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Texas Energy Services Company Fined $246K for Safety Violations

U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Vann Energy Services LLC in Nixon, Texas, with 13 safety and health violations including two willful and three repeat for exposing workers to flash fires and other hazards. Proposed …

Texas Company Hit with $161K Fine for Safety Violations

Williams & Davis Boilers Inc.in Hutchins, Texas, has been cited for repeat, willful and serious safety hazards violations and fined $131,670, federal regulators say. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the company with nine …

Houston-Based Construction Company Cited for Hazards at Highway Site

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. with one repeat and one serious violation at a work site on Loop 610 in Houston, Texas. Proposed penalties total $45,500. An Aug. …

ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems Fined $172K for Hazards at Texas Site

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems Inc. with 28 serious safety violations at its Fort Worth, Texas, work site for exposing workers to “struck-by,” fall, amputation and shock hazards while they …

Texas’ 99 Cent Stores Fined $121K for Safety Violations

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Commerce, Calif.-based 99 Cent Only Stores Texas Inc. with 19 serious safety and health violations at the company’s Houston distribution center. Proposed penalties total $121,000. The alleged violations …

7 Companies Cited for Exposing Workers to Asbestos in San Antonio

Federal safety regulators have cited seven construction companies for exposing workers to asbestos hazards at a San Antonio construction work site. Proposed penalties total $148,000. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said three Miami-based contractors and …

OSHA Cites Louisiana Gas Plant after Blast Left 1 Hurt

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Plains Gas Solutions LLC in Eunice, La. following a February explosion and fire that left a worker severely burned. Proposed penalties total $111, 000. OSHA on Aug. 29 …

DWI Checkpoint in Louisiana’s Calcasieu Parish Results in 5 Arrests

A Mother’s Day checkpoint in Louisiana’s Calcasieu Parish ended in five arrests for driving while intoxicated. Law enforcement officers also issued multiple citations for other offenses. Louisiana State Police Troop D, with assistance from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, conducted …