Latest Manufacturing Headlines
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Texas Manufacturer Faces $298K in Penalties for Safety Hazards Leading to Employee’s Finger Amputation
Sep 5 2023 // A Stafford, Texas engine component manufacturer was cited for failing to correct safety hazards that caused an employee’s finger amputation in March 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor said. Inspectors with the...
FDA Warns 3 Baby Formula Makers to Correct Manufacturing Process Controls
Aug 31 2023 // The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued warnings to three infant formula makers to correct their manufacturing processes to better catch bacterial contamination, but added it does not expect any impact on...
Ohio Vinyl Tile Manufacturer Faces $545K in Penalties for Failing to Protect Workers from Hazards
Aug 29 2023 // An Ohio-based vinyl tile manufacturer with a history of failing to protect workers from hazards at its Fostoria plant dating back to 2017, now faces an additional $545,853 in federal penalties after investigations by the...
Texas Glass Manufacturer Earns OSHA Star Designation
Jul 26 2023 // OSHA has awarded Cardinal IG Waxahachie, a glass manufacturer and provider based in Waxahachie, Texas, with a “Star” designation for excellence in workplace safety and health management. The action follows an...
OSHA Fines Boston’s Dumpling Maker Chinese Spaghetti Factory $190K
Jul 25 2023 // When federal workplace safety inspectors returned to a Boston food plant in March 2023, they said they discovered the plant’s operator — Chinese Spaghetti Factory Inc. — still had not installed required safety...
Gas Leak From Bad Fitting Cited in Chocolate Factory Explosion Where 7 Died
Jul 20 2023 // Natural gas leaked from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion leveled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven people, federal safety investigators said Tuesday,...
District of Columbia Sues Manufacturers for ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination
Jul 19 2023 // District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against more than 25 chemical companies for manufacturing, marketing, distributing, and selling products containing dangerous PFAS chemicals, which...
Groups Argue Wisconsin Regulators Can’t Make Factory Farms Obtain Preemptive Pollution Permits
Jul 18 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) __ Wisconsin regulators can`t legally impose environmental regulations on factory farms before they become operational, two farm advocacy groups allege in a lawsuit that could dramatically loosen...
Texas Manufacturing Plant to Pay $175K to Settle Discrimination Discrimination Suit
Jul 18 2023 // Lion Elastomers, LLC, a manufacturing plant in Port Neches, Texas, agreed to pay $175,000 and provide other relief pursuant to a consent decree entered by a federal district court on July 7, resolving a disability...
Illinois Pizza Manufacturer Fined $2.8M After Worker’s Death
Jul 17 2023 // The operator of a specialty frozen pizza manufacturing plant in Illinois could have prevented the death of a 29-year-old sanitation worker by following proper machine safety procedures, a federal investigation has...
New Jersey Announces $393M Settlement With Manufacturer Over Forever Chemicals
Jun 29 2023 // Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, Inc., which bills itself as the industry leader in specialty polymers, has agreed to a settlement with New Jersey officials over cleanup and compensation for the discharge of so-called...
Illinois Pizza Manufacturer Fined $2.8M After Sanitation Worker’s Death
Jun 22 2023 // The operator of a specialty frozen pizza manufacturing plant in Illinois could have prevented the death of a 29-year-old sanitation worker by following proper machine safety procedures, a federal investigation has...
Wisconsin Manufacturing Plant Faces $277K in Fines Over Employees’ Hand Injuries
Jun 15 2023 // The operator of a north central Wisconsin meat and sausage manufacturing plant might have spared two employees from suffering serious hand injuries by following required machine safety standards, a U.S. Department of Labor...
Ohio Plastic Manufacturer to Pay $252K Over Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
Jun 13 2023 // Pretium Packaging, LLC, a manufacturer of plastic bottles and containers, will pay $252,768 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
New Mexico Sues Manufacturers of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Amid Health Concerns
Jun 9 2023 // New Mexico’s attorney general and its Environment Department filed suit against the manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to as PFAS, seeking monetary damages to defray the...
Black Workers at California Tesla Factory Allege Rampant Racism, Seek Class-Action Status
Jun 8 2023 // Tesla may face a class-action lawsuit after 240 Black factory workers in California described rampant racism and discrimination at the electric automaker’s San Francisco Bay Area plant, including frequent use of...
Maryland AG Sues 3M, DuPont, Other Manufacturers Over ‘Forever Chemicals’
May 31 2023 // Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed two lawsuits seeking to hold multiple chemical manufacturers accountable for contamination of the state’s natural resources and harm to public health from their...
Rhode Island AG Sues Manufacturers of Forever Chemicals
May 26 2023 // Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha yesterday filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, for allegedly causing significant harm to the...
Ohio Resin Manufacturer Fined $171K for Exposing Workers to Respiratory Hazards
May 24 2023 // In certain concentrations, flammable vapors can ignite, leading to powerful explosions and leaving workers seriously injured or worse. For workers manufacturing plastic resin, the high heat used in the production process...
New York AG Sues Manufacturer Over Magazine Lock Used in Buffalo Massacre
May 15 2023 // New York’s attorney general sued a gun accessory manufacturer Thursday for selling a lock that can be easily removed to attach high-capacity magazines, which are illegal in the state. The white gunman who massacred...
