News Releases
October 2014
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA provides direction for inspecting cranes and derricks on construction worksites
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Judge upholds citations issued for bloodborne pathogen and lead exposure hazards at West Caldwell, New Jersey, company
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Jacksonville, Florida-based ShayCore Enterprises cited by OSHA following worker being injured
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Central Transport again for forklift, fall hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Ensign United States Drilling continues to expose workers to potential injury or death during oil well explosions
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Mableton, Georgia, trucking company cited for repeat and serious safety and health violations
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Quest Specialty Coatings in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin,for willful, repeat safety violations following fires at facility
- - OSHA Trade Release - Secretary of Labor announces new members of Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Employees exposed to potentially fatal fall hazards at Bridgeport, Connecticut, work site
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Chris Sawdo Construction cited by OSHA for failing to protect workers from fall hazards while performing residential construction
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Advanced Tree Service in Newberry, Florida, cited for willful and serious safety violations following worker fatality
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - The Samuels Group, OSHA renew partnership to protect construction workers on Sacred Heart Hospital project in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Texas Dollar Tree Stores for putting employees at risk
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Workers exposed to combustible dust, amputation and other serious hazards at Cleveland auto coatings plant
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - OSHA partners with general contractor to protect workers during Little Rock, Arkansas, outlet mall construction project
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC ordered to pay more than $225K to worker terminated after reporting injury at Kansas City, Kansas, rail yard
- - OSHA National News Release - US Labor Department and Federal Communications Commission announce working group to prevent fatalities in telecommunications industry
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Fulton, Mississippi, lumber mill cited for willful and serious safety violations following worker fatality
- - OSHA National News Release - OSHA launches national dialogue on hazardous chemical exposures and permissible exposure limits in the workplace
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - FedEx Ground Packaging System Inc. cited for machine guarding hazard at Wilmington, Massachusetts, distribution center
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Industrial Power Systems cited for exposing workers to trench cave-ins
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Haverhill Chemicals after fatal injury of an employee clearing reactor drain
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Worker injured after being caught in machinery at Kloeckner Metals Corp.
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA seeks proposals for online OSHA Outreach Training Program
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Manchester, Connecticut, contractor cited for 25 serious violations at Hockanum Mill renovation site in Rockville
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Newington, Connecticut, stair and cabinet manufacturer cited by OSHA for mechanical, chemical and fire hazards after employee amputation
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Judge affirms citations issued for chemical and mechanical hazards at South Fallsburg, New York, chicken processing plant
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Florida-based GP Roofing and Construction and Archer Exteriors cited for exposing workers to falls and other hazards
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Wolcott, Connecticut, roofing contractor cited for fall hazards after fatal worker fall in Watertown, Connecticut
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Somerville, New Jersey, company fined $136,290 for willfully exposing workers to safety and health hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Certified Heat Treating Inc. after supervisor fatally injured at Miamisburg, Ohio, plant
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Struck-by vehicle incidents cause 15 percent of workplace fatalities in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - New Hampshire contractor with history of safety violations exposed employees to 25-foot falls
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Worker critically injured when pinned by machine at Columbus Castings
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC ordered to pay $30,000 for retaliating against worker
September 2014
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Jasper Contractors in Jacksonville, Florida, cited for exposing workers to falls and other hazards; $162K in penalties proposed
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Workers exposed to asbestos while restoring landmark Chicago fire station
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - OSHA finds workers repeatedly exposed to fall hazards at residential construction site in Robbinsville, New Jersey
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Plaid Enterprises in Decatur, Georgia, cited for exposing permanent and temporary workers to amputation, electrical and other safety hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Mechanics repeatedly exposed to chemical hazards at Illinois garage
- - Region 9 OSHA News Release - Railroad machinist awarded $51,000 in damages and back pay following suspension for videotaping machinery testing
- - OSHA National News Release - Wireless Horizon tower collapse results in deaths of 2 cell tower workers
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA extends compliance date for crane operator certification requirements
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA schedules meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA and agriculture community come together to promote safety education during National Farm Safety and Health Week Sept. 21-27
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Worker loses life after being struck-by an excavator bucket at construction site
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Stericycle Inc. ordered to reinstate Wichita, Kansas, supervisor terminated for reporting safety concerns
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - OSHA and agriculture community come together to promote safety education during National Farm Safety and Health Week Sept. 21-27
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - OSHA and agriculture community come together to promote safety education during National Farm Safety and Health Week Sept. 21-27
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Massachusetts Bay Electrical Corp. cited for safety violations in connection with 2 worker fatalities on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department files complaint against North Jackson Specialty Steel for dismissing employee who reported safety concerns
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA proposes $130,200 in fines for Canton, Ohio, aluminum plant for willfully exposing workers to serious hazards
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Prattville, Alabama, Fras-le North America cited for repeat and serious safety and health violations following OSHA inspection
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Midville, Georgia, steel distributor cited for exposing workers to repeat and serious workplace safety hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Roofers not provided fall protection at two work sites
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Electrical and machine hazards among 10 serious safety violations found at General Glass International in Secaucus, New Jersey
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Employee injured while working at Oconee Fall Line Technical College; Georgia electrical contractor cited for safety violations
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Worker reports respiratory inflammation after welding in rail car
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - D and J Ironworks cited for inadequate workplace safeguards following fatal fire in Boston's Back Bay
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Workers exposed to dangerous machine hazards at MCM Industries Co.
