Kentucky Bill to Trim State OSHA Agency Powers Now on the Governor’s Desk March 18, 2025 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, a non-profit advocacy group, is sounding the alarm about a Kentucky bill...
Washington Timber Company Fined $114K for Child Labor Violations March 10, 2025 A Washington timber company was fined $114,300 for reportedly violating state and federal child labor regulations. The violations involve a...
Truck Trailer Manufacturer Earns TDI Lone Star Safety Award March 6, 2025 The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has recognized Kalyn Siebert with the Lone Star Safety Award...
Washington Company Fined $231,000 for Asbestos Violations February 19, 2025 A Washington company was fined $231,000 for exposing workers to asbestos at a jobsite. The Washington State Department of Labor...
Cal/OSHA Cites Plumbing Companies $529K Following Trench Collapse February 18, 2025 The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued citations totaling $529,640 to Smelly Mel’s Plumbing and Sewer Rat Plumbing...
Sky Zone in Washington Fined for Overworking Teens January 27, 2025 The owner of a Tukwila, Washington, trampoline park faces more than $68,000 in fines for not giving teen employees meal...
Cal/OSHA Says Safeway Exposed Workers to Serious Hazards at Largest Warehouse January 10, 2025 The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited Safeway $182,000 in proposed penalties for safety violations that reportedly put...
Brazil Says Workers at China’s BYD Site Are Victims of Human Trafficking December 31, 2024 By Fabio Teixeira Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China’s electric vehicle producer BYD are victims...
Oregon OSHA Fines Contractor $135K for Repeated Fall Hazard Violations December 27, 2024 The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Newberg contractor $135,407 for repeatedly failing to protect employees from work-related...
Cal/OSHA Cites Animal Services Center $563K After Worker Mauled December 26, 2024 An animal services center has been fined for several worker safety violations, including one in which an employee’s leg was...