OSHA Calls for Review of Machine Safety Rule in Age of Robotics May 29, 2019 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is considering an update to the rules governing the...
Kansas’ Spirit Aerosystems Faces $193.2K in Penalties for Carcinogen Exposure May 13, 2019 Spirit Aerosystems Inc. – based in Wichita, Kansas – has been cited for exposing employees to carcinogen hazards and faces...
Ruling on Stabbing Prompts Calls for National Workplace Violence Prevention Standard April 16, 2019 By Jim Sams A federal commission decision that an employer had a duty to protect a social services worker who was stabbed to...
Ohio Company Faces $1.3M in OSHA Penalties for Workplace Hazards March 27, 2019 Federal safety officials have fined a metal heat treatment company based in Bowling Green, Ohio, $1,326,367 for exposing its employees...
Texas Canned Food Company Faces $194K in OSHA Penalties March 6, 2019 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bruce Foods Corp. – a Mexican food...
Texas Indoor Gun Range Cited for Lead Exposure, Fined $214K February 14, 2019 An indoor gun range in Killeen, Texas, has been cited and fined more than $214,000 for exposing employees to unsafe...
Nebraska Dairy Faces $78.8K in OSHA Penalties Following Grain Bin Death December 21, 2018 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it cited Thiele Dairy in Nebraska for failing...
Texas Underground Tank Contractor Cited for Excavation Hazards November 5, 2018 Federal workplace safety regulators have cited Texas-based UST Systems Inc. for trench safety violations after the company allowed its employees...
Missouri Plumbing Contractor Admits to Safety Violations; Will Pay $225K Penalty November 2, 2018 Arrow Plumbing LLC has admitted to willfully violating federal safety standards by failing to require and enforce the use of...
Ohio Manufacturer Cited for Safety Violations, Fined $213K October 5, 2018 Federal officials have cited Norwalk, Ohio-based American Excelsior Company for workplace safety hazards and proposed $213,411 in penalties against the...