At SpaceX, Worker Injuries Soar in Elon Musk’s Rush to Mars November 13, 2023 By Marisa Taylor One windy night at Elon Musk’s SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, Lonnie LeBlanc and his co-workers realized they had a...
Boston Begins Requiring Contractors to File and Vow to Implement Site Safety Plans November 7, 2023 The city of Boston will begin requiring construction and demolition contractors to file site-specific safety plans and attest to following...
Amazon Injuries More Widespread Than Thought, Study Says October 26, 2023 By Matt Day More than two-thirds of Amazon.com Inc. US warehouse workers surveyed by researchers reported that they took unpaid time off to...
New York Roofing Contractor Ordered to Provide Fall Protection for Workers October 26, 2023 The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent injunction ordering a Rockland County roofing contractor and its principal to...
Memorial Honors 1911 Factory Fire Deaths That Galvanized Push for Workplace Safety October 13, 2023 By Deepti Hajela On March 25, 1911, 146 people, mostly young female immigrants, were killed when a fire broke out at the Triangle...
Target Closes Nine NYC, West Coast Stores to Stop Losses From Rising Theft September 27, 2023 By Brendan Case Target Corp. is closing nine stores in four states to stem losses from rising retail theft. One Manhattan location will...
OSHA Fines Georgia Silo Operator for Safety Violations After Suffocation of Worker September 20, 2023 The death of a worker who suffocated in a Georgia grain silo could have been prevented had the employer not...
US Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have No Consistent Protection August 28, 2023 By Gabe Stern Santos Brizuela spent more than two decades laboring outdoors, persisting despite a bout of heatstroke while cutting sugarcane in Mexico...
Five Hurt, One Critically, When Wall Collapses at Construction Site August 25, 2023 One person was critically injured and four others were hurt when a wooden wall at a home under construction in...
Dollar Tree Inc. Agrees to Improve Safety and Pay $1.35M in Fines: OSHA August 23, 2023 By Chad Hemenway Dollar Tree Inc. and subsidiary Family Dollar have entered an agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to...