News Releases
January 2013
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Cleveland Granite and Marble for exposing workers to safety and health hazards; proposes $98,000 in fines
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Zamastil Exteriors in Wonder Lake, Ill.; $87,010 in proposed fines for lack of worker fall protection
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites foundry COL-Pump Co. in Columbiana, Ohio, for exposing workers to noise hazards
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Rochelle Park, NJ, stucco contractor for repeat fall hazards at Westwood, NJ, site
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites two Wisconsin companies following worker's death on US Route 41 bridge construction site near Oshkosh
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites BMC Building Materials and Construction Services in New Braunfels, Texas, for exposing workers to electrical, machine guarding hazards
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Rosina Food Products Inc., proposes $54,750 in fines for serious hazards at West Seneca, NY, plant
December 2012
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Xsport Fitness in Libertyville, Ill., for failing to provide workers with personal protective equipment
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Union, NJ, contractor $41,580 for repeat electrical hazards at Fort Lee, NJ, work site
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites chemical manufacturer AC and S Inc. in Nitro, W. Va., following July worker fatality
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. demanda al National Council of La Raza Action Fund Inc. (NCLR), ordenando la reincorporación del denunciante despedido ante una demanda por exposición al moho
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Worldwide Oilfield Machine in Houston for exposing workers to amputation and electrical hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Lowe's Home Centers Inc. in Killeen, Texas, for exposing workers to electrical, other safety hazards
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Fiberglass Structures Inc. with 12 safety violations for exposing Laurel, Mont., workers to hazards
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA files petition against SeaWorld of Florida to comply with subpoenas during follow-up inspection.
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA schedules stakeholder meetings to discuss preventing injuries and fatalities from vehicle backovers
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Keene, NH, contractor cited in fatal fall at school construction site agrees to correct hazards, expand worker training after US Labor Department actions
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites US Postal Service for worker's heat-related death in Independence, Mo.
- - OSHA Media Advisory - US Labor Department's OSHA, McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. and Georgia Tech Research Institute form construction safety partnership
- - OSHA National News Release - Secretary of Labor announces new members of Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Timken Co. $170,500 after complaint inspection finds 12 safety violations at Canton, Ohio, steel mill
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Lawrenceville, Ga.-based roofing company with a willful violation for exposing workers to fall hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Lawrenceville, Ga.-based roofing company with a willful violation for exposing workers to fall hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Bontrager Excavating Ltd. in Uniontown, Ohio, for failing to protect workers in trench
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA renews strategic partnership to decrease musculoskeletal injuries in northeast Wisconsin foundries
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Certifit Inc. with safety violations for exposing workers to electrical and fall hazards in San Antonio
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA releases online tool to help protect workers exposed to cadmium
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA extends temporary enforcement measures in residential construction through March 15
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Pilgrim's Pride Corp. with repeat and serious violations for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals at Lufkin, Texas, facility
- - OSHA Statement - Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on death of James Hodgson
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor sues DKS Structural Services in Huntsville, Ala., for firing employee who refused to enter unprotected 15-foot-deep trench
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Amerimex Motors & Controls in Houston for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals, other safety hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Honeywell Electronic Chemicals for multiple process safety management violations in Mansfield, Texas
- - OSHA Media Advisory - US Labor Department's OSHA, McCarthy Building Cos. and Georgia Tech Research Institute partner on expansion project at Emory University Hospital
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA requests recommendations to update its construction industry standards
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA issues new fact sheet on mold hazards and safeguards for workers during Sandy cleanup
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites CPI-Lansing LLC for exposing workers to grain bin hazards at Red Cloud, Neb., facility; proposes fines of $144,400
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Pandrol USA in Bridgeport, NJ, for willful and serious violations, proposes $283,500 in penalties
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA renews partnership with electrical contractor groups to prevent workplace injuries and fatalities
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites ATW Automation with 9 safety violations following worker's death at Dayton, Ohio, manufacturing facility
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA establishes alliance with Wisconsin Agri-Business Association to address grain industry hazards
November 2012
- - OSHA National News Release - FAA proposes policy to improve flight attendant workplace safety
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA renews alliance with Chippewa Valley Technical College in Wisconsin
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA renews alliance with Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - OSHA issues new fact sheet on importance and necessity of providing, using proper personal protective equipment during Sandy cleanup
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Norfolk Southern Railway Co. ordered by US Labor Department to pay more than $288,000 for violating Federal Railroad Safety Act
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites BCW Food Products in Dallas with serious violations for exposing workers to amputations, other hazards
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - New England Wood Pellet agrees to correct explosion and fire hazards at New Hampshire facility following US Labor Department actions
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Dover Chemical Co. for 47 violations following chemical release at Ohio plant, proposes $545,000 in fines
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Jersey City, NJ, warehouse company for fall and other safety hazards
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - Scrap metal recycler cited by US Labor Department's OSHA for exposing Butte, Mont., workers to multiple safety hazards, including amputations
