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US Department of Labor recognizes Colorado structural steel erector's 25 years of safety, health excellence, renews 'Star' designation
By DOL Newswire | Jul 4, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor recognizes Colorado structural steel erector's 25 years of safety, health excellence, renews 'Star' designation
US Department of Labor finds shipping company endangered warehouse employees working under suspended cars, motorcycles
By DOL Newswire | Jul 4, 2023
News Release: GARDEN CITY, GA - An international freight handling company exposed dozens of employees at a Port of Savannah warehouse to potentially deadly hazards by allowing them to work with automobiles and motorcycles suspended overhead, the U.S. Department of Labor has found.
US Department of Labor finds The de Moya Group could have prevented fatal, serious injuries after concrete pile struck aerial lift over I-95 in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jul 4, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - One worker died and a second needed a month's hospitalization for a serious leg fracture after falling 35 feet when a suspended concrete pile struck the aerial lift in which they worked in December 2022. U.S. Department of Labor investigators determined their employer, The de Moya Group Inc. of Miami could have prevented the tragedy by following federal workplace safety standards.
US Department of Labor cites Okeechobee labor contractor after heat illness claims the life of 28-year-old farmworker in Parkland
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: PARKLAND, FL - On Dec. 31, 2022, a 28-year-old worker arrived from Mexico with his work visa in hand, ready to start 2023 with a new job at a Parkland farm where vegetables awaited harvesting.
Fireworks, pyrotechnics industry employers strongly urged to make worker safety a priority on July 4
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Since the founding fathers declared the colonies independent in 1776, cannons, fireworks and today, extensive pyrotechnic displays have become a July 4th fixture. Unfortunately, so have serious injuries and worse for people employed in the fireworks and pyrotechnics industry when important workplace safety standards are ignored.
US Department of Labor settles whistleblower case against Delaware salvage yard that wrongly terminated employee for reporting safety concerns
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: GEORGETOWN, DE - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with a Delaware salvage yard company and its owner after a federal whistleblower investigation found the company fired a smelter operator for reporting safety concerns.
US Department of Labor cites Okeechobee labor contractor after heat illness claims the life of 28-year-old farmworker in Parkland
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
On Dec. 31, 2022, a 28-year-old worker arrived from Mexico with his work visa in hand, ready to start 2023 with a new job at a Parkland farm where vegetables awaited harvesting.
US Department of Labor cites Utah solar power company after inspectors find workers atop snow-covered Johnstown roof without fall protection
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Cited 12 times since 2018 for endangering workers, a Utah-based solar provider allowed employees to work on an icy, snow-covered two-story roof in Johnstown without legally required fall protection in late December 2022, a U.S. Department of Labor safety investigation found
US Department of Labor, trade groups, unions partnering to protect workers from hazards in trenching, excavation
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today signed an agreement with an alliance of trade organizations, labor unions and industry stakeholders to better protect people who do trenching and excavation work.
OSHA announces upcoming fee changes for student course completion cards for Outreach Training Program
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced upcoming changes in fees for issuing new student course completion cards for its Outreach Training Program.
US Department of Labor again cites Dollar Tree Inc. for failing to safeguard Rhode Island workers, this time at Coventry store
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
For the third time in three months, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited one of the nation's largest discount retail chains, Dollar Tree Inc. for allowing hazardous conditions at one of its Rhode Island stores, this one in Coventry.
Fireworks, pyrotechnics industry employers strongly urged to make worker safety a priority on July 4
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Since the founding fathers declared the colonies independent in 1776, cannons, fireworks and today, extensive pyrotechnic displays have become a July 4th fixture. Unfortunately, so have serious injuries and worse for people employed in the fireworks and pyrotechnics industry when important workplace safety standards are ignored.
US Department of Labor cites Utah solar power company after inspectors find workers atop snow-covered Johnstown roof without fall protection
By DOL Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: DENVER - Cited 12 times since 2018 for endangering workers, a Utah-based solar provider allowed employees to work on an icy, snow-covered two-story roof in Johnstown without legally required fall protection in late December 2022, a U.S. Department of Labor safety investigation found.
US Department of Labor, North Florida non-profit initiative align to safeguard agriculture, construction industries' workers
By DOL Newswire | Jun 27, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor, North Florida non-profit initiative align to safeguard agriculture, construction industries' workers
US Department of Labor, Georgia road contractors to promote workplace safety during I-285, I-20 East interchange project
By DOL Newswire | Jun 27, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor, Georgia road contractors to promote workplace safety during I-285, I-20 East interchange project
Ohio manufacturer faces $171K in penalties after worker suffers amputation while operating machine that lacked adequate safety protections
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Quality Castings had near miss incident on same machine 8 months earlier
Federal investigators find JBS Foods failed to protect Green Bay plant worker from amputations by ignoring required safety standards
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
OSHA proposes $227K in penalties for Wisconsin facility of world-leading food producer
Unsafe bargain: Dallas-area Family Dollar store endangered employees by allowing blocked storeroom exits, walkways, unsafely stacked boxes
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Parent company, Dollar Tree Inc. fined $294K, cited in over 500 inspections since 2017
US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Dallas sign alliance to protect safety, health of Spanish-speaking workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Promotes employee workplace rights for Spanish-speaking workers
Federal investigators find Alabama tire shop did not follow procedures to protect workers from rim, tire failures after fatal explosion
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Neal Tindol Tire LLC failed to use restraining barrier during tire inflations