Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Home Manufacturer Faces $272K Penalty for Safety Violations
Apr 8 2024 // An Austin, Texas subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest producers of modular and manufactured homes faces $272,479 in penalties after federal investigators found the company exposing employees to more than two...
Japanese Authorities Inspect Second Kobayashi Pharma Factory After Deaths
Apr 2 2024 // Health authorities searched a second Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory in western Japan on Sunday after the company reported five deaths possibly tied to dietary supplements, an official said. The inspection in Wakayama...
Ohio Manufacturer Faces $253K Fine for Employee’s Severe Injuries
Apr 1 2024 // Despite citations from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for similar hazards at its Shelby, Ohio facility in 2022, ArcelorMittal Tubular Products USA LLC — a subsidiary of...
Michigan Man Who Was Accidently Shot in Face With Ghost Gun Sues Manufacturer
Mar 15 2024 // A 19-year-old Michigan man who lost his right eye after being shot with a firearm made from a ghost gun kit filed a lawsuit against his former best friend who accidentally shot him and the Pennsylvania company that sold...
OSHA Seeks $551K Penalty for Frozen Food Manufacturer After Worker’s Amputation
Mar 8 2024 // A Robbinsville, New Jersey frozen food manufacturer with a history of violating federal safety and health standards was cited again by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), after a worker suffered an...
Wisconsin Flooring Manufacturer Faces $269K Fine for Repeat Violations
Mar 7 2024 // A Wisconsin hardwood flooring manufacturer continues to ignore federal safety and health regulations and expose workers to multiple hazards at its Laona mill, federal inspectors found. Inspectors with the U.S. Department...
Aeronautical Manufacturer Fined $284K for Safety Violations at Oklahoma Plant
Feb 23 2024 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an aeronautical parts manufacturer for exposing workers to nearly two dozen safety hazards following a complaint about a lax...
Mother of Teen Killed at Mississippi Poultry Factory Sues Company for Negligence
Feb 8 2024 // (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who died in a workplace accident at a Mississippi poultry factory is suing the companies that hired and employed him, accusing them of failing to follow safety standards that could have...
Louisiana Manufacturer to Pay $105K Over Age Discrimination Suit
Feb 5 2024 // J&M Industries, Inc., a manufacturing and distribution company based in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, has agreed to pay a former employee $105,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
California Reaches $1M Settlement with Cheesecake Factory, Janitorial Contractors
Feb 5 2024 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $1 million settlement against the Cheesecake Factory Restaurants Inc. and two janitorial contractors for reportedly underpaying 589 janitorial workers. The...
California Reaches $1M Settlement with Cheesecake Factory, Janitorial Contractors
Jan 24 2024 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $1 million settlement against the Cheesecake Factory Restaurants Inc. and two janitorial contractors for reportedly underpaying 589 janitorial workers. The...
Illinois Manufacturer Faces in $298K Penalties for Safety Machine Violations
Jan 18 2024 // An Illinois manufacturer faces $298,000 in penalties after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found the company failed to guard industrial equipment,...
100 Firefighters Battled Blaze at Former Singer Sewing Machine Factory
Jan 9 2024 // Over 100 firefighters battled a blaze last Friday at a New Jersey industrial park that was home to the Singer Sewing Machine factory for more than a century. A passerby reported the fire around 5:30 a.m., Mayor J....
Ohio Manufacturer Assessed $389K in Penalties for Safety Violations
Dec 28 2023 // An Ohio industrial rubber hose manufacturer with a long history of federal workplace safety issues could have prevented a 25-year-old worker from suffering severe crushing injuries by following required safety measures,...
Tesla Moves to Pause EEOC Lawsuit Alleging Race Bias at Factory
Dec 20 2023 // Tesla Inc has asked a U.S. judge to pause a federal agency’s lawsuit accusing the electric carmaker of severe harassment of Black workers at its California assembly plant, saying two similar cases should play out...
Toxic Chemicals Found in Wells Near Michigan Shoe Manufacturer’s Headquarters
Dec 4 2023 // Tests show toxic chemicals in wells near the headquarters of a western Michigan shoe manufacturer, years after the company dredged and transferred river sediment from a leather-processing tannery. There is no dispute...
Tesla Beats Claim It Fired New York Factory Workers Amid Union Campaign
Dec 1 2023 // A U.S. labor board has dismissed claims that Tesla Inc. illegally fired employees working on Autopilot software at a New York factory to put an end to union organizing. A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional...
Texas Manufacturing Company Cited for Willful Safety and Health Violations, Faces $596K in Proposed Penalties
Nov 22 2023 // A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety inspection at a prominent El Paso, Texas manufacturing company found the employer willfully exposed workers to the risks of amputation and permanent hearing loss and violated...
Toxic Chemicals Found in Wells Near Michigan Shoe Manufacturer’s Headquarters
Nov 17 2023 // ROCKFORD, Mich. (AP) – Tests show toxic chemicals in wells near the headquarters of a western Michigan shoe manufacturer, years after the company dredged and transferred river sediment from a leather-processing...
OSHA Faults Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in Massachusetts Plant’s Fatal Explosion
Nov 17 2023 // A Newburyport, Massachusetts pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturer and its parent company could have prevented an employee’s death from an explosion but lacked the required safeguards in a chemical manufacturing...
