OSHA News Releases – Enforcement
September 2020
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. For Failing to Protect Employees from Coronavirus
- - OSHA National News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Releases Work-Related Injury and Illness Data
July 2020
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Administrative Law Judge Upholds U.S. Department of Labor Citations And Penalties to Manufacturer That Falsely Claimed Violations’ Abatement
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Nursing Facilities for Failing to Fully Implement Respiratory Programs to Protect Employees from Coronavirus
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Telecommunications Contractor For Exposing Employees to Excavation Hazards After Fatal Incident
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Roofing Contractor For Exposing Employees to Falls
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - New York Company to Correct Hazards, Enhance Safety and Pay Penalties After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation, Litigation
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Saw Mill for Exposing Employees To Electrical and Mechanical Hazards After Fatal Incident
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Lumber and Flooring Manufacturer After Employee Fatality at Selma Facility
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Contractor Three Times For Exposing Roofing Workers to Falls
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Texas Company for Confined Space Hazards After Investigation into Two Employee Fatalities
June 2020
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Federal Court Orders Sanctions, Appoints Special Master in Contempt Ruling Against Contractors, Owner for Not Complying With Safety Standards
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Missouri Contractor After Employee Suffers Severe Injuries in Trench Collapse
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Roofing Contractor for Repeatedly Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards at Boca Raton Worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites North Carolina-Based Electric Distributor For Exposing Employees to Excavation Hazards at Florida Worksite
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Fines New Jersey Manufacturer For Failing to Correct Machine Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Carolina Shipyard After Employee Suffers Fatal Injuries at Worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Roofing Contractor After Employee Suffers Fatal Fall at Alabama Worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Roofing Contractor For Failing to Protect Employees from Falls and Other Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Two Construction Contractors After Employee Falls at Florida Worksite
May 2020
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites New Jersey Construction Companies For Exposing Employees to Fall, Other Safety Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Contractor For Exposing Employees to Excavation Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Contractor for Exposing Employees To Cave-In Hazards at Excavation Site in Jacksonville
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Tower Company After Fatal Fall at Worksite in Mississippi
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Texas Chemical Manufacturer For Safety Hazards after Massive Explosion and Fire
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Construction Contractors After Employee Suffers Fatal Fall from Aerial Lift
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Glass Fabrication and Distribution Company for Unguarded Machinery and Other Safety Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Dakota Bull Stud Facility After Employee Asphyxiated While Handling Liquid Nitrogen
- - OSHA National News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Adopts Revised Enforcement Policies For Coronavirus
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Steel Storage Tank Company For Exposing Employees to Repeat Safety and Health Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Roofing Contractor For Repeatedly Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - New Jersey Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Perjury After Lying During U.S. Department of Labor Investigation of Roof Workers’ Injuries
April 2020
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Contractor Following Worker Fatality Due to Chemical Inhalation
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Construction Contractor For Exposing Employees to Cave-in and Other Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Atlanta Contractor for Safety Hazards After Employee Fatality on I-285 Highway Project
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Skinner Tank Company After Employee’s Fatal Fall at St. Joseph, Missouri, Worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Three Employers After Worker Injured at Northwestern University
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Engineering Firm, General Contractor, Steel Erector, Other Subcontractors After New Orleans Construction Collapse
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites New Jersey Manufacturer For Safety Lapse Again After Employee Amputation
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Construction Contractors for Safety Violations After Worker Fatality and Injuries at I-4 Ultimate Project in Florida
March 2020
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Manufacturer for Amputation, Noise and Other Safety and Health Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites U.S. Virgin Islands Concrete Factory For Exposing Employees to Crushing Hazards Following Fatality
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Roofing Contractor for Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards at Port Saint Lucie Worksites
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Wisconsin Dollar Tree Store For Exposing Employees to Exit, Storage and Fire Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Dollar Tree Store For Trip and Fall Hazards at Alabama Location
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites New Jersey Food Manufacturer For Repeat Violation After Worker Injury
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Extends Emphasis Program in West Virginia To Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Extends Emphasis Program in Pennsylvania To Reduce or Eliminate Worker
