OSHA Wants Soap Maker to Clean Up Its Act in Response to Chemical Release January 16, 2025 A Chambersburg, Pennsylvania soap and detergent manufacturer faces $161,310 in federal penalties after an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)...
OSHA Cites Contractor It Says Ignored Warnings Before Fatal Trench Collapse December 31, 2024 A federal workplace safety investigation has found a Glenburn, Maine general contractor ignored an onsite expert’s repeated warnings and the...
Thermometer Factory Owner Gets Probation for Exposing Workers to Mercury December 16, 2024 The owner of a New York thermometer factory was sentenced Friday to three years of probation for failing to protect...
Officials Identify 2 Men Killed in Idaho Gas Station Explosion September 23, 2024 By Rebecca Boone Authorities have identified two people killed when a gas station exploded and started a fire in a remote Idaho town...
OSHA Cites Construction Company in Deadly Idaho Airport Hangar Collapse August 2, 2024 Federal safety investigators cited a construction company in the deadly collapse of an Idaho airport hangar, saying it exercised a...
OSHA Cites Boston Employer in Window Washer’s Fatal 29-Story Fall May 10, 2024 Federal workplace safety investigators are alleging that an East Boston window cleaning company’s failure to inspect and replace damaged or...
Wisconsin Corn Mill Agrees to Pay $1.8M After Fatal Explosion December 18, 2023 A Wisconsin milling company has agreed to pay an additional $1.8 million in penalties after a corn dust explosion that...
New Hampshire Roofing Contractor Lied to Beat OSHA Penalties, Judge Says December 5, 2023 A New Hampshire contractor has been accused of lying and being evasive in an attempt to avoid responsibility for safety...
Subcontractors Working Too Close to High Voltage Power Lines Draws OSHA Action October 4, 2023 The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a settlement agreement with a New Jersey building contractor who allowed its...
OSHA Orders Vermont Firm to Rehire Environmental Whistleblower, Pay Damages August 29, 2023 In early June 2022, an employee of a Vermont agricultural equipment company observed the company pumping wastewater from the facility’s...