State Police Shortage Stalls Vermont Program to Protect Highway Workers September 12, 2025 By SHAUN ROBINSON /VTDigger Kellen Cloud’s line of work has always been dangerous. For the better part of the past two decades, Cloud has...
Construction Supervisor Sentenced for Obstructing Probe of Employee’s Fatal Fall July 9, 2025 A Blue Point, New York man has been sentenced to one year in prison and two years of supervised release...
Family of Ironworker Who Died on Job Awarded $12 Million March 28, 2025 A Pennsylvania cement company has agreed to pay $12 million to the family of an ironworker who fell to his...
Worker Killed When House Under Construction Collapses in Massachusetts January 29, 2025 A worker died Tuesday after a house under construction in Massachusetts collapsed. According to local police, Mario Diaz Obando, 29,...
OSHA Cites Contractor in Death of Worker Who Fell From Boston Theater Scaffold January 24, 2025 A construction contractor could have prevented the death of a worker at the Cutler Majestic Theater in Boston by following...
Construction Firm Owner Sentenced for $2 Million Tax Evasion, Lying to OSHA December 13, 2024 A Massachusetts construction business owner was sentenced to 18 months in prison for an employment tax scheme and making a...
Judge Affirms $16.7K in OSHA Penalties Against New York Roofing Contractor October 31, 2024 An administrative law judge has ordered a Rochester, New York commercial roofing company to pay $16,782 in penalties for safety...
Jury Awards $68.5M to Family of Worker Who Fell to Death at Philly Construction Site July 3, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Philadelphia jury has awarded $68.5 million in damages to the widow and son of a 38-year-old construction worker who...
OSHA Cites Contractor 32 Times in 4 Months for Alleged Deadly Fall Hazards June 14, 2024 Federal officials say a New Jersey construction contractor with a history of ignoring federal fall safety standards has again been...
New Jersey Contractor to Pay $13K Penalty After Worker’s Fatal 5-Story Fall May 29, 2024 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports it has reached a settlement agreement with a New Jersey contractor...