OSHA Cites Long Island Thermometer Maker Over Mercury Exposure in Workplace March 10, 2023 Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a New York thermometer manufacturer for overexposing its employees to mercury at its West...
General Contract Fined $154K After Painter Fatally Falls 21 Feet Off Balcony March 8, 2023 A 51-year-old painting contractor at a residential apartment complex in Cleveland stepped onto a third-floor balcony and it tilted suddenly,...
Owner, Employee Charged With Manslaughter in Worker’s Death in Trench Collapse March 6, 2023 A construction company owner and an employee were charged with manslaughter Friday in connection with a trench collapse in Connecticut...
New Hampshire Roofing Contractor Faces $234K in OSHA Penalties March 1, 2023 Federal workplace safety inspectors have again cited a Derry, New Hampshire contractor for not protecting their employees against potentially lethal...
Texas Dental Practice to Pay Back Wages to Workers Fired for Raising COVID Concerns February 23, 2023 Two workers at a North Texas dental practice will share $15,706 in back wages to be paid by the dentists...
Ohio Tool Manufacturer Fined $164K After Worker’s Thumb Amputated February 21, 2023 In less than two years, three workers at a leading tool manufacturer in Barberton suffered injuries from unguarded machinery. The...
OSHA Cites Tree Services Firm Over 17-Year Old Worker Killed in Woodchipper February 15, 2023 On a Tuesday afternoon in the summer of August 2022, federal workplace safety inspectors responded to a police report that...
Mars Wrigley Candy Factory Fined Over Workers’ Falls Into Vat of Chocolate February 14, 2023 Federal workplace safety authorities have fined a central Pennsylvania confectionary factory more than $14,500 following an accident last year in...
After 2 Deaths, New York Roofing Firm Still Ignoring Fall Protections, Claims OSHA February 8, 2023 Nanuet, New York-based roofing contractor ALJ Home Improvement Inc. is ignoring safety requirements despite having suffered the loss of two...
Amazon Fined for Worker Safety Violations in Three States February 3, 2023 By Spencer Soper US federal workplace safety regulators fined Amazon.com Inc. more than $60,000 for putting warehouse employees at risk for lower back...