OSHA News Releases – September 2015
September 2015
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - AmeriGas Propane LP flouts safety standards designed to prevent catastrophe
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Laundry company continues to jeopardize employee safety after worker death at New York facility in 2011
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Judge upholds OSHA citations and $181K penalties for contractors whose employees worked near energized power lines on Long Island
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Electronics recycling workers exposed to high levels of lead, cadmium at Plainfield, Illinois, facility
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - Ammonia hazard training absent for temporary workers at Illinois meat processing plant
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - San Marcos, Texas, auto parts maker and staffing employer fined $43K by OSHA for heat, noise and other workplace hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - 36-foot fall kills construction worker in New Braunfels, Texas; OSHA cites contractors
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Weapons manufacturer fined $197K for endangering workers
- - Region 1 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA asks Connecticut employers to safeguard workers after heat leads to employee's kidney failure
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - Construction contractor exposes workers to fall hazards at Morgantown, West Virginia, worksite
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Teen contractor loses leg, co-worker loses fingers at Case Farms
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - Elkview roofing contractor willfully fails to provide fall protection to workers, exposing them to falls of up to nearly 20 feet
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - Dollar General Corp. exposes employees to workplace safety and health hazards at stores in Boone and Harrison counties
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Woman has 2 fingers amputated while operating mechanical power press for first time at Homerville, Georgia, manufacturing facility
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, excavation company exposes workers to trench cave-in hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Aerial lift collapses, worker plummets at railcar facility
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA cites gun range for workplace lead, arsenic exposure
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - Safety hazards persist at Indiana shipyard
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - Machine operators exposed to excessive heat at Sterling Technologies Inc. in Erie County
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Employees exposed to dangerous workplace hazards at Pennsauken aluminum services plant; company fined $308K
- - Region 8 OSHA Regional News Brief - Cave-in protection failures cited after excavation collapse in Missoula
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Queens manufacturer exposes employees to new and recurring hazards
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - Amputation, other injuries at Pilgrim's Pride chicken facilities 'preventable'
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Martin Foundry Co. for workplace lead exposure
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA extends comment period for proposed rule clarifying employers' continuing obligation to make and maintain accurate records of injuries, illnesses
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Army Corps of Engineers workers face unsafe conditions at Soo Locks
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA cites nation's largest cookie and cracker manufacturer after machine takes part of worker's finger
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Pier 1 Imports in Fort Worth cited by OSHA for safety hazards at two sites; fines total $86,100
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA revises publication to protect the safety of firefighters
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA cites US Postal Service in Greenville, SC for falls and other hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Heat-related exposure claims life of a contract worker at a petroleum refinery
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - OSHA safety citations upheld for 'Midnight Rider' production company
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA cites dry wall manufacturer for exposing workers to respiratory, chemical and fall hazards
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Judge upholds OSHA citations and penalties in Rochester amputation case
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - Lancaster structural steel erection company cited after worker hospitalized for heat-related illness during bridge reconstruction project
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - Logging company willfully exposes workers to amputation hazards at Elkview, West Virginia, worksite
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Atlanta window and door manufacturer, staffing agencies cited for exposing nearly 90 workers to fire, amputations and other serious safety hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Country Vision Cooperative for exposing workers to grain bin hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Extreme heat claims day laborer's life at metal recycler
- - Region 1 OSHA Regional News Brief - Employees of Plainville, Connecticut, electroplating company exposed to chemical, mechanical hazards
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Recurring hazards at Wegmans Food Markets Inc. bakery in Rochester, New York, injure 2 workers
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - OSHA says worker safety pays, amputations cost
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - OSHA renews alliance with T&T Staff Management Inc. to promote worker safety and health
- - Region 7 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA cites food processing plant after worker exposed to refrigerant ammonia
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - 45-year-old worker loses parts of 3 fingers on table saw
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - 3 oil well service workers killed in west Texas rig fire due to ignition hazard and lack of flame-retardant clothing, OSHA finds
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Bergen Regional Medical Center after 8 employees assaulted or threatened by patients since February
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Construction contractors cited for exposing workers on a multi-employer worksite to excavation hazards
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - Legal Life Plans Inc. ordered to pay $119K in wages, damages to whistle-blowing worker fired after reporting securities fraud
- - OSHA National News Release - US Labor Department awards $10.5M in workplace safety and health training grants to 80 nonprofit organizations to help high-risk workers, employers
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - Deficient medical management leads to musculoskeletal injuries at Delaware poultry processing plant
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Home builder fails to protect workers from unsafe machinery, falls and other safety hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Bowling center mechanic's strangulation death a 'preventable workplace tragedy'
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Mississippi sawmill exposes workers to unprotected machinery, combustible dust and other hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Metal salvage recycler's safety failures cited in death of maintenance manager
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Chemical processing manufacturer cited for failing to protect workers from catastrophic chemical exposures in Palestine, Texas
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Nebraska flooring manufacturer tries to conceal hazards as OSHA investigates temporary worker's amputated fingers