OSHA News Releases – November 2010 (Archive)
November 2010
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Brooklyn, NY, contractor for steel erection, fall and scaffold hazards after fatal worker fall at Brooklyn jobsite
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Chambersburg, Pa., excavation company for trenching hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Ohio-based Mikesell Excavating more than $49,000 for failure to provide cave-in protection for workers
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA reissues Shipbreaking National Emphasis Program and updates Shipyard PPE directive to include PPE Payment
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. more than $213,000 for willful, serious and repeat safety and health violations
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Michigan-based Cedar Creek Carpentry $56,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Labor Department's OSHA levies $46,200 in proposed penalties against US Postal Service in Des Moines, Iowa
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Chelmsford, Mass., roofing contractor faces $40,000 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA following worker fall at Milford, NH, jobsite
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites foam manufacturer Styro-Tech LLC
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Labor Department's OSHA orders Columbia, SC, real estate company to reinstate whistleblower and pay more than $50,000 in back wages
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Weatherford International in Longview, Texas, for allegedly exposing workers to hexavalent chromium and other hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces meeting of construction advisory committee
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Wayne, NJ, stucco contractor with $61,600 in fines for repeated worker exposure to fall hazards at Staten Island, NY, worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Labor Department's OSHA certifies Chevron Energy Solutions utility plant in Fort Detrick, Md., as 'star' site for workplace safety and health
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $287,000 in fines against US Postal Service in Bluefield, W.Va., for exposing workers to electrical hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Macon, Ga., plating company more than $300,000 for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Two New Hampshire contractors cited by US Labor Department's OSHA after worker suffers fall injury at Nashua worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Precision Production Inc. more than $149,000 for lack of hazardous energy procedures, not training workers
- - OSHA Media Advisory - OSHA and NIOSH to host New York City Latino/immigrant worker safety and health summit on Tuesday, Nov. 16
- - OSHA Media Advisory - OSHA y NIOSH ofrecen la Cumbre de Acción en la Ciudad de Nueva York para la Seguridad y Salud Laboral de los Trabajadores Latinos e Inmigrantes el martes 16 de noviembre
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA will hold informal public hearing on proposed rule to prevent worker injuries on walking-working surfaces
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - OSHA and NIOSH to host Nov. 16 New York City Latino/immigrant worker safety and health summit
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - OSHA y NIOSH ofrecen el 16 de noviembre la Cumbre de Acción en la Ciudad de Nueva York para la Seguridad y Salud Laboral de los Trabajadores Latinos e Inmigrantes
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - OSHA and NIOSH to host Nov. 16 New York City Latino/immigrant worker safety and health summit
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Salem, Mass., contractor faces $46,500 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA for fall and other hazards at Holliston, Mass., jobsite
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Interstate Brands Corp. $274,500 for failing to train workers and protect them from safety hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Fortune Plastic and Metal Texas in Dallas for allegedly exposing workers to lead poisoning
- - OSHA Statement - Statement by US Department of Labor's OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels on injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work in 2009
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Fall River, Mass., contractor faces $70,000 fine from US Labor Department's OSHA following worker fall at Rhode Island jobsite
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Dracut, Mass., contractor faces more than $32,000 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA for excavation hazards at Belmont, Mass., jobsite
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites San Antonio printing company more than $53,000 for leaving workers vulnerable to amputations, other hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites US Minerals facility in Harvey, La., with 30 safety violations, more than $110,000 in penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Judge upholds citations issued to Missouri company by US Labor Department's OSHA following investigation of fatal falls
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Woburn, Mass., contractor faces nearly $87,000 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA for fall hazards at Burlington, Mass., jobsite
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Republic Engineered Products $143,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards, lack of protective gear
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Labor Department's OSHA renews partnership with electrical contractor groups to decrease workplace injuries and fatalities
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor's OSHA launches emphasis program to focus on grain handling industry in Kansas
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Labor Department's OSHA announces safety stand-down at Georgia construction sites on Tuesday, Nov. 9, to focus on struck-by hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Alabama-based Amtec Corp. for safety violations after explosion kills 2 workers
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. of Vandalia, Mo., for serious workplace hazards
- - OSHA National News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA encourages major retailers to provide crowd management measures to protect workers during Black Friday, other sales events
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites New York and Pennsylvania contractors following scaffold collapse at Binghamton University that injured 6 workers
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Labor Department's OSHA fines ABC Professional Tree Services $146,000 for failing to protect workers near energized transmission lines
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Kensington, Conn., roofing contractor faces $66,600 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA for fall hazards at 2 Newington jobsites
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites National Grid for cave-in and struck-by hazards following injury at Boston worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Newport, Del., construction company for exposing workers to trenching hazards