OSHA Fines Postal Service After North Carolina Worker Loses Arm March 17, 2022 The U.S. Postal Service said it is continuing to investigate an accident at a North Carolina distribution center in September...
Investigation Blames California Zip-line Worker Fatality on Safety Failures March 14, 2022 A federal workplace safety investigation found that a 34-year-old worker’s fatal fall might have been prevented had the operator of...
OSHA Fines Contractors at Philadelphia Amazon Site Over Worker Death February 28, 2022 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines against two construction firms working on a...
COVID Underscores Lack of Whistleblower Protections February 22, 2022 By Kristian Hernández Originally posted on Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. Inside a partially completed Amazon warehouse here, workers last...
Tornado Victim’s Family Sues Amazon Over Illinois Warehouse Collapse January 19, 2022 The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the central Illinois Amazon facility where...
Contractor Dies in Fall at Illinois Caterpillar Foundry December 27, 2021 A contractor working at a Caterpillar Inc. foundry in central Illinois fell to his death when he apparently stepped off...
Two Rhode Island Contractors Face $75K in Penalties for Worksite Cave-In Risks December 21, 2021 A federal inspection at a Warwick, Rhode Island, excavation found two area contractors ignoring cave-in risks and placing their workers...
Vaccinated California Employees Face Workplace Restrictions December 20, 2021 By Don Thompson In a move criticized by business groups and hailed by labor advocates, California’s workplace regulators extended the state’s coronavirus pandemic...
New York Contractor Faces $244K in Penalties for Exposing Workers to Fall Risks December 20, 2021 Three federal safety inspections at a Suffern, New York, condominium complex confirmed a Rockland County roofing contractor repeatedly exposed residential...
New York Contractor Faces $374K in Penalties After Fatal Worker Fall December 17, 2021 A federal workplace safety investigation has found a Queens, New York, construction contractor failed to provide and ensure the use...