Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
TDI OKs Higher TWIA Liability Limits for Manufactured Homes
Sep 15 2021 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) approved the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s (TWIA’s) petition to increase its maximum liability limits on manufactured homes, but regulators said the insurer of...
Ohio Manufacturer Cited for Repeatedly Exposing Workers to Machine Hazards; Fined $203K
Sep 10 2021 // Federal workplace safety officials once again cited a Cincinnati, Ohio, stone manufacturer for exposing workers to amputation hazards when it failed to ensure machine safety procedures were followed and machine guards were...
Colorado Home Manufacturer Faces $222K in OSHA Penalties
Aug 17 2021 // Federal workplace safety officials cited a Colorado home manufacturing company for continuing to expose workers to falls at Pueblo facility. Key Structures LLC faces $222,055 in OSHA penalties and 13 willful, repeat and...
Oregon Home Manufacturer Sued for Alleged Racism, Discrimination
Aug 2 2021 // Two former employees of a home manufacturing company in eastern Oregon filed a lawsuit saying they endured anti-Black racism and discrimination, and were fired after reporting the incidents to managers. The lawsuit was...
3 Midwest Manufacturers Pay More Than $400K to Settle Hazardous Waste Violation Cases
Jul 29 2021 // Three manufacturing companies in Midwest states reached settlements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)....
Man Killed When Machinery Collapses on Him at Massachusetts Storage Facility
Jul 29 2021 // A 38-year-old man was killed when a piece of machinery collapsed on him at a storage facility in Everett, authorities said Monday. The man was operating a hydraulic forklift system alone at a Commercial Street facility on...
Oregon Home Manufacturer Sued for Alleged Racism, Discrimination
Jul 26 2021 // Two former employees of a home manufacturing company in eastern Oregon have filed a lawsuit saying they endured anti-Black racism and discrimination, and then were fired after reporting the incidents to managers. The...
Manufacturers Balk at ‘Right to Repair’ Initiative by Biden Administration
Jul 26 2021 // Americans would be freer to repair their broken cellphones, computers, videogame consoles and even tractors themselves, or to use independent repair shops, under changes being eyed by federal regulators. The regulators...
El Paso Manufacturer Fined $412.75K for Safety Violations
Jul 20 2021 // An El Paso, Texas, metal stamping manufacturing facility with a history of workplace safety violations failed again to protect its workers from the dangers of moving machine parts, federal officials said. As a result, a...
Machinery at Montana Car Wash Severs Worker’s Lower Leg
Jul 6 2021 // An employee at a car wash in Helena got caught in a piece of machinery that severed his lower leg, Helena fire officials said. The accident happened just before 1 p.m. Tuesday at Woody’s Car Wash, Assistant Chief of...
Penn. Manufacturing Company, Owner Sued for Firing Worker Over Safety Concerns
Jun 29 2021 // The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against a Pennsylvania paper products manufacturing company and its owner after they fired a worker for raising safety concerns and asking several times for safety gloves to...
FAA Makes It Easier for Staff Overseeing Manufacturers to Report Safety Concerns
Jun 23 2021 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday it has launched a program to help make it easier for staff overseeing Boeing and other airplane manufacturers to report safety concerns. An independent survey...
Texas Tortilla Factory Fined $218K for Workplace Safety Violations
Jun 16 2021 // A San Marcos, Texas-based tortilla manufacturer has been cited for repeat and serious workplace safety violations, and faces penalties of more than $200,000, federal regulators say. The Occupational Safety and Health...
New York Could Try to Sue Gun Manufacturers Under Bill
Jun 10 2021 // New York’s attorney general could sue gun manufacturers under certain scenarios under a bill that passed the state Senate and Assembly on Tuesday as lawmakers continued wrapping up this year’s legislative...
Biden Backs States Against Manufacturers Over Prescription Drug Imports From Canada
Jun 1 2021 // The Biden administration is urging a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that could stand in the way of states like Florida in allowing prescription drugs to be imported from Canada. In a legal brief filed Friday, the White...
Protecting Manufacturing Clients as Products Evolve
May 29 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group. As these and other companies expand the scope of their businesses and assume new risks, there are increasing opportunities for independent agents to...
Renault-Nissan, Hyundai Face Factory Closures in India over Workers’ COVID-19 Fears
May 25 2021 // CHENNAI, India – Automakers Renault, its alliance partner Nissan Motor Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. face temporary factory closures in India due to growing unrest among workers concerned about rising COVID-19...
Texas Manufacturer Fined $558.8K for Workplace Safety Violations
May 18 2021 // A Waco, Texas-based bath and shower manufacturer has been cited for 19 workplace safety violations and fined $558,821 by federal workplace safety officials. An inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Officials Say Fire at Oregon Textile Manufacturer Was Arson
Apr 26 2021 // A large fire that gutted a Southeast Portland, Ore., textile manufacturing last week was arson, according to fire officials. Portland Fire & Rescue said in a statement that a security camera recorded someone starting...
Fire Causes Partial Roof Collapse at Oregon Textile Factory
Apr 21 2021 // A fire caused extensive damage to a textile manufacturing facility in Portland early Monday, officials said. The first reports of the blaze came in around 3:30 a.m. Monday at a commercial building in southeast Portland,...
