OSHA News Releases – Region 3
2025
- - OSHA Regional News Brief - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor reaches settlement agreement with New Jersey commercial baker at Paterson facility
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor finds child labor, safety violations at Meadville manufacturing facility after investigation of 16-year-old worker’s injury
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor cites Pennsylvania roofing contractor after workers again exposed to falls, safety hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor cites Pennsylvania soap, detergent maker for failing to protect workers before, during, after July 2024 hazardous chemical release
2024
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Department of Labor seeks back wages, damages from US Postal Service for allegedly firing a worker who raised safety concerns
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Department of Labor seeks reinstatement, back wages from Pennsylvania manufacturer that allegedly fired worker for raising safety concerns
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Department of Labor orders Maryland trucking company to pay nearly $29K in back wages, damages; reinstate driver who refused unsafe load
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Department of Labor orders subsidiary of global building materials supplier to reinstate, compensate driver who raised safety concerns
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Department of Labor finds Pennsylvania roofing contractor willfully exposed own children to potentially deadly falls at Mechanicsburg site
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Department of Labor again cites Hanover Foods for exposing workers to dozens of safety, health hazards; proposes $761K in penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Federal investigators cite Butler County, Pennsylvania, company for exposing workers to hazards after employee suffers fatal injuries
2023
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor reaches settlement agreement that affirms willful violations, $730K penalty against ‘severe violator’ Ohio roofing contractor
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor renews regional program on high-level workplace noise to protect mid-Atlantic workers from permanent hearing loss
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Federal investigation finds RM Palmer did not evacuate West Reading candy plant before gas leak explosion fatally injured 7 workers
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Department of Labor cites Pennsylvania dumpster manufacturer for exposing workers to widespread safety, health hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Los inspectores federales vuelven a descubrir que un contratista de Pensilvania exponía a sus empleados a riesgos de caídas potencialmente mortales y proponen 328.000 dólares en multas
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Federal inspectors again find Pennsylvania contractor exposing employees to potentially deadly fall hazards, propose $328K in penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor settles whistleblower case against Delaware salvage yard that wrongly terminated employee for reporting safety concerns
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. encontro que Dollar General bloqueó las salidas de emergencia, permitió otros riesgos de seguridad en 4 tiendas del sur de Pensilvania
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor finds Dollar General blocked emergency exits, allowed other safety hazards at 4 southern Pennsylvania stores
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor, Shipbuilders Council of America renew alliance to promote safe, healthful workplaces in Mid-Atlantic shipyard industry
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Federal court issues consent judgment requiring Luzerne County manufacturer to pay former employee $13K in whistleblower case
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Federal investigation of teen worker’s fall from New Castle store roof finds Georgia contractor violated child labor, overtime, worker safety laws
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor cites Lehigh Valley tree service company, owner for serious violations after 17-year-old worker suffers fatal injuries
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 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 - Philadelphia Region - Federal inspection finds Dollar General store in Greencastle again exposes workers to safety hazards despite 2021 citations, penalties
- - 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 - Philadelphia Region - Federal investigation finds framing contractor willfully exposed workers to fall hazards at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, state salt storage stockpile
- - 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 - Philadelphia Region - Worker suffers arm amputation from brick crushing machine with previously identified defect, employer failed to repair deficiency
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Federal inspection finds West Virginia brick manufacturer exposed workers to respirable crystalline silica hazards at Martinsburg plant
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor secures $1M settlement with New Jersey aluminum foundry to resolve long-standing worker safety, health violations
2021
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor, Shipbuilders Council of America alliance seeks to promote safe, healthful workplaces in Mid-Atlantic shipyard industry
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor finds Oaks Integrated Care failed to protect workers from coronavirus exposure at two New Jersey facilities
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor sues Pennsylvania manufacturing company, owner for firing employee in retaliation for reporting safety concerns
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - OSHA partners with Pennsylvania companies to promote workplace safety during Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center construction
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - OSHA alliance with West Virginia University Safety & Health Extension, West Virginia State Consultation Program promotes workplace safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Elevates Lehigh Valley Committee to Alliance Program Ambassador Status to Promote Workplace Safety and Health
2020
- - 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 the District of Columbia To Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica
- - 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 West Virginia To Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Dollar Tree for Exposing Employees To Exit and Storage Hazards at Pennsylvania Store
- - 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 - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor and PJ Dick Inc. Partner to Promote Worker Safety During Construction at West Virginia University Project
- - 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 - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor Fines Pennsylvania Company $280,874 For Overexposing Employees to Toxic Hexavalent Chromium Fumes
- - 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 - 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
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