OSHA News Releases – July 2015
July 2015
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Steel roller fatally crushed maintenance worker, safety guards ignored
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Plastics company exposes workers to combustible dust, corrosive chemicals and other safety hazards
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - Cabinet manufacturer Oak Creations exposed Columbus, Montana, workers to fire, explosion, amputation and respiratory hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Releasing highly hazardous chemicals lands Gregory, Texas, energy facility in hot water with OSHA
- - Region 7 OSHA Regional News Brief - Missouri manufacturer exposes workers to amputation hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA issues proposed rulemaking clarifying the ongoing obligation to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Workers exposed to fire and explosion hazards at perfume factory in Cedar Grove, New Jersey
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - For the third time in a year, Jasper Contractors in Jacksonville, Florida, is cited for exposing workers to dangerous falls and other safety hazards
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Georgia metal fabrication installer fails to protect workers from dangerous falls
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - 30-year-old temporary worker needs surgery after her hand catches in packaging machine at Oak Creek, Wisconsin, food manufacturer
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds Shoreline Foundation Inc. exposes workers to drowning, fall and impalement hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Zareena Investments Inc. doing business as Super Cleaners in San Antonio cited by OSHA...again
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Employee's death at International Paper's Ticonderoga plant preventable
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA reminds greater Baltimore-area employers to protect workers from heat illness
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - LaGrange, Georgia agricultural equipment manufacturer exposes workers to deadly safety hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Texas worker injured after being denied safety equipment; employers cited
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Trench collapse seriously injures worker, leads to $424K fine for employer
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Ashley Furniture cited again, faces new proposed penalties for failing to protect workers from moving machine parts
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA provides guidance to OSHA compliance officers for enforcing the revised Hazard Communication standard
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Employees of New Britain, Conn., heat treatment plant face chemical, fire, explosion and mechanical hazards
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Transformers Construction and Buildtronix in Jacksonville, Florida, continues to put employees at risk of dangerous falls and eye protection hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Manufacturer cited by OSHA after press crushes worker's finger
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Middlefield, Ohio, pallet maker allowed 14-year-old to operate machine illegally, resulting in loss of hand
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA renews alliance with South Louisiana Service, Transmission, Exploration and Production Safety Network
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Workers risked dangerous falls at Shenandoah, Texas, worksite
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Workers risked dangerous falls at Shenandoah, Texas, worksite
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Welders and grinders face toxic metal, noise hazards at Springfield, Missouri, plant
- - Region 10 OSHA News Release - Pacific Northwest trucking company retaliates against sick, tired drivers again
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Worker endures 3 surgeries after press crushes hand at seal manufacturer
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA cites Hugo's Roofing Contractors for exposing workers to fall hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA directive updates inspection procedures for protecting workers from tuberculosis in healthcare settings
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA schedules meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA schedules meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health in Florida
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Refrigeration company puts temporary and permanent workers at risk of ammonia exposure due to poor maintenance of coolant systems
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Employees injured by violent clients at Birmingham, Alabama, social services center
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - With long history of violations, El Paso, Texas, company faces more than $321K in federal fines
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA issues temporary enforcement policy for confined spaces in construction
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department files suit to reinstate John Deere employee dismissed for reporting unsafe working conditions
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Auto parts manufacturer ignores safety hazards, worker loses fingertip
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Deaths of four workers prompts deeper look at DuPont Safety Practices
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - More employee protections against workplace violence, thanks to changes at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds Alabama plastic manufacturer exposes workers to amputation, fall and electrical hazards
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Burlington County general contractor repeatedly exposed construction workers to fall hazards
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Furniture plant workers repeatedly exposed to safety and health hazards in Northern New Jersey
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Cold storage warehouse fails to protect workers from hazardous gas exposure
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Corizon Health Inc. implementing changes to reduce workplace violence hazards for employees at its locations
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Judge affirms OSHA findings in 2012 death of health care coordinator killed by mentally ill client with violent criminal history
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Machinist needs several surgeries after catching hand in machine; Kemper Valve & Fittings ignores safety rules