Senators Sound Alarm After New Data Shows Fewer OSHA Inspections, Fines March 3, 2026 A group of U.S. senators issued a letter to Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety...
Oregon Disabling Workers’ Comp Claims Fell in 2024 January 30, 2026 Oregon recorded fewer accepted disabling workers’ compensation claims in 2024 even as statewide employment continued to rise, new data from...
Falls Were Most Common Safety Violation in Washington for 20th Straight Year January 22, 2026 Falls from heights were the most cited serious workplace safety violation by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries...
Washington Contractors Fined for Exposing Workers to 22-Foot Wall of Dirt January 5, 2026 A crew of concrete workers were put in danger during a recent home build in Spokane, prompting a Washington safety...
Washington Workplace Changes for 2026 Include Higher Pay, New Tower Crane Rules January 3, 2026 A round of changes impacting Washington workplaces now that 2026 has arrived include higher worker pay and several workplace safety...
Oregon OSHA Fines Manufacturer for Workplace Safety Violations December 22, 2025 A Tualatin, Oregon company intentionally kept a faulty system in place for storing raw materials, exposing employees to struck-by and...
Massachusetts Reports First Case of Silicosis in Stone Countertop Worker December 17, 2025 Massachusetts public health officials have reported the first confirmed case of silicosis in the stone countertop fabrication industry in the...
Oregon Contractor Fined $128K for Workers Safety Violations December 11, 2025 The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Medford contractor $128,345 for safety violations after an inspection reportedly found...
Excavator Bucket That Crushed Worker Leads to $170K Fine for Washington Contractor December 9, 2025 A contractor was fined $170,000 for workplace violations that resulted in a 3,000-pound excavator bucket falling on an employee in...
Airline Pilots Hide Mental Health Struggles to Keep Flying December 3, 2025 By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Dan Catchpole Annie Vargas could see her son slipping away and pleaded with him to seek help. But her son, Brian Wittke,...