Service Workers Union Asks Feds to Oversee South Carolina’s ‘Lax’ Safety Agency December 8, 2023 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of the largest labor organizations in the United States petitioned the federal government on Thursday...
New Hampshire Roofing Contractor Lied to Beat OSHA Penalties, Judge Says December 5, 2023 A New Hampshire contractor has been accused of lying and being evasive in an attempt to avoid responsibility for safety...
New York Man Charged With Obstructing Investigation Into Fatal Construction Incident December 1, 2023 A federal grand jury has indicted Richard Zagger, of Blue Point, New York, charging him with conspiracy and obstruction of...
Wisconsin Roofing Contractor Faces $180K in Fines For Repeated Safety Violations November 29, 2023 After an Overhead Solutions LLC manager attended an on-site training discussion on fall hazards on May 25, 2023, federal workplace...
Texas Manufacturing Company Cited for Willful Safety and Health Violations, Faces $596K in Proposed Penalties November 22, 2023 A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety inspection at a prominent El Paso, Texas manufacturing company found the employer willfully...
New York Contractor Faces $522K in OSHA Penalties for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards November 22, 2023 A federal workplace safety investigation alleges that a Huntington, New York contractor could have prevented a roofer’s fatal fall at...
Federal Jury Convicts Two Employees in Fatal Wisconsin Corn Dust Explosion October 24, 2023 By Harm Venhuizen MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A federal jury has convicted two senior employees at a Wisconsin corn plant of falsifying records...
OSHA Investigations Uncover 36 Violations at Tulsa Manufacturing Facility October 17, 2023 A Tulsa, Oklahoma manufacturing facility exposed employees to struck-by hazards and identified 36 violations, including 25 serious safety violations of...
OSHA Fines Pennsylvania Candy Factory for Not Evacuating Before Fatal Explosion October 10, 2023 A Pennsylvania chocolate factory was fined more than $44,000 by the federal workplace safety agency on Thursday for failing to...
Indiana Workplace Officials Investigate Death of Man Injured While Working on Machine at Evansville Plant September 22, 2023 EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) – Workplace safety officials are investigating the death of a southwestern Indiana man this week after he...