News Releases
December 2016
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA fines USPS $178K after inspectors find workers exposed to safety hazards at Merrifield distribution center
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - OSHA renews initiative to improve worker safety culture in Colorado by renewing Colorado Safety Association alliance
- - Region 10 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites contractor after another Idaho worker falls to his death
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA issues final rule establishing procedures for handling retaliation complaints from workers in the automotive industry
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Massachusetts packaging company for serious safety, health hazards following injury to temporary worker
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning cited for fall protection violation as worker falls in Lexington from roof as unprotected foreman stands on another
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Alabama auto parts supplier to Kia and Hyundai, staffing agencies face $2.5M in fines after robot fatally crushes young bride-to-be
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA cancels meeting of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health OSH Professionals Pipeline Work Group
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA inspects Selbyville poultry processor after worker suffers finger amputation
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites, fines Crystal Finishing Systems following fatality investigation
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites global food company after 2 workers suffer severe injuries at Melrose Park, Illinois, processing facility
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites global commercial laundry equipment manufacturer after second worker suffers amputation injury in less than two months
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA emphasis program finds 22 violations at Texas feed manufacturer
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Central Transport agrees to enhanced safety measures at over 100 freight terminals in US Labor Department settlement
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA requests comments, schedules meeting on standard to prevent workplace violence in healthcare, social assistance
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds workers exposed to machine, electrical hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - Stucco contractor fails to properly protect employees from fall, silica hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Roofing company did not provide adequate fall protection for roofers working at commercial site in O'Fallon, Illinois
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds flooring subcontractor workers exposed to dangerous falls at construction site; Dallas-area employer faces $87K in fines
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA extends deadline for comments on proposed rule to improve provisions in its standards
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA issues recommended practices to promote workplace safety and health programs in construction
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA fines USPS $342K after inspectors find workers exposed to bloodborne pathogen hazards at Brooklyn, Maryland, annex
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - Pennsylvania hospital workers exposed to violence, bloodborne hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds Texas reel manufacturer exposed workers to amputation, chemical hazards; company faces $107K in fines
November 2016
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA schedules meeting of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA renews alliance with National STEPS Network and NIOSH to protect workers in oil and gas extraction industry
- - OSHA Trade Release - Secretary of Labor renews charter of Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Occupational Safety and Review Commission approves settlement between US Labor Department, event company after circus tent collapse
- - Region 10 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Washington marine cargo handling company for willful safety violations after worker's fatal fall
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - J.C. Stucco and Stone ordered to pay nearly $345K in fines after OSHA finds company continued to expose workers to scaffolding hazards
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - OSHA launches emphasis program to protect Wilkes Barre area retail store workers as holiday season beckons
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA fines Philadelphia contractor $72K for fall, trenching safety violations
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA fines window manufacturer nearly $75K for exposing workers to safety hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA, Safety Council of Northwest Ohio renew alliance to provide education, resources to area employers
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - OSHA issues more than $150K in fines to Louisiana contractor for confined space violations after fumes sicken two workers
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA investigates trench collapse after 28-year-old worker becomes 13th worker injured while working underground in 2016
- - OSHA National News Release - OSHA issues final rule updating walking-working surfaces standards and establishing personal fall protection systems requirements
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Ohio worker's death highlights grim 2016 national stat: trench collapse fatalities have more than doubled
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Contractor exposes workers repeatedly to potential deadly or disabling fall hazards at Middletown roofing job
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA cites South Florida painting company after worker injured
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA again finds Dollar General jeopardizing worker safety
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - OSHA finds Boulder sporting goods manufacturer retaliated against worker who reported concerns about free-fall equipment safety
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - OSHA: Training could have prevented tree service worker's death
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds Ohio-based roofing company exposed employees to falls again, this time at a Pittsburgh work site
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA to hold a meeting of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health OSH Professionals Pipeline Work Group
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites wholesale baking company after worker suffers amputation
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Fuyao America Glass racks up $227K in OSHA penalties following six complaint inspections at Ohio auto glass plant in 2016
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds multiple workers suffer ergonomic injuries at Excelsior Springs Seating System
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Roofing company cited after 47-year-old laborer dies after suffering heat stroke on third day on the job
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Prinz Grain and Feed in worker's death after wall of corn debris collapses in grain bin
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds New Jersey cleaning products manufacturer exposed workers to chemical, other safety and health hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - Inventors selected in first-ever noise safety challenge
