The Lowdown: May is National Safety Stand-Down Month April 3, 2019 By Pamela Simpson What’s coming up for your construction clients? The 6th annual National Safety Stand-Down takes place May 6-10, 2019. First initiated...
Forklift Operator Killed in California Workplace Accident April 2, 2019 A forklift operator was killed when he was struck by a car during a business delivery. KCAL reports that the...
Ohio Company Charged with Obstruction over Accident That Killed Worker April 1, 2019 An aluminum manufacturing company in Ohio has been charged in federal court with misleading its parent company in Canada about...
Mass. Contractor Faces $311K in Penalties for Exposing Workers to Safety Hazards November 15, 2018 Northeast Framing Inc., a contractor based in Lunenberg, Mass., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...
Wisconsin Company Hit with Fine Following Refinery Explosion October 5, 2018 Federal officials have fined a northwest Wisconsin refining company more than $83,000 for safety violations related to an explosion that...
Illinois Pallet Manufacturer Faces $91.8K Fine After Employee Injury January 26, 2018 Federal safety officials have cited an Illinois pallet manufacturer for machine safety violations after an employee was injured while conducting...
How the U.S. Can Improve Workplace Injury and Illness Data January 18, 2018 By Denise Johnson Federal agency officials involved in reducing work-related injuries and illnesses believe there is still a lot to learn about the...
Firms Renovating Old Chicago Post Office Hammered for Worker Safety December 29, 2017 A federal agency has cited three Chicago-area companies for allegedly not properly protecting workers doing renovations on Chicago’s sprawling Old...
Workplace Fatalities Continue to Increase, with Transportation Incidents #1 Cause December 27, 2017 There were 5,190 workplace fatalities reported in the U.S. in 2016, a seven percent increase over the previous year. According...
After Harvey Suspension, OSHA Resumes Regular Enforcement in Texas, Louisiana October 16, 2017 After suspending most enforcement actions in Texas and Louisiana following Hurricane Harvey, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and...