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA exposes safety and health hazards at construction sites through no-notice incident prevention campaign
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Mississippi Phosphates for 40 safety and health violations following 2 worker fatalities
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - Dalton, Ga., chemical manufacturer cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for 20 safety violations following explosion; proposed penalties total $77,000
- - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA announces new Whistleblower Protection Program director
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - New Haven, Conn., manufacturer cited by US Labor Department's OSHA for safety violations after 4 workers hospitalized following fire
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites ProMaxima Manufacturing in Houston for exposing workers to amputations, other hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Harrison Hoist following tower crane collapse at UT Dallas that killed 2 workers
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - OSHA and EPA urge employers, workers, homeowners and others to protect themselves during flood cleanup
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Cargill Meat Solutions for exposing workers to hazardous energy at Illinois plant, proposes $114,000 in fines
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites TMT in Dallas, Texas, following robbery, death of worker at Garland Whip In store
- - OSHA National News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA encourages retailers to provide crowd management measures to protect workers during major sales events
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Vann Energy Services in Nixon, Texas, for violations after 2 workers injured in fire
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Williams & Davis Boilers in Hutchins, Texas, with repeat, willful and serious violations during follow-up inspection
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department recovers back wages for student workers, fines companies for labor violations at warehouse in Palmyra, Pa. Companies agree to pay more than $350,000 in back wages and penalties, abate hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Lapmaster Precision Finishing Services in Dayton, Ohio, with 13 violations following inspection prompted by complaint
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Grede Wisconsin with 9 safety violations during follow-up inspection at Berlin, Wis., iron foundry
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department seeks court enforcement of order requiring Star Air to reinstate 2 wrongfully terminated Ohio truck drivers
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites American Masonry in Chicago for exposing workers to lead dust, proposes $196,000 in fines
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA seeks nominations for members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Johnston, RI, lawn care service for 7 serious violations following electrocution of employee
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA and recidivist Massachusetts contractor reach settlement over cave-in hazards at Cambridge and Framingham sites
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $61,000 in fines to Syracuse, NY, roofing contractor for fall hazards at Liverpool work site
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Missouri American Water for safety violations following worker's death on reconstruction site in Joplin
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Texas cabinet manufacturer cited by US Labor Department's OSHA for combustible dust, other hazards; proposed penalties total more than $64,000
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites New York contractor for exposing workers to fall and other hazards at Jacksonville, Fla., work site
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA establishes partnership with Black and Veatch Construction for work on Columbia Energy Center in Pardeeville, Wis.
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites B.W. Supply in Lyons, Ohio, for 25 health and safety violations, proposes more than $205,000 in fines
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $75,000 in fines to Minnesota pipe manufacturer for machine guarding, other hazards at Chatsworth, Ill., facility
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Northern Illinois Flight Center ordered by US Labor Department's OSHA to reinstate, pay more than $500,000 to illegally terminated pilot
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA schedules meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department secures decision affirming fall hazard violation, fine against Campbell, Ohio-based bridge painting company
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - La OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. anima a que los trabajadores en tareas de recuperación del huracán se protejan contra peligros
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA establishes safety partnership to protect workers building Cleveland Medical Mart and Convention Center
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites tank cleaning service for confined space hazards at Lansing, Ill., facility; proposed fines exceed $142,000
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA and the International Window Cleaning Association renew Alliance to protect workers from industry hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA will hold meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $58,000 in fines to New Castle, Pa., recycling company for 27 workplace safety, health hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites History Construction Management for exposing workers to lead, other hazards at Odell, Ill., plant
October 2012
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Newton, Mass., medical provider cited by US Labor Department's OSHA after workers exposed to biohazards; inspection finds willful, serious violations
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA urges recovery workers and public to guard against hazards during Hurricane Sandy
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA urges recovery workers and public to guard against hazards during Hurricane Sandy
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - GP Roofing and Construction of Palm Coast, Fla., cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for exposing workers to fall, other hazards
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Craft brewer cited by US Labor Department's OSHA for safety hazards at New Hampshire brewery following fatality caused by April keg explosion
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Northeastern Wisconsin Wood Products more than $184,000 after follow-up inspection finds 16 violations
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA finds 14 safety and health violations during follow-up inspection of Miami Valley Polishing in Piqua, Ohio
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA renews alliance with Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, ND
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor's Worker Safety and Health Challenge:develop a tool to inform young workers about hazards
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - In 2 lawsuits, US Labor Department obtains back wages and corrective action for Connecticut workers fired for filing OSHA complaints
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Texas-based Symmetry Turf Installations for worker's heat-related death at Fayetteville, Ark., work site