News Releases
September 2009
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Conshohocken, Pa., company for workplace safety and health hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies nearly $295,000 in fines against Superior Dairy in Canton, Ohio
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Falmouth, Mass., contractor faces more than $69,000 in fines from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA following cave-in at Kingston, Mass., jobsite
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - La Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) del Departamento del Trabajo de EE.UU., OSHA de Puerto Rico y la Universidad del Sagrado Corazón renuevan su alianza de seguridad y salud
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Toys R Us for exit access hazards at Bay Parkway store in Brooklyn, N.Y.
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA, Puerto Rico OSHA and the University of the Sacred Heart renew safety and health alliance
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites construction company more than $140,000 for excavation hazards at Drummond, Okla., worksite
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Monarch Oil Inc. of Omaha, Neb., for safety violations following accident investigation
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites 2 Texas-based companies for fall hazards at Colorado worksite
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $79,000 in fines to Danbury, Conn., manufacturer for machine guarding and lockout/tagout hazards
- - OSHA National News Release - U.S. Labor Department awards more than $6.8 million in safety and health training grants
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA opens record on proposed rule on electric power generation, transmission and distribution
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Stone Mountain, Ga., manufacturer with 44 safety and health violations
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA and Louisiana State University sign alliance agreement to provide training, education and outreach
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA document describes silica control
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Americold Logistics LLC in Carthage, Mo., for alleged safety violations
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. for safety and health excellence
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Nelson Pipeline Constructors Inc. in Fort Lupton, Colo., for alleged safety violations
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Spaccamonti Excavating Inc. in Pueblo, Colo., for alleged safety violations
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes MediFit Corporate Services in St. Louis for excellence in workplace safety and health
- - Region 9 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor files whistleblower suit against contractor working at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
- - OSHA National News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA issues final rule updating personal protective equipment standards based on national consensus standards
- - OSHA Trade Release - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health addresses influenza preparedness
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $90,000 in penalties against Griffin Industries rendering plant in Starke, Fla.
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Pride Plating Inc. in Grove, Okla., for alleged safety and health hazards
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Knobel's Refrigeration Inc. of North Platte, Neb., for worksite safety violations
- - Region 9 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Guam general contractor, 5 subcontractors for multiple safety and health violations
- - OSHA Trade Release - Nursing homes, manufacturing establishments among nearly 4,000 worksites on inspection list under OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting 2009 program
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Connecticut manufacturer faces $225,500 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for new and recurring hazards at Newington, Conn., plant
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies $275,000 fine to Metal Improvement Co. in Lombard, Ill.
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Norwalk, Conn., electrical contractor faces $148,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines following Stamford, Conn., electrical fire
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - La Administración de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos presenta a líderes religiosos y de la comunidad del área de Nueva York un nuevo recurso para la seguridad en la construcción
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA introduces New York area community and faith-based leaders to new construction safety resource
- - Region 10 OSHA News Release - Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., receives OSHA's highest safety recognition
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Ball Ground, Ga., poultry additive manufacturer with failure-to-abate, repeat and serious safety violations
- - OSHA National News Release - Illinois OSHA public employee protection plan receives federal approval
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $47,000 in fines for process safety management hazards at Boston seafood company
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - La Administración de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos renueva alianza por la salud y la seguridad con El Centro de Hospitalidad para los trabajadores de habla hispana de Staten Island, Nueva York
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA renews safety and health alliance with El Centro de Hospitalidad for Spanish-speaking Staten Island, N.Y., workers
August 2009
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Rochester, N.Y., waste collection company's failure to correct safety hazards results in additional $304,200 in fines from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Long Island, N.Y., contractor faces $72,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for fall hazards at New York City jobsite
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites 2 Denver-based companies for violations of Occupational Safety and Health Act
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $43,000 in fines against North Haven, Conn., firearms manufacturer for machine hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA partners with Associated General Contractors of America's Shreveport, La., chapter
- - OSHA National News Release - U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis, in response to worker fatality decline in Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, says one death is too many
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $576,000 in penalties against Sims Bark and Sims Stone for 142 safety and health violations
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA forms alliance with American Society of Safety Engineers - St. Louis Chapter
- - OSHA National News Release - Federal Guidelines Encourage Employers to Plan Now for Upcoming Influenza Season
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA urges construction companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania to take action to prevent worker falls
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies $76,500 in proposed penalties against East Sparta Ohio-based S&N Pallets Inc.
