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September 2015
- - 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
August 2015
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Idea Nuova again exposes employees to blocked exit and fire hazards
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - 2 workers suffer amputations in separate incidents, less than 2 weeks apart, due to Oakwood, Georgia, plastic manufacturer's safety failures
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - OSHA renews alliance with Mexican Consulate in Austin to promote worker safety and health
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - OSHA renews alliance with Mexican Consulate in El Paso to promote worker safety and health
- - Region 1 OSHA Regional News Brief - US Court of Appeals holds serial OSHA violator in contempt
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - South Florida's Latite Roofing continues to expose workers to dangerous falls
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Battery recycling facility continues to expose workers to dangerous levels of lead, cadmium at Lancaster, Ohio, facility
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - 54-year-old employee loses 4 fingers at Wahlco recycling plant
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - Workers exposed to multiple hazards at farm machinery manufacturer
- - Region 7 OSHA Regional News Brief - Moving company cited in heat-related death of worker
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Atlanta's American Air Filter Co. continues to expose workers to serious safety hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - Initial meeting set for Emergency Response and Preparedness Subcommittee of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Alabama roofing contractor sentenced for making false statements to OSHA inspectors following an incident that seriously injured 3 workers
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - 23-year-old worker loses part of finger in machine
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA directive explains new process to assist early resolution of whistleblower complaints
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Hannaford Supermarkets acts to prevent musculoskeletal injuries for warehouse employees in Maine and New York
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Hannaford Supermarkets acts to prevent musculoskeletal injuries for warehouse employees in Maine and New York
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA to hold monthly meetings of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Temporary Workers Work Group
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - Pallet rental company fined nearly $59K by OSHA for failing to protect employees from noise hazards at Hazelton depot
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Cleveland manufacturer exposes workers to amputation, other hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA cites A & W Roofing for exposing workers to fall hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Pipe insulator and staffing agency cited for exposing workers to amputation hazards in Houston
- - Region 1 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA: Bridgeport Family Dollar store employees face exit access hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA updates National Emphasis Program on amputations
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Chicken processor faces $861K in fines after OSHA finds workers continue to be exposed to serious amputation, electrocution and fall hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - 21-year-old employee loses 4 fingers on his first day
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA report: Inzi Controls Inc., continues to expose workers to amputation hazards
- - Region 7 OSHA Regional News Brief - Construction company cited in death of worker at wind energy site
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Emergency medical transport company ignores health precautions, ambulance workers unprotected from risks of infection and disease
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Illinois construction companies, manager face nearly $2M in fines for exposing workers to known asbestos hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Elk Grove Village, Illinois, shop exposes workers to respiratory, other hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - Fire truck manufacturer exposes workers to amputation and fall hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Republic Steel exposes workers repeatedly to fall, chemical and other hazards at Lorain, Ohio, steel mill
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Trucking company fined $156K for exposing workers to a variety of safety and health hazards
- - OSHA National News Release - OSHA proposal would lower beryllium levels, increase workplace protections
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Newark recycling plant exposed workers to safety and health hazards
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Specialty fabric manufacturer, Twitchell Products LLC, cited a second time for exposing employees to amputations, burns and falls
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - Worker's hand is amputated by power press at Akron, Ohio, manufacturer
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds Wisconsin packaging plant disabled machine safety devices
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - The Atlanta Journal Constitution cited for repeatedly exposing workers to amputation, electrocution and other workplace hazards
- - Region 7 OSHA Regional News Brief - Workers exposed to multiple safety and health hazards at boiler manufacturer
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA approves Maine as newest State Plan protecting state and local government workers
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - Florida pallet recycling company exposes temporary and full-time workers to deadly safety hazards following OSHA inspection
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Nursing facility to implement procedures to reduce musculoskeletal injuries suffered by workers providing resident care
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA again cites Kapco Inc. after portion of employee's finger amputated; co-worker has similar injury in 2014 on same machine
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - U.S. Labor Department sues Continental Alloys and Services Inc. in Houston for wrongfully firing an employee
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - Worker suffers severe burns at Bellevue, Ohio, plastic company
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA cites Chaney Roofing Maintenance for exposing workers to fall hazards
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 - Trench collapse seriously injures worker, leads to $424K fine for employer
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Texas worker injured after being denied safety equipment; employers cited
- - 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 - Middlefield, Ohio, pallet maker allowed 14-year-old to operate machine illegally, resulting in loss of hand
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Manufacturer cited by OSHA after press crushes worker's finger
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Workers risked dangerous falls at Shenandoah, Texas, worksite
- - 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 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 schedules meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health in Florida
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA directive updates inspection procedures for protecting workers from tuberculosis in healthcare settings