal fall, workers’ injuries in 2020
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Atlanta recycling company for continually exposing workers to chemical hazards, proposes $311K in penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor cites Canton steel mill after worker is fatally caught in machine
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Federal investigation finds framing contractor willfully exposed workers to fall hazards at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, state salt storage stockpile
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor cites Robbinsville frozen food manufacturer after investigation into worker’s fatal fall from scissor lift
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor cites metal buildings’ manufacturer for willfully exposing employees to amputation hazards following worker’s serious injury
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Swainsboro pillow manufacturer for 7 repeat, 4 serious violations; proposes $190K in penalties
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor cites New York agricultural products manufacturer after worker’s partial grain silo engulfment
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Padlocked, blocked emergency exit doors endangered workers at Wisconsin, Ohio Dollar General stores
- - OSHA News Brief - Central New Jersey facility to pay $273K, take corrective actions to resolve COVID-related respirator violations
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Orlando contractor after 67-year-old worker fatally struck by collapsing roof trusses at Orange City building site
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
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Athens lumber manufacturer for ignoring required safety precautions after forklift fatally strikes worker
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Illinois construction contractor continues to ignore deadly fall hazards, faces $263K in fines after Park Ridge inspection finds roofers exposed to risks
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - CORRECTED: US Department of Labor finds Breckenridge contractor willfully exposed workers to trench hazards after fatal cave-in
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Grand jury indicts Didion Milling Inc., six managers on nine counts related to five deaths, numerous serious injuries in 2017 Cambria corn mill explosion
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor cites Continental Tire plant for multiple safety violations after 3 workers suffer severe injuries on consecutive days
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - Serial violator: South Dakota contractor faces serious and willful citations following 2 separate inspections for workers in unprotected trenches
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor emphasis program to prevent hearing loss moves to enforcement phase begins May 17
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor cites oil company after 3 workers suffer severe injuries in North Dakota well explosion