2024

• 10/29/2024 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Department of Labor investigation into worker’s fatal grain engulfment finds Missouri farm cooperative lacked adequate rescue equipment
• 10/03/2024 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Department of Labor investigators find Nebraska grain cooperative exposed workers to combustible dust, multiple hazards at Hemingford elevator
• 10/02/2024 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Department of Labor expands grain handling safety emphasis program to address continued deaths, injuries in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
• 05/07/2024 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Department of Labor cites goods transport provider after truck strikes grain yard manager, weeks after federal inspectors warn of hazards
• 05/07/2024 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - St. Louis contractor faces $258K in fines after exposing roofing workers to potentially deadly fall hazards 5 times in 7 weeks at Wentzville worksites
• 04/16/2024 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor provides support to families of fallen workers, stresses importance of workplace safety on Workers Memorial Day
• 04/12/2024 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Federal safety inspections find Kansas construction contractor again failing to protect workers from potentially deadly fall hazards at Missouri homesites
• 04/05/2024 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - St. Louis contractor faces $267K in fines after again exposing roofing workers to potentially deadly fall hazards, this time at 5 Wentzville job sites
• 03/07/2024 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor investigation cites Red Barn Truck Wash after three workers injured, one fatally, from exposure to harmful gases
• 01/24/2024 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Federal court holds Nebraska contractor in contempt, orders daily fine until he complies with US Department of Labor subpoena
• 01/05/2024 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor investigation into amputation injury finds Nebraska Beef Ltd. ignored federal safety standards

2023

• 09/27/2023 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Contractor enters into deferred prosecution agreement, agrees to pay $370K for willful safety failures in employee’s 2019 fatal fall in St. Joseph
• 09/08/2023 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Inspectores federales encuentran que un contratista de techado de Missouri permitió a los empleados trabajar sin protección contra caídas, lo que llevó a lesiones fatales de un joven trabajador
• 09/08/2023 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Federal inspectors find Missouri roofing contractor allowed employees to work without fall protection, leading to young worker’s fatal injuries
• 08/22/2023 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Contractor’s safety failures continue as federal inspectors find employees exposed to deadly fall hazards twice within 2 months
• 07/13/2023 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Federal inspectors found sawmill exposed employee to same unguarded saw that claimed the life of 21-year-old worker weeks earlier
• 07/11/2023 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor proposes $393K in fines after follow-up inspection finds Verona, Missouri chemical plant continues to endanger workers
• 07/10/2023 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Investigators find Cheney contractor exposed employees to potentially fatal hazards as two workers avoid tragedy in Salina trench collapse
• 04/06/2023 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor urges caution to avoid fall, electrical, other hazards during tornado cleanup in Bollinger County, Missouri
• 03/10/2023 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Without adequate safety gear, Nebraska grain handler fatally suffocated after being engulfed in corn silo; company faces $531K in penalties
• 02/06/2023 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor again cites Missouri cattle processor for exposing workers to potentially lethal carbon dioxide levels
• 01/31/2023 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Federal investigation into fatal 2022 electrocution in Kansas City finds Midwest engineering services company again failed to protect workers
• 01/26/2023 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Federal investigators finds employee suffered fatal injuries while duct tape held machine safety guards open at Kingman plastics plant

2022

• 10/05/2022 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor cites Missouri Contractor in fatal Dudley trench collapse
• 09/29/2022 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor urges Midwest employers to emphasize lawn worker safety after lawn mower roll-over deaths in Nebraska, Missouri
• 08/04/2022 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor cites Grand Island recycling company after inspection prompted by 20-year-old worker’s fatal injuries
• 06/27/2022 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor signs partnership to promote construction safety during renovation of St. Louis’ historic Butler Brothers Building
• 06/13/2022 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Labor Department announces alliance with Kansas City Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Committee to promote workplace safety
• 06/06/2022 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor, Associated General Contractors of Missouri renew 25-year partnership to train, protect construction workers on job sites
• 04/29/2022 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - St. Louis steel manufacturer lowers injury rates by investing in safety training, equipment to protect workers on the job
• 04/28/2022 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor finds St. Louis recycling facility exposed workers to fall, machine hazards, places company in Severe Violator Program
• 04/22/2022 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor, United Support & Memorial for Workplace Fatalities to sign alliance to raise awareness of workplace safety
• 04/06/2022 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor proposes $796K in fines for Missouri contractor who continued to expose workers to cave-in hazards in unprotected trench
• 03/04/2022 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect Midwest workers from dangers of hazardous noise levels, including permanent loss
• 02/08/2022 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - As workers’ injury and illness rates soar, US Department of Labor urges healthcare facilities, providers to employ effective safety, health programs
• 01/06/2022 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate renew alliance to protect, educate Mexican, Hispanic workers, employers in Kansas, Missouri on safety

2021

• 12/20/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor finds Leawood contractor continues to expose workers to asbestos, other hazards at historic Kansas City site
• 11/09/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Amid national increase, US Department of Labor urges Midwest employers to emphasize electrical safety after 4 workplace deaths in Missouri, Kansas
• 10/20/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - OSHA launches initiative to protect Midwest workers from occupational exposure to hazardous substances, other health hazards
• 10/06/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor proposes $300K in fines after inspection finds workers endangered at Missouri nutrition production plant
• 09/16/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor, the Builders’ Association renew 20-year partnership to train, protect Missouri, Kansas construction workers on job sites
• 08/24/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor, industry leaders, stakeholders call on employers, workers to combat surge in construction worker suicides
• 07/19/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor cites three employers for exposing workers, residents to asbestos at Missouri residential care facility
• 06/29/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor cites grain facility for workplace safety failures following dust explosion that severely injured worker
• 05/03/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - OSHA reminds storm recovery workers, volunteers to take safety precautions as rain, danger of flash floods continue in Southwestern Missouri
• 04/27/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
• 04/27/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
• 04/27/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
• 04/27/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
• 04/27/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers Nebraska lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety and health
• 03/25/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor files federal complaint seeking damages for whistleblower fired for reporting unsafe conditions at Missouri plant
• 02/23/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - OSHA cites Missouri auto parts manufacturer for failing to implement, enforce coronavirus protections as exposure leads to press operator’s death
• 02/17/2021 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - OSHA alleges Missouri plumbing contractor exposed worker to unprotected trench despite agreement to implement trench safety program

2020

• 12/07/2020 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - U.S. Department of Labor, Missouri Association of Manufacturers Establish Alliance to Address Machine and Other Manufacturing Hazards
• 06/29/2020 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Missouri Contractor After Employee Suffers Severe Injuries in Trench Collapse
• 04/06/2020 - 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
• 03/18/2020 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Enters Partnership to Promote Safety During Demolition of Two Missouri Coal-Fired Power Plants
• 02/28/2020 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Interstate Commodities After Employee Fatality in Grain Bin Engulfment
• 02/28/2020 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites R&R Contracting Services For Multiple Hazards Following Workplace Fatality
• 02/26/2020 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Charcoal Manufacturer For Multiple Hazards at Two Missouri Locations

2013

• 01/31/2013 - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA certifies Monsanto Co. Marshall Corn Research Station as 'star' site for workplace safety and health