India Releases Safety Guidelines on Restarting Factories After LG Chem Gas Leak May 11, 2020 By Divya Patil India has released safety guidelines for restarting manufacturing industries as it partially eases the world’s most expansive pandemic lockdown and...
Gas Leak at LG Chem Plant in India Kills at Least 7, Forcing Evacuation of Thousands May 7, 2020 By Archana Chaudhary An overnight gas leak at an LG Chem Ltd. polymer plant in southern India has killed at least seven people...
Refinery Fire Doused in South Texas, No Injuries February 19, 2020 A fire at a Citgo refinery in in Corpus Christi, Texas, has been extinguished with no injuries, according to the...
Washington Fines Contractor for Blasting Violations, Worker Safety Issues January 31, 2020 A reportedly unsafe blasting operation in Spokane, Wash., that put workers and the public at risk has resulted in an...
Washington Roofer Fined Nearly $375K for Putting Workers at Risk January 6, 2020 A roofing company in Snohomish, Wash. is facing large fines from the state for multiple worker safety hazards and their...
Subcontracted Workers Most at Risk from Accidents in S. Korea’s Shipyards October 30, 2019 By Hayoung Choi, Hyunjoo Jin and Ju-min Park Park Chol-hee was working the holiday shift at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard on Labour Day, 2017, when a giant...
Excavation Company Fined $31K for Fatal Colorado Trench Collapse October 7, 2019 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined an excavation company for the deaths of two Colorado workers who were...
Washington Dairy Bottling Plant Hit with $1.8M Fine for Safety Violations September 24, 2019 A Battle Ground, Wash., dairy bottling and distribution operation has been hit with a large fine for multiple violations after...
Montana’s State Fund Declaring $30M Dividend September 18, 2019 The Montana State Fund board of directors has declared a $30 million dividend to be paid to its safest policyholders....
Extreme Heat May Hurt Farms, Agriculture Industry: Report August 2, 2019 By Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting As many as nine states could see heat indexes above 100 degrees for more than a quarter of the year...