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Federal inspectors again find Pennsylvania contractor exposing employees to potentially deadly fall hazards, propose $328K in penalties
News Release: Federal inspectors again find Pennsylvania contractor exposing employees to potentially deadly fall hazards, propose $328K in penalties
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
Department of Labor finds cement manufacturer failed to protect employee who drowned in Mississippi River after falling from barge
News Release: NATCHEZ, MS - Federal workplace safety inspectors have determined that one of the nation's leading cement manufacturers could have prevented a 50-year-old employee from drowning after falling from a barge into the Mississippi River in February 2023.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
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Department of Labor investigation into worker’s fatal injury finds Arkansas timberland, sawmill operator exposed workers in Bearden to safety hazards
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: LITTLE ROCK, AR - A federal workplace safety investigation determined that 39-year-old employee of a south Arkansas timberland and sawmill facility suffered fatal injuries from an automated lumber stacking machine at its Bearden location.
Department of Labor announces corporate-wide settlement agreement with Dollar Tree, Family Dollar to address hazards at thousands of US stores
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has entered into a corporate-wide settlement agreement with the operators of one of the nation’s largest discount retail chains to improve workplace safety significantly in stores nationwide. A key pillar of President Biden’s plan - Bidenomics - is empowering to grow the middle class.
Alabama manufacturing facility exposed employees to safety hazards by using unguarded saws, Department of Labor investigation finds
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: ECLECTIC, AL ‒ The Texas-based operator of an Eclectic manufacturing facility could have prevented a 20-year-old worker from suffering an amputation if the employer had followed required federal safety standards, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation determined.
Department of Labor seeks reinstatement, back wages from Tyler pipe manufacturer that allegedly fired employee who raised safety concerns
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: TYLER, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against Tyler Pipe Company alleging violations of federal whistleblower protections after the company fired an employee because they requested to use a respirator to protect them from smoke and fumes in the work area.
US Department of Labor orders North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality to remove reprimand from employee’s personnel file
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: BISMARCK, ND - A federal whistleblower investigation has found the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality illegally retaliated against an environmental scientist after they reported safety concerns about the public water system to management and later contacted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Contractor’s safety failures continue as federal inspectors find employees exposed to deadly fall hazards twice within 2 months
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, MO - Twice within two months in 2023, U.S. Department of Labor inspectors observed Cheltenham Construction Services - a contractor with a history of workplace safety violations dating back to 2015 - once again exposing employees to deadly fall hazards as they performed siding and roofing work in Lake St. Louis and O’Fallon.
Federal inspectors find Dixon Ticonderoga again failed to protect employees from unguarded machines during investigation of amputation injury
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: Federal inspectors find Dixon Ticonderoga again failed to protect employees from unguarded machines during investigation of amputation injury
Federal investigation into employee's fatal fall finds San Antonio wire drawing company willfully exposed workers to unsafe forklift hazards
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A federal investigation has found that a San Antonio wire drawing company could have prevented an employee from suffering fatal injuries by following required workplace safety standards.
Rite Aid Corp. agrees to develop, implement bloodborne pathogen safety program for retail employees at all New Jersey, New York stores
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an agreement with Rite Aid Corp. to implement a program to better protect employees, including front-end customer service staff, against hazards related to bloodborne pathogens at all its approximately 370 stores in New Jersey and New York.
US Department of Labor certifies Molson Coors' Monte Vista Barley Elevator in Colorado as Voluntary Protections Program 'Star' site
By DOL Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor certifies Molson Coors' Monte Vista Barley Elevator in Colorado as Voluntary Protections Program 'Star' site
Settlement upholds citations against former New York contractor who willfully exposed employees to dangers that led to fatal 2018 Brooklyn trench collapse
By DOL Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: Settlement upholds citations against former New York contractor who willfully exposed employees to dangers that led to fatal 2018 Brooklyn trench collapse
City of Monahans proclaims August 10 National Safe Digging Day
By DOL Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: City of Monahans proclaims August 10 National Safe Digging Day
Federal investigators find Ohio foundry's failure to follow required safety procedures led to fatal steam explosion
By DOL Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: BEDFORD, OH - A federal workplace safety investigation into a Beford foundry explosion that caused the death of a maintenance supervisor and injuries to 15 other employees found the operator, I. Schumann & Co. LLC, failed to protect workers from the hazard of steam explosions.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration publishes 22 press releases in May
By DOL Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
There were 22 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in May.
US Department of Labor, Alabama's builders, contractors form alliance to make construction workplaces safer
By DOL Newswire | Aug 10, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor, Alabama's builders, contractors form alliance to make construction workplaces safer
Department of Labor, Norfolk Southern Corp., Teamsters' railway union enter agreement to enhance safety at East Palestine, Ohio, derailment site
By DOL Newswire | Aug 10, 2023
News Release: CLEVELAND - After several U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety and health investigations at the East Palestine, Ohio, site where a Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailed in February 2023, the train's operator has entered into a settlement agreement with the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division-International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Federal court requires Peoria dentist to pay $20K in back wages to employee terminated after alleging unsafe working conditions
By DOL Newswire | Aug 10, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, IL - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a judgment in federal court requiring a Peoria dentist to pay $20,000 in back wages for unlawfully terminating a dental assistant who complained about the risk of coronavirus infection, refused a work assignment they believed to be a risk for contracting coronavirus, and discussed workplace safety issues with coworkers.
Department of Labor returns to normal workplace safety enforcement operations throughout Guam following Typhoon Mawar
By DOL Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: DEDEDO, GUAM - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has returned to normal enforcement operations throughout Guam in the aftermath of Typhoon Mawar.