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Extends Emphasis Program in Delaware To Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Extends Emphasis Program in the District of Columbia To Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Illinois Manufacturer For Exposing Employees to Machine Hazards
- - OSHA National News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Issues Temporary Enforcement Guidance for Respirator Fit-Testing in Healthcare during COVID-19 Outbreak
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for Exposing Employees to Exit, Storage and Fire Hazards at Massachusetts Store
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Dollar Tree for Exposing Employees To Exit and Storage Hazards at Pennsylvania Store
February 2020
- - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers to Submit Injury and Illness Data to OSHA by March 2, 2020
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Interstate Commodities After Employee Fatality in Grain Bin Engulfment
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites R&R Contracting Services For Multiple Hazards Following Workplace Fatality
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Two Companies After Employee’s Fatal Fall in Media, Pennsylvania
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Extends Emphasis Program to Reduce Risks Of Amputation in West Virginia’s Manufacturing Industry
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Extends Emphasis Program to Reduce Risks Of Amputation in Delaware’s Manufacturing Industry
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Extends Emphasis Program to Reduce Risks Of Amputation in Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing Industry
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Charcoal Manufacturer For Multiple Hazards at Two Missouri Locations
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Fines Delaware Rail Car Tank Cleaning And Repair Facility $371,276 for Safety and Health Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Residential Roofing Contractor For Exposing Employees to Safety Hazards At Two Alabama Worksites
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Mulch Manufacturer For Exposing Employees to Amputation and Struck-by Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites New York Cookie Manufacturer For Exposing Employees to Falls and Other Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Farm for Exposing Employees to Safety Hazards Following Fatality
- - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Revises National Emphasis Program to Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Fines Pennsylvania Company $280,874 For Overexposing Employees to Toxic Hexavalent Chromium Fumes
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Former Owner of Florida-Based SB Framing Services Sentenced For Willfully Violating Federal Fall Protection Standards
January 2020
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites New Hampshire Stone Products Manufacturer for Hazards Following Employee Fatality
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Two Alabama Contractors For Exposing Employees to Hazards After Fatal Trench Collapse
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Fines Roofing Contractor $605,371 For Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards at 3 Pennsylvania Worksites
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Again Cites New Jersey Aluminum Manufacturer for Safety Failures after Employee Hospitalized
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Pennsylvania Excavation Contractor For Exposing Employees to Trenching Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Philadelphia Refinery For Process Safety Management Hazards after Fire and Explosions
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Target Corp. For Blocked Emergency Exit Access at Two Massachusetts Stores
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Plumbing Contractor for Exposing Employees to Hazards After Fatal Trench Collapse in Mississippi
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Proposes $1,007,717 in Fines Against North Florida Roofing Contractor for Egregious Fall Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Florida Roofing Contractor Found in Contempt after Failing to Pay $2,202,049 in Penalties for Safety and Health Violations
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Valve Manufacturer for Exposing Employees to Lead, Copper and Other Hazards at Wisconsin Facility
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Mississippi Construction Contractor For Exposing Employees to Cave-in Hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Contractors After Teen Worker Suffers Fatal Fall
October 2013
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Formed Fiber Technologies $115,000 for repeat safety and health violations at fabric manufacturing plant
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor's OSHA finds 36 safety violations at Indiana's Crane Army Ammunition Activity following March explosion
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Napoleon Spring Works faces $147,600 in proposed OSHA penalties for exposing workers to amputation hazards at Archbold, Ohio, plant
January 2013
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $460,000 in fines to Panthera Painting Inc. for exposing workers to lead, other safety and health hazards
September 2011
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Long Island, NY, swimming pool manufacturer after worker injury; proposed fines exceed $106,000
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Paterson, NJ, construction company for exposing workers to 12 safety hazards at Fort Lee, NJ, work site
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Kraft Foods at Madison, Wis., facility for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals, other violations
- - OSHA National News Release - OSHA issues updated hazard alert on formaldehyde dangers to hair salon owners, workers after new agency findings and FDA warning letter
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Akron, NY, ice cream manufacturer for process safety management and energy control hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites operator of Pick 'N Save grocery in Brookfield, Wis., after worker suffers leg fracture from fall
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Roselle, NJ, contractor more than $158,000 for trenching and other hazards
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $121,000 in fines to Rite Aid of New York for hazards at Brooklyn store
December 2010
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites North Reading, Mass., roofing contractor for fall and scaffolding hazards at Melrose, Mass., worksite