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US Department of Labor, state agencies, industry leaders launch campaign to educate, alert Midwest employers, workers of deadly excavation hazards
Thirty-nine people died doing trench or excavation work in the U.S. in 2022 – four in Illinois and two others in Ohio.
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Dangers discounted: US Department of Labor finds Dollar General willfully exposing workers to fire hazards at central Pennsylvania store
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has again found Dollar General exposing workers to dangerous safety hazards – including blocked emergency exit routes and electrical panels – this time during a November 2022 inspection at a Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, store.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded Guarantee Electrical Contracting with its Star designation in the agency's Voluntary Protection Programs.
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US Department of Labor renews L.L. Bean 'Star Level' designation for workplace safety, health achievements
.L. Bean Manufacturing Brunswick employs about 200 workers at the Brunswick facility where they manufacture and assemble boots, dog beds and perform custom embroidery.
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US Department of Labor investigation of 29-year-old sanitation worker's leg amputation finds Ohio food processor again ignored safety standards
While working the overnight sanitation shift at an Ohio food processing plant, a 29-year-old temporary worker – on the job just nine months – suffered critical injuries after falling into an industrial blender he was cleaning and became caught in the rotating paddle augers.
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US Department of Labor investigation finds wind turbine parts manufacturer continues to ignore machine safety procedures
A federal workplace safety investigation into a Houston wind turbine parts manufacturing facility – operated by Proinlosa Energy Corp. – determined the employer failed to address safety violations found in a previous inspection from April 2022.
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US Department of Labor urges caution to avoid fall, electrical, other hazards during tornado cleanup in Bollinger County, Missouri
Workers and others engaged in recovery and cleanup operations after at least one tornado struck the Village of Glenallen in Bollinger County in the early hours of April 5, 2023, may face hazards related to falls, downed power lines and sharp debris.
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US Department of Labor renews Wheelabrator's 'Star Level' designation for workplace safety, health achievements
OSHA first recognized the Wheelabrator Bridgeport, Connecticut, facility in 2005 as a "Star" site – the highest level of recognition that the agency's Voluntary Protection Programs offers.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published 2022 injury and illness data based on reports by more than 300,000 establishments.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published 2022 injury and illness data based on reports by more than 300,000 establishments.
For the third time in five months, federal safety inspectors responded to a Portsmouth hardwood flooring mill to investigate reports of unsafe machinery. Two of those inspections involved worker’s injuries, the latest on Oct. 5, 2022,
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US Department of Labor finds fall protection would have saved roof worker who fatally plunged through skylight at Milton airport in October 2022
Unaware of the danger, a 59-year-old roofer working atop a Milton airport hangar on October 25, 2022 stepped onto a skylight and its sudden collapse caused the worker to fall 25 feet to the concrete floor below.
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US Department of Labor establishes a Georgia-wide alliance to improve ergonomic safety in state's warehouses
On Feb. 22, 2023, OSHA and the Material Handling Institute's Ergonomics Assist Systems and Equipment Council agreed to form the Georgia Warehouse Alliance to promote best safety and health practices through programs at warehouse workplaces in the state
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Readout: US Department of Labor hosts discussion on safety and health agency's new authority to provide visa certifications to better protect workers
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker hosted workers, advocates and worker organization leaders today for a discussion on the agency's new authority to issue certifications in support of applications for U nonimmigrant status and T nonimmigrant status visas.
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For the 6th time in 13 months, Department of Labor finds Fort Walton Beach framing contractor endangering workers at Florida worksites
For the sixth time since 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor has found a Fort Walton Beach framing contractor endangering employees by not following federal safety standards for fall and eye protection and other hazards.
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US Department of Labor, HC Beck LTD School of Construction sign alliance to educate employers, keep workers safe
OSHA's Dallas and Fort Worth Area offices and the HC Beck LTD have signed a 2-year alliance to educate employers and employees on work hazards.
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Deadly defiance: Ocala framing contractor's refusal to comply with safety standards continues despite fatal 2020 incident, 35 violations since 2019
Federal workplace safety inspectors have found that an Ocala framing contractor’s history of defying required safety standards continues with their employees' safety and lives at risk.
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Appleton roofing general contractor, Kaukauna subcontractor cited for repeatedly failing to protect employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards
Federal workplace safety inspectors have found that Security-Luebke Roofing Inc. – one of Fox Valley's largest roofing general contractors – allowed a roofing subcontractor to expose workers to potentially deadly falls at an Appleton worksite, just two months after the general contractor discussed the importance of safe work practices with the U.S. Department of Labor.
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US Department of Labor, Grain and Feed Association of Illinois renew alliance to address common hazards in the grain-handling industry
On March 24, 2023, OSHA's Illinois area offices renewed an alliance with the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois to address grain industry hazards associated with engulfment, falls, conveying equipment and combustible dust
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Deadly gamble: North Dakota contractor supervised workers in unprotected trenches, failed 3 inspections in 32 days, ignored warnings, faces $505K in fines
Twice in 2022, the owner of a Mandan excavation company sat behind the controls of an excavator, supervising employees below as they installed municipal water lines in trenches as deep as 10 feet without protection against deadly collapses, federal workplace safety inspectors found
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Court requires Austin auto dealership to pay $15K in damages to employee fired in 2020 after raising COVID-19 safety concerns
When an employee of a luxury auto dealership in Austin learned a co-worker had tested positive for COVID-19 in December 2020, they alerted the company’s management and requested they notify other employees immediately of their exposure risk.