December 18, 2024
Federal workplace safety officials have again cited a New Jersey construction contractor for allegedly repeatedly violating safety requirements at three North Jersey worksites, exposing employees to falls from elevations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it inspected a …
December 16, 2024
The owner of a New York thermometer factory was sentenced Friday to three years of probation for failing to protect workers who were exposed to hazardous levels of mercury after a spill at his plant. Robert Peyser, 66, of Bellmore …
December 5, 2024
For the eighth time since 2020, federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a Lake Zurich, Illinois roofing contractor for exposing workers to falls from elevation, the leading cause of fatal and serious injuries among people employed in the construction industry. …
December 3, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Portsmouth, Ohio hardwood floor manufacturer with a long history of federal safety violations after the company reported a 23-year-old worker suffered a partial arm amputation while troubleshooting a rip saw machine at …
November 25, 2024
An Ohio outpatient mental health treatment facility has agreed to pay a $16,000 settlement and take numerous steps to improve workplace safety after a patient attacked a nurse practitioner violently in April 2024. Responding to the incident, investigators with the …
November 22, 2024
A New Jersey commercial baker in Paterson faces $385,221 in federal penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employer failed to correct workplace safety hazards identified in 2023. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began …
November 19, 2024
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update on its investigation into the hazardous ammonia release at a food processing facility in Sterling, Virginia that injured dozens of employees. The July 31, 2024 incident at Cuisine …
November 15, 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said its enforcement has led to fewer workers dying. OSHA, a part of the Department of Labor, said it investigated 826 worker deaths in fiscal year 2024. This is an 11% reduction from 928 …
November 13, 2024
Federal inspectors have cited 595 Construction LLC – a Crystal Lake, Illinois contractor with a history of exposing employees to fall hazards – for eight safety violations after finding employees framing a residential structure without required protections three times at …
November 6, 2024
Federal inspectors have cited 595 Construction LLC – a Crystal Lake, Illinois contractor with a history of exposing employees to fall hazards – for eight safety violations after finding employees framing a residential structure without required protections three times at …