OSHA Announces Penalty Increases for 2024 January 16, 2024 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it is slightly raising civil penalty amount for 2024, effective Jan. 16. The...
Dollar Tree Inc. Agrees to Improve Safety and Pay $1.35M in Fines: OSHA August 23, 2023 By Chad Hemenway Dollar Tree Inc. and subsidiary Family Dollar have entered an agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to...
OSHA Probe of Teen Worker’s Fall Uncovers Other Wage, Child Labor, Safety Issues March 23, 2023 A federal investigation into why a 17-year-old worker – who fell 24 feet from the roof of a New Castle,...
Walmart Loses Challenge to OSHA Finding in Injury at New York Warehouse February 28, 2023 Walmart Inc. violated federal workplace safety standards at its warehouse in Johnstown, New York, when it failed to prevent stored...
OSHA: Amazon Failed to Record Some Warehouse Injuries December 19, 2022 Amazon failed to properly record work-related injuries at warehouses located in five states, a federal agency said Friday while announcing...
OSHA Seeks $1.2M Fine From Demolition Firm in Fatal Boston Garage Collapse September 28, 2022 A heavy equipment operator doing demolition on the eighth floor of the Government Center garage in downtown Boston died on...
U.S. DOL Expands OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program September 16, 2022 OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program targets employers who repeatedly disregard workers’ safety and health. In order to strengthen enforcement and...
OSHA Cites Maryland Contractor for 136 ‘Willful, Repeat, Serious’ Safety Violations August 25, 2022 A Maryland residential framing contractor – cited for 136 willful, repeat, serious and other violations in 20 workplace safety inspections...
After Second Death by Fall in 3 Years, New York Roofer Faces Potential $1.3M Penalty August 24, 2022 A Nanuet, New York roofing and siding contractor with a history of safety violations and penalties now faces an additional...
Massachusetts Care Facility Employers Fail to Comply With OSHA Subpoena December 29, 2021 An October 21, 2021, decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered UHS of Fuller Inc....