Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China’s electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labor authorities said on Thursday in a growing controversy in BYD’s biggest overseas market. BYD and …
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Newberg contractor $135,407 for repeatedly failing to protect employees from work-related hazards. In one of the violations, View Top Construction LLC reportedly did not ensure workers were protected from falls of …
An animal services center has been fined for several worker safety violations, including one in which an employee’s leg was mauled by a dog, requiring hospitalization. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued $563,250 in penalties to Harbor …
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued $276,425 in penalties to Parkwood Landscape Maintenance based in Van Nuys, California, for willfully violating state heat illness prevention regulations. Cal/OSHA determined that the employer knowingly failed to follow heat protection …
Two Washington asbestos removal contractors face losing the ability to legally do future asbestos removal work, plus nearly a half-million dollars in fines, for allegedly knowingly exposing workers to extremely hazardous conditions. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries …
U.S. Department of Labor inspectors found a Cleveland, Ohio bakeware manufacturer failed to prevent two workers from suffering injuries that resulted in amputations, incidents that could have been avoided with proper safety measures. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation revealed that proper workplace safety training and correct storage of pallets taller than 16 feet could have prevented the fatal injuries suffered by a forklift operator at a tire distribution center in Elm Mott, …
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 …
A man who was recently fired from his job at Navy Pier returned to the Chicago tourist attraction and killed two workers before fleeing, police said. The attack happened Tuesday afternoon after the fired worker gained access to an office …
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is levying more than $126,000 in fines for 61 reported safety and health violations by a lumber seller. Fox Lumber Sales buys leftover wood, cuts it down, and sells it for pallet …
