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US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Dallas sign alliance to protect safety, health of Spanish-speaking workers
By DOL Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Dallas sign alliance to protect safety, health of Spanish-speaking workers
Federal investigation finds Jacksonville treatment facility failed to improve worker safety procedures despite nearly 200 violent incidents in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL - The findings of a federal workplace safety investigation are shocking - workers assaulted, confined by patients, and suffering broken bones and concussions and wounds from being scratched, bitten, punched and kicked - at a Jacksonville behavioral health and substance disorder facility.
Illinois pizza manufacturer faces $2.8M in penalties after investigation into 29-year-old sanitation worker's death finds safety failures, lack of training
By DOL Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: GURNEE, IL ‒ The operator of a specialty frozen pizza manufacturing plant in Illinois could have prevented the death of a 29-year-old sanitation worker by following proper machine safety procedures, a federal investigation has found.
Public press releases: Occupational Safety and Health Administration publishes 39 in March
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
There were 39 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in March.
US Department of Labor renews 'Star Level' designation of Raytheon Co. site in Tewksbury for workplace safety, health achievements
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor renews 'Star Level' designation of Raytheon Co. site in Tewksbury for workplace safety, health achievements
Wisconsin food manufacturer’s history of violations continues, federal investigators find safety failures led to two workers amputation injuries
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: ABBOTSFORD, WI - The operator of a north central Wisconsin meat and sausage manufacturing plant might have spared two employees from suffering serious hand injuries by following required machine safety standards, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found.
US Department of Labor urges landscaping industry employers to stay focused on protecting employees from hazards as demands increase
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The familiar sounds of weed trimmers and lawn mowers and the sights of landscaping workers are familiar sights in many neighborhoods, office parks and other locations. For people doing these jobs, including young people employed for the summer, the work exposes them to hazards such as moving machine parts, heat exposure, falling trees and toxic chemicals.
Department of Labor cites entertainment company in Orlando fireworks warehouse blaze, explosion in which 4 workers perished
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: ORLANDO, FL - A Florida-based entertainment company could have prevented a deadly fire and explosion at an Orlando warehouse in December 2022 in which four employees perished and a fifth was left hospitalized for months with near-fatal injuries, a federal workplace safety investigation has found.
US Department of Labor invites businesses, workers to share best workplace safety, health practices
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Seeks input on increasing worker participation, reducing injuries, fatalities
Federal workplace safety inspectors find Illinois contractor continues to expose roofing workers to deadly fall hazards, despite 2019, 2022 violations
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
JZ Exteriors and Repairs LLC faces $66K in additional penalties for workplace safety failures
Illinois contractor ignored city's safety warnings about deadly trench hazards, federal inspectors cite five willful, serious violations, propose $77K in penalties
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Department of Labor investigators find workers exposed on five occasions
US Department of Labor finds Dollar General in West Texas exposing employees to fire hazards, other concerns
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
National discounter faces more than $21M in penalties since 2017
US Department of Labor announces 15 members of Advisory Committee on Construction Safety, Health
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the appointments of 15 people to serve as members on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health.
Department of Labor finds Dollar General continues to discount safety after inspections in Alabama, Florida yield 8 repeat violations, $1M penalties
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
National retailer has faced more than $21M in proposed penalties since 2017
US Department of Labor will provide worker safety, health experts in areas hardest hit in Guam by Typhoon Mawar to protect recovery workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor will send experts from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration to areas of Guam hardest hit by Typhoon Mawar to protect the safety and health of recovery workers as part of the federal response and recovery effort after the storm struck the island in late May.
US Department of Labor finds Dollar General blocked emergency exits, allowed other safety hazards at 4 southern Pennsylvania stores
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Nationwide discounter faces $227K in additional penalties, more than $21M since 2017
UPDATED: US Department of Labor urges employers to have a plan to protect outdoor workers from hazards associated with poor air quality
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - As Canadian wildfires continue to produce unhealthy air pollution in parts of the country, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration is offering employers important information to help protect outdoor workers from exposure to wildfire health hazards.
US Department of Labor lauds three Wyoming employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: DENVER ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees' well-being by three Wyoming employers - Black Hills Energy, Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station in Cheyenne; Phillips 66, Casper Station in Casper; and Phillips 66, Rock Springs Terminal in Rock Springs - all of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.
US Department of Labor lauds three North Dakota employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: DENVER ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees' well-being by three North Dakota employers - Bayer Northern Production Company, West Fargo, CF Industries in Grand Forks and NuStar Energy, Central East Region in Jamestown - all of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.
Federal investigators find trench lacked required cave-in protection that could have prevented Burr Ridge contractor’s fatal injuries
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO GROVE, IL ‒ Down about seven feet from the surface, the 27-year-old worker of a Burr Ridge plumbing contracting business was fixing a residential water line damaged during excavation when the trench's walls collapsed, crushing him fatally in December 2022 at a Buffalo Grove work site. Another employee in the trench with him at the time escaped the trench unharmed.