OSHA Announces $21M in Workplace Safety Grants for Nonprofits June 28, 2021 The Department of Labor announced funding opportunities for more than $21 million in Occupational Safety and Health Administration training grants...
Worker Dies After Fall Through Roof of Building in Park Near Pittsburgh June 25, 2021 A masonry company worker was pronounced dead after falling through the roof of a large building in a park near...
Massachusetts Health Boards Overwhelmed, Unready to Protect Workers May 14, 2021 By Shannon Iriarte, Shwetha Surendran and Maggie Mulvihill With federal regulators missing from the field and state leaders scrambling to manage the COVID-19 crisis, Massachusetts’ 351 overtaxed local...
New York Contractor to Pay $135K in Penalties After Trench Collapse April 22, 2021 A Long Island, New York, superstructure, foundation and concrete company will pay $135,612 in penalties stemming from the collapse of...
New York Petroleum Carrier Pays $375K for Seaman’s Protection Act Violation April 21, 2021 A Long Island, New York-based petroleum barge company and three former and current management officials have paid $375,000 in restitution...
Police Say Man Killed in Industrial Accident at Pennsylvania Plant April 5, 2021 An industrial accident claimed the life of a worker in western Pennsylvania, authorities said. Allegheny County police said emergency personnel...
Two Workers Injured in 30-Foot Fall Off Slippery Roof in Massachusetts March 24, 2021 Two workers fell about 30 feet off the roof of a duplex under construction in Massachusetts early Friday and were...
Two Dead After Getting Struck at Boston Construction Site March 4, 2021 Two people died when they were struck by a truck at a construction site in Boston on Wednesday, officials said....
Ohio Contractor Cited After 14-Year-Old Badly Injured in Fall from Roof March 3, 2021 An Ohio roofing contractor has been cited by federal workplace safety officials after a 14-year-old boy who was working on...
House Committee to Probe Tyson, Smithfield, OSHA Over Covid Outbreaks February 2, 2021 By Laura Davison A Democratic-led House panel is launching a probe into coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants and whether the Occupational Safety and...