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites BAE Systems Inc. for alleged safety and health violations in Sealy, Texas
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA fines Tamaqua, Pa., company for workplace safety and health violations
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites construction contractor following a fatality at a Tyler, Texas, worksite
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - La Administración de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional (OSHA) del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos cita a contratista de construcción después de accidente mortal en obra de Tyler, Texas
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Union Drilling Inc. for workplace safety and health hazards
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - La Administración de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional (OSHA) del Departamento del Trabajo de EE.UU., propone casi $380,000 en multas contra la procesadora avícola de Gainesville, Georgia, por serias infracciones intencionales
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $380,000 in penalties against Gainesville, Ga., poultry processor for willful and serious violations
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Rubio Construction for alleged workplace safety and health violations in Houston and League City, Texas
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Wynne Transport Service Inc. of Omaha, Neb., following fatality at worksite near Endicott, Neb.
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA publishes Direct Final Rule and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking updating the National Consensus Standards in its Acetylene Standard
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies fines against A-1 Excavating following New Richmond, Wis., fatality
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Sinton Dairy Foods Co. LLC in Colorado Springs, Colo., for alleged safety & health violations
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA fines Cressona, Pa., manufacturing company $65,800 for crane hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA teams with Odom's Tennessee Pride in Little Rock to promote workplace safety in the food processing industry
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - OSHA praises EG&G Defense Materials and Battelle Memorial Institute for excellence in workplace safety and health
- - OSHA National News Release - OSHA establishes "Watch List" to strengthen integrity of Outreach Training Program
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies $58,500 in proposed penalties against U.S. Postal Service in Eau Claire, Wis.
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Wilmington, Del., company for workplace safety and health hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Branco Enterprises for alleged potential trenching hazards at Fort Smith, Ark., worksite
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites oil refinery in Tulsa, Okla., for alleged safety and health hazards
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Progressive Protein LLC of Omaha, Neb., for safety and health violations following worker fatality
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $442,000 in fines for lead and other hazards at Rockland, Mass., composites manufacturing facility
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $125,000 in fines for Watertown, Mass., manufacturer for electrical, chemical and respirator hazards
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA recognizes National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Morgantown, W.Va., for workplace safety
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites International Paper's Augusta, Ga., plant for serious safety and health violations following fatality
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites MillerCoors in Golden, Colo., for violations of Occupational Safety and Health Act
- - Region 10 OSHA News Release - U.S. Postal Service's Evergreen Detached Carrier Unit in Hillsboro, Ore., receives OSHA's highest safety recognition award
July 2009
- - OSHA National News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA focuses inspection program on safety of airport traffic control tower personnel
- - OSHA Trade Release - New OSHA document discusses combustible dust hazards
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $147,600 in fines against M.S. Walker Inc. in Somerville, Mass., for fire, explosion and other hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Lake Charles, La.-based refinery for alleged safety and health violations
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Summerfield, Kan.-based Diamond Sawing and Coring LLC following fatality at Lincoln, Neb., worksite
- - OSHA National News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA national emphasis program targets workplaces that release highly hazardous chemicals
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes GE Sensing and Inspection for workplace safety and health success
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies $85,360 in proposed penalties to Dehler Manufacturing, Chicago, for workplace health violations
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA announces workplace safety violations against Dana Container Inc.
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites PSEG Power LLC for workplace safety and health hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA publishes new guidance document explaining exposure monitoring requirements for ethylene oxide
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $109,000 in fines against Plattsburgh, N.Y., manufacturer for recurring hazards
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA partners with Nebraska Public Power Generation Agency and Black & Veatch Corp.
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $100,000 in fines against Concord, N.H., steam plant following fire that injured worker
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - OSHA launches alliance with Morristown Neighborhood House to focus on workplace safety and health
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Fall hazards at Forest Hills, N.Y., worksite lead to more than $120,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for Long Island contractor
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $136,000 against water and sewer contractor for safety violations at Cobb County, Ga., trench site
- - OSHA Trade Release - Marine terminal safety issues on the agenda at OSHA's Maritime Advisory Committee meeting
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies $75,000 in proposed penalties to MasTec for trenching violations in Madison, Wis.
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA and Greater New Orleans Industrial Educational Council sign safety and health alliance agreement
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Madison, Ala., construction company for willful and serious safety violations following Warner Robins, Ga., fatality
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites El Dorado Metals in Arkansas with 26 serious safety and health violations; penalties total $69,500
- - OSHA Trade Release - Construction enforcement among topics addressed during upcoming Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health meeting