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US Department of Labor finds Mississippi farm willfully disregarded safety standards after South African guest worker suffocates in storage bin

By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023

Bare Bones Farms did not protect workers from engulfment hazards with required equipment

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Department of Labor investigation of fatal trench collapse in Brazoria County finds contractor failed to follow federal excavation safety measures

By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2023

News Release: HOUSTON - A Houston-area contractor's repeated failure to follow federal workplace safety procedures during excavation operations contributed to a worker’s death near Manvel in October 2022, a federal workplace safety investigation has found.

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US Department of Labor finds Guam Shipyards failed to follow federal safety standards after investigation into rigger's November 2022 death

By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2023

News Release: PITI, GUAM ‒ A federal inspection found that a ship repair company might have prevented the death of a rigger at the Port of Guam in November 2022 had they followed legally required safety standards for operating cranes.

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Judge finds UHS of Delaware Inc., UHS of Fuller Inc. denied workplace violence protections to Fuller Hospital employees

By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 2023

News Release: BOSTON, MA - A federal administrative law judge has determined that UHS of Delaware Inc. and UHS of Fuller Inc. exposed their employees at Fuller Hospital in Attleboro to workplace violence without adequate protections in 2019, particularly at times when hospital staffing was low. Fuller Hospital is a 102-bed behavioral health facility that provides acute inpatient hospitalization for adolescents and adults.

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Department of Labor cites Dollar Tree Inc. for obstructing exits, unsafely storing materials at Rhode Island stores in Providence, Pawtucket

By DOL Newswire | Apr 25, 2023

News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - Dollar Tree Inc.'s failure to provide safe work conditions at two Rhode Island stores - violations of U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards - exposed employees to serious risks and injuries.

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US Department of Labor, Brasfield & Gorrie Construction to promote safety at Alabama construction site

By DOL Newswire | Apr 22, 2023

News Release: US Department of Labor, Brasfield & Gorrie Construction

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US Department of Labor, Moss & Associates LLC to promote workplace safety, health during construction of Central Florida hotel

By DOL Newswire | Apr 22, 2023

News Release: US Department of Labor, Moss & Associates LLC to promote workplace

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Dollar General again found exposing employees to fire, entrapment hazards, after federal workplace safety inspection at Orlando-area store

By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023

News Release: WINTER GARDEN, FL - Federal workplace safety inspectors have found Dollar General Corp., one of the nation's largest discount retailers, exposing its employees and others to unsafe conditions again, this time in Winter Garden, Florida.

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Department of Labor finds City of Delray Beach retaliated against inspector for reporting cross-contamination between tap water, reclaimed sewage

By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023

News Release: DELRAY BEACH, FL - A federal whistleblower investigation has uncovered that Delray Beach retaliated against a city inspector who was fired after finding and reporting faults in the local water system that caused contamination of the public water supply.

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US Department of Labor announces new members of Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health

By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the appointment of 15 members of the Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.

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US Department of Labor to honor workers whose jobs claimed their lives, recommit to protecting workers as nation marks Workers Memorial Day

By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON - On April 28, 1970, the nation first observed Workers Memorial Day at a time when an estimated 38 people died on the job in the U.S. each day. More than a half century later, this annual tribute endures as do the determined efforts of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health Administration to help protect the lives of our nation's workers.

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US Department of Labor finds Mississippi farm willfully disregarded safety standards after South African guest worker suffocates in storage bin

By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2023

News Release: GREENWOOD, MS - Had federal workplace safety regulations been followed at a LeFlore County soybean farm, a South African teenager employed by its operator would have returned home and not suffocated inside a grain bin in October 2022.