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...
OSHA Slams Dollar General for Repeat Safety Violations at Stores December 17, 2021 Dollar General, which began in Alabama and now has stores nationwide, has been fined $321,000 for repeated safety violations at...
Oklahoma Pork Plant Faces $27,000 Penalty Over Unsafe Work Conditions December 3, 2021 A Guymon, Oklahoma processing and packing facility – operated by one of the nation’s largest pork processors – failed to...
Jury Selection Begins in Trial Stemming from Workplace Death in Maine December 3, 2021 Jury selection got underway Wednesday for the trial of a roofing contractor charged in the death of a worker who...
Smithfield to Pay $13,494 Over Coronavirus Hazards at South Dakota Facility November 17, 2021 Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. – the country’s largest pork processor – has agreed to assemble a team of company and...