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Department of Labor finds Miami company's safety deficiencies contributed to diver's drowning during dredging work in canal
By DOL Newswire | Aug 1, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - The U.S. Department of Labor has found that a Miami excavation contractor with a history of federal workplace safety violations could have prevented the death of a 48-year-old diver - who drowned while removing debris in a canal in 8 feet of murky water - by having required rescue procedures in place.
Department of Labor seeks nominations for membership to National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
By DOL Newswire | Jul 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking nominations to fill two Department of Health and Human Services-designated vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.
Department of Labor announces hazard alert, steps up enforcement as extreme heat endangers workers across the nation
By DOL Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a heat hazard alert to remind employers of their obligation to protect workers against heat illness or injury in outdoor and indoor workplaces.
Westfield grain bin operator again ignored federal safety standards despite warning during probe into near-tragic engulfment
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: WESTFIELD, IL ‒ A 43-year-old employee at a Westfield grain elevator found himself trapped for five hours in February 2023 as co-workers and emergency responders worked to remove hundreds of pounds of soybeans to pull him out. Thankfully, the worker suffered only minor injuries.
Federal workplace safety inspection at Dollar General store in Austin finds company again exposing employees to fire, other safety hazards
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: AUSTIN, TX - A federal investigation has found that, despite more than $21 million in penalties since 2017 for workplace safety failures, Dollar General continued to expose employees at an Austin store on East Rundberg Lane to the risks of blocked exits and fire extinguishers not maintained or mounted as required.
Department of Labor cites Boston dumpling manufacturer that continues to endanger employees, expose them to new, recurring hazards
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
News Release: BRAINTREE, MA - When U.S. Department of Labor inspectors returned to a Boston food plant in March 2023, they discovered the plant's operator - Chinese Spaghetti Factory Inc. - still had not installed required safety guards on a dumpling machine's rotating shafts, a dangerous hazard for which the company was cited for after an employee suffered serious injuries in 2022.
Texas glass manufacturer earns 'Star' designation for excellence in workplace safety, health management at Waxahachie facility
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
News Release: Texas glass manufacturer earns 'Star' designation for excellence in workplace safety, health management at Waxahachie facility
34 press releases published in April by Occupational Safety and Health Administration
By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2023
There were 34 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in April.
Department of Labor finds Dollar General continues to endanger workers as inspectors cite 8 violations at Tampa stores, propose $342K in penalties
By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2023
News Release: TAMPA, FL - Federal workplace safety inspections at two Tampa-area Dollar General stores found the company again exposing employees to fire hazards and other unsafe conditions, continuing the long history of disregard for worker safety by one of the nation's largest discount retailers.
Federal inspectors found sawmill exposed employee to same unguarded saw that claimed the life of 21-year-old worker weeks earlier
By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2023
News Release: BRASHEAR, MO ‒ Not yet a month on the job, a 21-year-old working at a sawmill operation site in Brashear was learning how to operate a Hurdle saw on Jan. 11, 2023, when he suffered fatal injuries after getting caught and pulled into the vertical edger blades as they spun.
Department of Labor announces national emphasis program aimed at reducing, preventing workplace hazards in warehouses, distribution centers
By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today launched a national emphasis program to prevent workplace hazards in warehouses, processing facilities distribution centers, and high-risk retail establishments.
US Department of Labor proposes $393K in fines after follow-up inspection finds Verona, Missouri chemical plant continues to endanger workers
By DOL Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: VERONA, MO - Less than two years after an investigation found dozens of serious safety and health violations at a Verona chemical plant, workplace safety inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor identified 16 violations, including those that put employees at risk of exposure to toxic substances such as ethylene oxide.
US Department of Labor recognizes Idaho agricultural chemical company continuous workplace safety record, renews 'Star' designation
By DOL Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor recognizes Idaho agricultural chemical company continuous workplace safety record, renews 'Star' designation
Department of Labor finds Newark contractor willfully exposed workers to fall hazards in 6 inspections in three months, proposes $333K in fines
By DOL Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: MARLTON, NJ - A series of inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor has found a Newark-based construction contractor defying federal safety regulations by exposing employees to more than 20 violations, including potentially deadly falls, at six southern and central New Jersey work sites in early 2023.
OSHA announces meeting of Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health on July 13
By DOL Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health on July 13, 2023, from 1 to 4 p.m. EDT.
Investigators find Cheney contractor exposed employees to potentially fatal hazards as two workers avoid tragedy in Salina trench collapse
By DOL Newswire | Jul 11, 2023
News Release: SALINA, KS ‒ In a trench 9 feet below the surface, a worker employed by Precision Plumbing LLC was connecting a plumbing line to the municipal sewer in Salina in January when he was buried under dirt and rocks after a trench wall collapsed.
Texas equipment, tool supplier earns ‘Star’ designation for excellence in workplace safety, health management at Alvarado facility
By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: Texas equipment, tool supplier earns ‘Star’ designation for excellence in workplace safety, health management at Alvarado facility
Department of Labor recognizes US Army Supply Division at Washington's Joint Base Lewis-McChord as a workplace safety 'Star'
By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recognized Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s Installation Supply and Service Division in Washington as a workplace safety "Star" employer in the agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs.
Department of Labor again cites Paramount Builders for endangering employees' safety, health at work sites across American Samoa
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: PAGO PAGO, AS ‒ A Pago Pago building construction company's long history of violations of federal workplace safety and health laws continued after inspections at two American Samoa work sites where the employer exposed workers to numerous dangerous hazards.
Federal investigation into 20-year-old worker's death in Alabama finds sawmill operator again ignored machine safety requirements
By DOL Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: TROY, AL - For the third time since 2020, the operator of sawmills in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Mississippi and Virginia failed to follow federal workplace safety standards across its organization, resulting in a worker fatality at its Alabama facility and a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.