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds Arkansas steel wire company failed repeatedly to protect workers from amputation hazards
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites both South Dakota refinery, construction companies after worker suffers fatal burns when ethanol ignites during expansion project
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Eight times since 2011, federal safety inspectors find Central Florida contractor exposing workers to dangerous, potentially deadly falls
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA finds Ohio rail track repair kit manufacturer exposes workers to machine, silica, falls, noise and other hazards; proposes $159K in fines
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - OSHA focuses on reducing amputations suffered by Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas workers
October 2016
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA inspection finds Dollar General in Jonestown blocked emergency exit again, proposes $215K penalty
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Ohio trailer lining manufacturer faces nearly $215K in fines after OSHA finds company disabled safety devices, exposed workers to hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - OSHA investigation of two serious employee injuries finds global filtration manufacturer failed to protect workers from safety and health hazards
- - OSHA Statement - Assistant Secretary of Labor Dr. David Michaels encouraged by BLS report on occupational injuries and illnesses in 2015
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Illinois manufacturer after electrician's first day ends tragically when mobile trailer falls, fatally crushes him
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Coilplus Illinois following fatality investigation at Plainfield facility
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA's investigation of machine operator's injuries finds safety guards bypassed at Wisconsin retail bag manufacturer
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites animal feed company for exposing workers to grain handling, electrical hazards at Nebraska facility
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA and the American Staffing Association renew alliance to protect temporary workers
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA cites national logistics company's Wisconsin facility for exposing workers to powered industrial vehicle, electrical hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds J.M. Smucker's facility lacks energy control procedures in federal investigation of employee's amputation injury
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA investigation results in more than a dozen serious violations for Houston commercial furniture manufacturer after machine crushes worker
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA schedules meeting of Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health; requests nominations for membership
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer for failing to protect its workers from machine hazards
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - OSHA finds Mississippi sawmill's safety failures led to worker's death
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA cites paper product manufacturer for lacking safety procedures after worker suffers amputation; proposes $68K in penalties
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA delays enforcement of anti-retaliation provisions of injury and illness tracking rule until December 1
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Temporary workers rigging steel at Columbus building site at risk of 6-story falls as employers failed to provide fall protection, training
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA inspectors responding to report of workers sickened by carbon monoxide, finds dangerous asbestos exposure, other hazards at nursing home renovation
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA releases updated recommended practices to encourage workplace safety and health programs
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites South Florida tree trimming service in worker's fatal electrocution
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Framing contractor continues to expose workers to fall and other safety hazards; OSHA proposes nearly $360K in penalties
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Philadelphia contractor exposes workers to fall hazards again, this time at a South Jersey construction worksite
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - Pennsylvania masonry company agrees to pay $135K in back wages, damages to terminated plant manager following OSHA whistleblower investigation
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA fines Louisiana chemical manufacturer more than $92K after inspection finds 9 serious violations at Westlake facility
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA issues final rule establishing procedures for handling retaliation complaints under the Affordable Care Act
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA investigation at Bucks County housing development marks 6th time Georgia-based roofing contractor cited for exposing workers to fall hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Omega Demolition Corp. after worker fatally crushed by 40-ton beam on I-90 bridge construction project in Des Plaines
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - As fall's harvest arrives, OSHA urges grain-handling industry to be vigilant to stem a tide of recent tragedies, and near disasters
- - OSHA Trade Release - Secretary of Labor renews charter of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - OSHA's whistleblower complaint against automotive supplier resolved
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - OSHA urges storm recovery workers, public to be vigilant, aware of hazards in aftermath of Hurricane Matthew
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Illinois plumbing contractor ignores OSHA, returns to job site next day and continues exposing workers to dangers of trench collapse
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA proposes to amend respiratory protection standard to add two additional fit-testing protocols
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Syracuse roofing contractor again exposes workers to fall hazards: OSHA
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - New Jersey steel can manufacturer exposes workers to noise hazards, potentially permanent hearing loss at Parsippany facility
- - Region 7 OSHA Regional News Brief - Iowa postal facility exposes workers to mold, electrical hazards from unrepaired water leak
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - New Jersey aluminum company continues to expose employees to machine hazards - resulting in worker injuries, amputations
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Greater employer, worker vigilance needed as OSHA opens 36 fatality investigations statewide since Jan. 1, 2016
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites US Postal Service after two Des Moines workers suffer heat illness while delivering the mail
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA proposes rule to improve provisions in its standards
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds workers exposed to hazardous chemicals, compressed gas and falls at discount tire retailer
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Bergen County framing contractor faces $222K in fines after failing to provide proper protection, exposing employees to 20-foot falls at work site