OSHA News

OSHA Seeks $551K Penalty for Frozen Food Manufacturer After Worker’s Amputation

A Robbinsville, New Jersey frozen food manufacturer with a history of violating federal safety and health standards was cited again by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), after a worker suffered an amputation last August. The agency determined the …

Wisconsin Flooring Manufacturer Faces $269K Fine for Repeat Violations

A Wisconsin hardwood flooring manufacturer continues to ignore federal safety and health regulations and expose workers to multiple hazards at its Laona mill, federal inspectors found. Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducted an …

Aeronautical Manufacturer Fined $284K for Safety Violations at Oklahoma Plant

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an aeronautical parts manufacturer for exposing workers to nearly two dozen safety hazards following a complaint about a lax safety environment at the company’s plant in Catoosa, Oklahoma. …

OSHA Seeks $306K Fine From Massachusetts Roofer for Alleged Fall Safety Violations

A Framingham, Massachusetts roofing contractor with a history of fall-related safety violations again exposed its employees to potentially fatal falls, this time to falls of up to 20 feet at a residential worksite in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood, according to …

OSHA Seeks $1M Penalty for New Jersey Contractor Added to ‘Severe Violator’ List

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a New Jersey contractor for again exposing workers to fall hazards, this time while working at a construction site in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. OSHA said it has inspected Adrian …

Chicken Processing Plant Fined $393K for Endangering Ohio Employees

A chicken processing plant – with a long history of violations ‒ continues to ignore federal safety regulations and expose workers to multiple hazards while they process chickens for commercial sale, federal inspectors found. Inspectors with the U.S. Department of …

Court Orders Sports Bar, Owner to Pay $359K for Retaliating Against Employees

A federal court has ordered a Milford, Connecticut, sports bar and its owner to pay employees a total of $359,485 in back pay, emotional distress damages, withheld compensation and punitive damages for violating labor and safety law anti-retaliation provisions. The …

Construction Worker Killed When Foundation of House Being Waterproofed Collapses

The partial collapse of a house foundation was the apparent cause of the death of a 51-year old construction worker in Hanson, Massachusetts on Wednesday morning. The worker, Gerceir Osvaldo DeFaria, was pronounced dead on the scene, according to Plymouth …

Wisconsin Ice Cream Plant Fined $145K for Safety Violations

Responding to a report of workers being exposed to anhydrous ammonia, federal investigators found a Madison, Wisconsin ice cream plant lacked sufficient process safety management procedures to control the release of hazardous chemicals. Exposure to anhydrous ammonia, used in the …

Federal Court Fines Nebraska Contractor Who Stalled Investigation Into Employee’s Fall

A federal court has issued an order holding a Nebraska roofing contractor — who has stalled federal investigators for nearly a year — in contempt of court and imposing a fine of $100 a day if he fails to comply …