OSHA News Releases – All
January 2024
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor cites Hattiesburg poultry facility after 16-year-old worker pulled into machine, suffers fatal injuries
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Staten Island health center will pay $195K to former employee who reported concerns of risk of in-person staff meeting as pandemic grew reported
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA civil penalty amounts adjusted for 2024
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor launches program to stem fatalities, promote workplace safety in tree, landscape services industries
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds Bradenton landscaper willfully endangered worker who drowned after being pinned underwater by riding mower
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal inspectors find Wisconsin sawmill continuing to expose employees to amputation hazards, other risks from unguarded machines
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Department of Labor obtains decision to revoke Lynn contractor’s license for repeated defiance of safety regulations, failure to pay $300K in penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - El Departamento del Trabajo de EE.UU. obtiene la decisión de revocar la licencia de un contratista en Lynn por incumplimiento repetido de las normas de seguridad y por no pagar $300,000 en multas.
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor cites Florida roofing contractor, home builder for subjecting workers to fall hazards at Boca Raton worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Wisconsin roofing contractor faces $281K in proposed fines for again failing to protect employees from deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor investigation into amputation injury finds Nebraska Beef Ltd. ignored federal safety standards
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - Pepsi Guam Bottling agrees to pay $132K in penalties, implement enhanced workplace safety program after exposing workers to amputation hazards
December 2023
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor reaches settlement agreement that affirms willful violations, $730K penalty against ‘severe violator’ Ohio roofing contractor
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Illinois contractor continues to expose construction workers to deadly fall hazards; employees observed in danger twice within a month in subdivision
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor finds New Jersey trade show display manufacturer exposing employees to dozens of workplace safety, health hazards
- - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor seeks to expand, establish protections for today’s emergency response workers
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigates worker’s injury, finds Ohio rubber manufacturer continues to ignore federal workplace safety standards
- - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor fines Wisconsin sawmill nearly $1.4M after allowing teens to operate dangerous machinery
- - OSHA Statement - Statement by Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety, Health on 2022 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
- - OSHA Statement - Declaración del Subsecretario de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional sobre el censo de lesiones laborales mortales de 2022
- - OSHA Trade Release - Twelve new OSHA alliances aim to increase workplace safety
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA Kansas City region, National Association of Health Care Assistants alliance will help protect certified nursing assistants
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA renews partnership with employers, unions, trade groups to protect electrical transmission, distribution industry workers
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Didion Milling Inc., agrees to pay $1.8M in penalties, make comprehensive safety improvements after 2017 Cambria corn mill explosion killed 5 workers
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Department of Labor finds two Houston contractors willfully ignored federal safety requirements, leading to fatal roof collapse at high school
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA, Federal Communications Commission, Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association renew partnership to protect communications tower erection workers
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal safety inspectors find Palatine roofing contractor continued to expose employees to deadly fall hazards; cite 6th violation since 2019
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Westfield grain bin operator again cited for violating federal safety standards after worker suffers partial leg amputation when caught in auger
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces switch from traditional hard hats to safety helmets to protect agency employees from head injuries better
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Investigation finds Ohio food processor’s failure to guard machine’s moving parts led temporary worker to suffer amputation injury
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - US Department of Labor launches program to stem rising fatality rates, promote workplace safety in landscaping, horticultural industries
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - Minnesota construction contractor faces $1.8M in federal penalties for exposing workers to trenching hazards for the 4th time since 2019
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Department of Labor cites Massachusetts concrete contractor for crushing, fall, energy hazard violations after employee fatality
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Cartersville chemical manufacturer after 52-year-old employee suffers fatal burns
November 2023
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor urges employers to follow federal safety guidelines to protect workers from falls; delivery, warehouse hazards this holiday season
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Judge finds New Hampshire roofing contractor Barry Billcliff not credible, personally liable for $162K in OSHA penalties, plus $3K in attorneys’ fees
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor investigation into inmate’s violent attack on nurse finds South Bay facility failed to institute safety procedures
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds Ohio meat processor lacked safety requirements after worker falls into machine, suffers chemical burns
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, MEJA Construction Inc. to promote safety during construction of Clayton County’s Forest Park Middle School
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA, National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators, NCCCO Foundation form alliance to protect crane operators
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor renews regional program on high-level workplace noise to protect mid-Atlantic workers from permanent hearing loss
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Wisconsin roofing contractor faces $180K in fines for repeatedly failing to protect employees, subcontractors from deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Department of Labor cites Massachusetts chemical manufacturer for combustible dust, chemical process violations after fatal explosion
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds global gas manufacturer’s safety failures led to 25-year-old worker’s life-altering injuries after High Springs explosion
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will meet Dec. 12
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds El Paso machine shop, manufacturer willfully exposed employees to dozens of workplace safety, health hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces preparation meeting for UN Sub-Committee on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, Nov. 15
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor finds Wisconsin worker’s fatal 2023 injuries occurred on machine 3M Company identified as hazardous in 2022
- - OSHA Trade Release - Company partners with OSHA, USF to protect workers
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor cites 3 Jacksonville contractors for exposing workers to potentially deadly cave-in hazards at Middleburg worksite
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor cites Long Island roofer for safety failures after worker suffers fatal fall at Glen Cove worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor places Louisiana contractor in severe violator enforcement program after 34-year-old worker’s fatal fall at Georgia worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigation of amputation injury finds Rana Meal Solutions again failed to protect employees from machines’ moving parts
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation cites Waupaca Foundry after 2 workers suffer amputation injuries in 11 days, fines company $234K
October 2023
- - OSHA National News Release - El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. y la Junta Nacional de Relaciones Laborales firman un acuerdo para fortalecer el intercambio de información y la divulgación sobre la protección de los denunciantes
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board sign agreement to strengthen information-sharing, outreach on whistleblower protections
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor again cites Jacksonville residential roofing contractor for exposing workers to fall hazards, proposes $72K in penalties
- - OSHA Trade Release - New Albany company partners with OSHA and Ohio BWC
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Kissimmee grocery store after investigation finds 65-year-old worker’s employer could have prevented fatal fall
- - OSHA News Brief - Department of Labor cites Wisconsin roofing contractor for again exposing workers to fall hazards at residential home site in Appleton
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces meeting of Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on Nov. 14
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA forms a safety, health partnership with M.A. Mortenson Co.
