OSHA News

California Indoor Worker Heat Protections OK’d and in Effect

California’s indoor heat protections were approved and went into effect this week. The rules apply to most indoor workplaces. Employers are required to adopt safety measures that go into effect in most cases when indoor temperatures reach 82°F to prevent …

Wisconsin Waste Management Company Faces $367K Fine for Endangering Workers

Had John’s Disposal Service Inc. and John’s Recycling Inc. in Franksville, Wisconsin followed federal safety standards, a temporary maintenance worker might not have suffered severe injuries when their jacket sleeve was pulled into an engine as they serviced a vehicle …

Dollar General to Pay $12M Penalty, Improve Safety

Discount store operator Dollar General has agreed to pay $12 million in penalty for alleged safety violations that led to blocked exits and fire extinguishers and unsafe storage, the U.S. Labor Department said in a statement. The company is also …

Illinois Contractor Faces $354K in Fines for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards

Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited an Illinois construction contractor for again exposing employees to falls from elevation — the industry’s leading cause of injury and death — as they did residential framing work, this time at four subdivisions under …

Texas Steel Plant Fined $269K for Endangering Workers

Two years after the U.S. Department of Labor added Kyoei Steel LTD to its program for severe violators of federal safety and health regulations, inspectors returned for a follow-up inspection at the Vinton, Texas steel fabrication and recycling facility and …

Texas Tank Cleaning Company Faces $800K Fine After Worker’s Fatal Injury

A La Porte, Texas tank cleaning company faces over $800,000 in fines after the company allegedly disregarded federal safety standards that may have protected their employees from hazardous working conditions and prevented another employee from suffering a fatal injury. In …

OSHA Alleges Roofer Put Own Kids at Risk on Job

The owner of a Liverpool, Pennsylvania roofing company risked the lives of two of his children by exposing them to falls from heights while they worked on roofs atop a Mechanicsburg apartment complex in June 2024, an Occupational Safety and …

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Workplace Safety Agency

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a challenge by an Ohio company to the power of the federal workplace safety regulator as the justices avoided another legal effort to pare back the authority of federal agencies. The …

Ohio Pork Processing Plant Faces 43 Violations for Ammonia Exposure

A Sandusky, Ohio pork processing facility exposed workers to a release of ammonia gas, leading the U.S. Department of Labor to open two inspections and issue 43 violations of federal regulations. Investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …

Texas Pet Products Manufacturer Fined $278K Over Employee’s Facial Burns

A federal workplace safety investigation of a global manufacturer and distributor of pet products in Arlington, Texas identified one willful violation and eight serious violations of required safety regulations during its investigation into how an employee suffered severe facial burns …