Department of Labor Expands Grain Handling Safety Program in Midwest October 16, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor announced this month that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched a regional emphasis program...
Nebraska Grain Cooperative Faces $500K Fine for Exposing Workers to Hazards October 15, 2024 Federal investigators found life-threatening hazards at a Nebraska grain cooperative, where workers faced risks of fire and explosions due to...
Wisconsin Recycling Company Fined $202K for Exposing Workers to Lead, Cadmium October 11, 2024 A follow-up inspection by federal workplace safety investigators in April 2024 found a Janesville, Wisconsin recycling company continuing to expose...
Illinois Manufacturer to Pay $1.3M After Plant Explosion October 8, 2024 Chemical products manufacturer AB Specialty Silicones LLC will pay $1.3 million in penalties after an explosion and fire at its...
OSHA Cites Company for Multiple Safety Violations Following Cargo Hold Fire in Ohio September 30, 2024 Federal safety inspectors found a crew working aboard the Cuyahoga, a commercial iron ore vessel moored at the Port of...
Wisconsin Contractor Faces $144K Fine for Endangering Workers September 19, 2024 A suburban Madison, Wisconsin contractor with a history of federal safety failures – including violations that led to an employee’s...
OSHA Orders Building Materials Supplier to Reinstate Whistleblower Truck Driver September 19, 2024 A federal whistleblower investigation has found a Virginia subsidiary of one of the world’s largest building materials manufacturers fired a...
Chicago Manufacturer Faces $1M Fine for Exposing Workers to Silica Dust August 29, 2024 Federal safety inspectors became aware that a 31-year-old employee of a Chicago countertop manufacturer needed a double lung transplant after...
Childcare Provider to Pay $43K in Back Wages After Retaliation Against Texas Worker August 27, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered the Southlake, Texas location of a national childcare provider to reinstate an employee...
Chicago Contractor Faces $268K Penalty for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards August 15, 2024 A federal workplace safety investigation has found that a metro-Chicago carpentry contractor with a long history of exposing employees to...