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor obtains consent injunction requiring New York contractor to provide employees with fall protection
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor fines Texas company $399K for failing to protect tank cleaners from toxic gas, leading to worker hospitalization
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation finds ADM failed to inspect, test critical safety systems in explosion that injured 3 workers at Decatur facility
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces meeting of Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health on Oct. 19
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor cites Bronx contractor for excavation hazards after deaths of two workers at JFK Airport
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Warren battery cell manufacturing plant faces $270K in penalties after federal investigators identify 19 safety, health violations
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Federal investigation into workplace fatality finds Tulsa metal fabrication company exposed employees to dozens of safety, health hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Department of Labor cites Massachusetts alloys manufacturer for failing to protect employees against exposure to toxic beryllium
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor investigations find South Florida contractors put roofing workers’ safety at risk; now face nearly $174K in penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Federal investigation finds RM Palmer did not evacuate West Reading candy plant before gas leak explosion fatally injured 7 workers
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor cites Wisconsin Dollar General for electrical hazards
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor settlement agreement affirms citations issued to New Jersey contractor that exposed workers to energized power lines
- - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - Federal court orders former Boise dog daycare facility, owner to pay $50K to two employees fired after reporting COVID-19 safety concerns
September 2023
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor investigation of 29-year-old worker’s drowning finds Key Largo marine construction company failed to follow federal safety requirements
- - OSHA Trade Release - Department of Labor will seek public input, ideas to improve OSHA whistleblower program outreach, training at October meeting
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Department of Labor cites Irvington contractor who exposed roofing workers to fall dangers, other hazards at Hasbrouck Heights work site
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds Augusta battery manufacturer exposing employees to unsafe lead levels, other hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Contractor enters into deferred prosecution agreement, agrees to pay $370K for willful safety failures in employee’s 2019 fatal fall in St. Joseph
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA partners with Noble Texas Builders to keep workers safe at collegiate academy construction project in Texas
- - OSHA National News Release - El Departamento del Trabajo anuncia una iniciativa de aplicación y cumplimiento para proteger a los trabajadores de la exposición al sílice en la fabricación e instalación de piedra artificial
- - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor announces enforcement, compliance initiative to protect workers from silica exposure in engineered stone fabrication, installation
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Department of Labor cites Pennsylvania dumpster manufacturer for exposing workers to widespread safety, health hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Federal investigation of project manager’s death in trench collapse finds Oklahoma contractor exposed employees to workplace hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor begins outreach in Florida for technical support, worker safety in areas hardest hit by Hurricane Idalia
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor investigation of 28-year-old worker’s fatal fall finds Miami Gardens roofing contractor failed to follow safety requirements
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor finds Georgia company’s safety failures led 19-year-old worker to suffer fatal injuries inside concrete mixer at Cantonment worksite
- - OSHA National News Release - El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. anuncia subvenciones de $12.7 millones para promover la seguridad en el lugar de trabajo, capacitación en salud, educación
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor announces $12.7M in grants awarded to promote workplace safety, health training, education
- - OSHA News Brief - El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. y Lamar Advertising Co. forman una alianza para promover la seguridad en el lugar de trabajo y prevenir la exposición a peligros
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, Lamar Advertising Co. form alliance to promote workplace safety, prevent exposure to hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Investigadores federales encuentran que un procesador avícola de Texas puso en peligro a trabajadores de línea al ignorar peligros ergonómicos y de maquinaria sin protección
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Federal investigators find Texas poultry processor endangered line workers by ignoring ergonomic, unguarded machinery hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - La investigación del Departamento de Trabajo encuentra que el operador del silo de granos no proporcionó la capacitación de seguridad requerida y no siguió los procedimientos adecuados en un sepultamiento mortal
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor investigation finds grain silo operator failed to provide required safety training, follow proper procedures in deadly engulfment
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Millersburg contractor faces more than $548K in fines for repeatedly failing to protect roofing employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - El contratista de Millersburg enfrenta multas de más de $548,000 por no proteger repetidamente a los empleados de techado de la exposición a peligros mortales de caídas
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - Departamento de Trabajo encuentra que un contratista de Tamuning puso en peligro a los empleados que instalaban una línea de alcantarillado en una zanja en Mangilao, a pesar de conocer los riesgos
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - Department of Labor finds Tamuning contractor endangered employees installing a sewer line in a Mangilao trench, despite knowing the risks