OSHA News Releases – February 2015
February 2015
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Duane Reade Manhattan 6th Avenue store exposes employees to fire and crushing hazards from blocked exits and carelessly piled stock
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - A and D Wood Products workers face amputation and explosion risks at Elida, Ohio, wood pallet manufacturing facility
- - Region 10 OSHA News Release - Federal judge orders US Postal Service to pay employee $229K in damages for whistleblower retaliation
- - Region 1 OSHA Regional News Brief - For the fourth time in 4 years, Massachusetts roofing contractor cited for exposing employees to potentially fatal falls
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Lack of protective equipment leaves employees of Madison, New Jersey, manufacturer exposed to amputation hazards, finds OSHA
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Bentley Laboratories exposed temporary workers to chemical, noise and machine hazards
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Jacksonville, Florida-based roofing company continues to expose workers to dangerous falls; OSHA proposes nearly $80K in penalties
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Alabama aluminum foil manufacturer endangers workers; OSHA cites company for 25 serious safety and health hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Inspection finds Basic Marine again exposes workers to dangerous hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Workers exposed to cave-in hazards at excavation site
- - OSHA National News Release - Stand Tall, Stand Proud and Stand-Down for Fall Safety!
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA will hold meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA and NIOSH issue hazard alert on protecting workers from silica exposure during countertop manufacture and installation
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Milling facility exposed workers to explosion and electrical hazards
- - Region 1 OSHA Regional News Brief - Employees at Bristol, Connecticut, trash-to-energy plant exposed to combustible dust, fire, electrical, confined space, other hazards
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA fines moving and storage company nearly $90K for exposing workers to asbestos hazards at Newark, New Jersey, warehouse
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA fines Seitz Technical Products more than $42K for exposing workers to chemical hazards at Oxford, Pa., facility
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Alliance Tubular Products again ignores violations and exposes workers to dangerous machinery and risk of serious injury
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Central Transport LLC shipping exposes terminal employees in multiple states to injuries and death from defective forklifts
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds Northstar Contracting Group exposed workers to falls while trimming trees at Morris Plains, N.J., psych hospital
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Painter dies in cell tower fall due to inadequate protective equipment
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - Frick Service Inc. exposes workers to electrical, respiratory hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - Mercury Products Corp. fails to train, protect temp workers from mechanical and electrical hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Workers at a Fort Worth, Texas-based plumbing and heating equipment producer exposed to safety hazards
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - OSHA finds roofer's death and second man's serious injuries could have been prevented with fall protection
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Pork-processing facility cited for exposing workers to corrosive chemical
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Gateway Extrusions again exposes workers to amputation, other hazards
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Formed Fiber Technologies in Auburn, Maine, exposes employees to lacerations, amputation and other hazards
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Saia Motor Freight Line after explosion injures 4 in St. Louis
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Reynolds Nationwide exposes workers to dangerous fumes in food transport tankers at London, Ohio, facility
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Animal feed producer exposes workers to potential dust explosion and other hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Explosion at Madden Bolt steel manufacturer kills worker
- - Region 7 OSHA Regional News Brief - MP Global Products LLC exposes workers to fire, amputation hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - For the 4th time in a year, OSHA cites Burrows Paper
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites International Paper Co. after worker suffers severe electrical shock
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Lead paint exposure endangers workers on Blue Island bridge project
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites BRT Extrusion after worker was crushed to death
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Garda Armored Car fails to train drivers on fire extinguisher use
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Auto parts manufacturer and temp agency expose workers to electrocution, serious falls and other hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - Flink Co. exposes workers to hexavalent chromium while cutting stainless steel
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Plating shop exposes workers to serious cancer risk; other health hazards
- - Region 8 OSHA Regional News Brief - H and W Contracting exposes workers to dangerous trench cave-in hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA, EPA, and Fertilizer Safety and Health Partners sign alliance to protect workers and first responders from hazardous chemicals
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Georgia automotive parts producer fails to protect employees from workplace safety hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Ashley Furniture faces $1.76M in fines after OSHA finds more than 1,000 worker injuries at Wisconsin site in past 36 months
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA forms alliance with the Louisiana Forestry Association and the Louisiana Logging Council in Baton Rouge
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Aircraft maintenance workers exposed to hazardous chemicals