OSHA Cites Long Island Thermometer Maker Over Mercury Exposure in Workplace March 10, 2023 Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a New York thermometer manufacturer for overexposing its employees to mercury at its West...
Acrobat Injured After Fall at Barnstable County Fair in Massachusetts July 28, 2021 An acrobat has been hospitalized following injuries sustained in a fall at the Barnstable County Fair Wednesday. The man fell...
Worker Killed in Accident at Georgia Tyson Foods Plant September 8, 2020 A 58-year-old man has died in an industrial accident at a Georgia poultry processing plant. The maintenance worker was killed...
OSHA Vows More Work Safety Inspections for Coronavirus as Businesses Reopen May 21, 2020 By Tom Hals The U.S. Labor Department will expand inspections of businesses to reduce job-site hazards related to the new coronavirus as employees...
Occupational Medical Group Warns Congress Legalized Cannabis Is Workplace Risk October 15, 2019 A group of occupational medicine doctors is warning that legalization of marijuana has “huge” public and workplace health and safety...
Wisconsin Company Hit with Fine Following Refinery Explosion October 5, 2018 Federal officials have fined a northwest Wisconsin refining company more than $83,000 for safety violations related to an explosion that...
Updated: OSHA Rule Requiring Electronic Reporting of Injuries Goes Into Effect December 15, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal rule requiring certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness reports goes into effect today. The rule applies...
Tennessee Investigating Death of Knoxville Steel Mill Worker May 16, 2016 The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a worker at a Knoxville steel mill. Knoxville...
Feds: Ohio Workplace Fatalities on the Rise February 9, 2015 Workplace fatalities have been rising in Ohio, and federal officials cite lack of attention to safe work practices and training...