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA, National Safety Council renew alliance to address worker exposures to falls, emergency response, other safety issues
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - JC Stucco and Stone Inc. willfully exposed workers to fall hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites KVK Foundry for repeatedly violating safety standards
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Holder Construction Group and OSHA partner to protect construction workers on Oasis Data Center Project in Omaha, Nebraska
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - 51-year-old worker fatally engulfed in Lake Preston, South Dakota, grain elevator
- - Region 10 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department seeks damages for wrongly terminated Sandpoint, Idaho, employee
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - Over 40 safety and health violations found at Wayne Lumber and Mulch Inc.
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Workers exposed to combustible dust, amputation and other serious hazards at Ravenna, Ohio, rubber products plant
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Cut stone manufacturer exposes workers to amputation hazards, hearing loss
- - OSHA National News Release - OSHA announces new requirements for reporting severe injuries and updates list of industries exempt from record-keeping requirements
- - OSHA Statement - Statement on Updates to OSHA's Recordkeeping Rule by Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Brundidge, Alabama, condiment producer fails to correct previously identified workplace hazards; nearly $235K in penalties proposed
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Unguarded machine leads to worker's thumb amputation at Hammond, Wisconsin, polycoated paper manufacturing facility
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad ordered to pay $2K to Iowa conductor disciplined for taking doctor-ordered leave
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Central Transport for forklift, fall hazards
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Enfield, Connecticut, roofing contractor exposed workers to falls at 2 New Britain sites, faces nearly $300,000 in OSHA fines
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Arctic Glacier USA Inc. cited by US Labor Department's OSHA for exposing employees to ammonia hazards at Brooklyn, New York, ice plant
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Workers exposed to amputation hazards at Peoria, Illinois, tower manufacturer
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Mt. Pleasant Blacktopping cited for failing to protect workers from trench cave-ins while installing water mains
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Worker crushed by machinery at Youngstown, Ohio, steel mill
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA seeks nominations for five members to serve on Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Alabama metal manufacturer cited by OSHA for exposing workers to amputations, falls and other workplace safety hazards
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Alabama metal manufacturer cited by OSHA for exposing workers to amputations, falls and other workplace safety hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA finds 6 safety, health violations at Saginaw, Michigan, medical center for veterans
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Promoting worker safety in oil and gas sector prompts OSHA area offices in El Paso and Lubbock, Texas, to renew Permian Basin STEPS Network alliance
- - OSHA National News Release - $10.6M in safety and health grants awarded to 78 organizations across the nation by US Labor Department's OSHA
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA names new director of its Standards and Guidance Directorate
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Plastering subcontractor repeatedly exposed workers to fall hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Liquid chlorine handling procedures cited at Racine, Wisconsin, foundry
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Worker fatally injured at Behr Iron & Steel recycling plant
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Pride Plating Inc. with 38 violations for exposing workers to a cancer-causing health hazard; fines total $341,550
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Georgia parts manufacturer fails to correct previously identified workplace hazards; more than $92K in penalties proposed
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - B & T Underground fined $76,340 for exposing workers to trench cave-ins
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Heartland Workers Center establishes alliance with OSHA to educate immigrant workers on workplace safety and health
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Worker fatally injured after fall at Farmers Cooperative
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - BNSF Railway ordered to pay $12K to worker disciplined for taking doctor-ordered leave
August 2014
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Connecticut plastics manufacturer exposed employees to falls, mechanical, electrical and chemical hazards
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Workers exposed to fall hazards at Bloomfield, New Jersey, construction site
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Workers willfully exposed to amputation hazards at Paterson, New Jersey, manufacturing facility
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Douglass Colony Group Inc. for 11 violations; exposes workers to asbestos and fines total $81,000