OSHA News Releases – September 2014 (Archive)
September 2014
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Jasper Contractors in Jacksonville, Florida, cited for exposing workers to falls and other hazards; $162K in penalties proposed
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Workers exposed to asbestos while restoring landmark Chicago fire station
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - OSHA finds workers repeatedly exposed to fall hazards at residential construction site in Robbinsville, New Jersey
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Plaid Enterprises in Decatur, Georgia, cited for exposing permanent and temporary workers to amputation, electrical and other safety hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Mechanics repeatedly exposed to chemical hazards at Illinois garage
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - Railroad machinist awarded $51,000 in damages and back pay following suspension for videotaping machinery testing
- - OSHA National News Release - Wireless Horizon tower collapse results in deaths of 2 cell tower workers
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA extends compliance date for crane operator certification requirements
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA schedules meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA and agriculture community come together to promote safety education during National Farm Safety and Health Week Sept. 21-27
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Stericycle Inc. ordered to reinstate Wichita, Kansas, supervisor terminated for reporting safety concerns
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Worker loses life after being struck-by an excavator bucket at construction site
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - OSHA and agriculture community come together to promote safety education during National Farm Safety and Health Week Sept. 21-27
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - OSHA and agriculture community come together to promote safety education during National Farm Safety and Health Week Sept. 21-27
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Massachusetts Bay Electrical Corp. cited for safety violations in connection with 2 worker fatalities on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA proposes $130,200 in fines for Canton, Ohio, aluminum plant for willfully exposing workers to serious hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Labor Department files complaint against North Jackson Specialty Steel for dismissing employee who reported safety concerns
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Prattville, Alabama, Fras-le North America cited for repeat and serious safety and health violations following OSHA inspection
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Midville, Georgia, steel distributor cited for exposing workers to repeat and serious workplace safety hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Roofers not provided fall protection at two work sites
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Electrical and machine hazards among 10 serious safety violations found at General Glass International in Secaucus, New Jersey
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Employee injured while working at Oconee Fall Line Technical College; Georgia electrical contractor cited for safety violations
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Worker reports respiratory inflammation after welding in rail car
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - D and J Ironworks cited for inadequate workplace safeguards following fatal fire in Boston's Back Bay
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Workers exposed to dangerous machine hazards at MCM Industries Co.
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA, National Safety Council renew alliance to address worker exposures to falls, emergency response, other safety issues
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - JC Stucco and Stone Inc. willfully exposed workers to fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA cites KVK Foundry for repeatedly violating safety standards
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Holder Construction Group and OSHA partner to protect construction workers on Oasis Data Center Project in Omaha, Nebraska
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - 51-year-old worker fatally engulfed in Lake Preston, South Dakota, grain elevator
- - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - US Labor Department seeks damages for wrongly terminated Sandpoint, Idaho, employee
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Over 40 safety and health violations found at Wayne Lumber and Mulch Inc.
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Workers exposed to combustible dust, amputation and other serious hazards at Ravenna, Ohio, rubber products plant
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Cut stone manufacturer exposes workers to amputation hazards, hearing loss
- - OSHA National News Release - OSHA announces new requirements for reporting severe injuries and updates list of industries exempt from record-keeping requirements
- - OSHA Statement - Statement on Updates to OSHA's Recordkeeping Rule by Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Brundidge, Alabama, condiment producer fails to correct previously identified workplace hazards; nearly $235K in penalties proposed
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA cites Central Transport for forklift, fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad ordered to pay $2K to Iowa conductor disciplined for taking doctor-ordered leave
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Unguarded machine leads to worker's thumb amputation at Hammond, Wisconsin, polycoated paper manufacturing facility
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Enfield, Connecticut, roofing contractor exposed workers to falls at 2 New Britain sites, faces nearly $300,000 in OSHA fines
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Arctic Glacier USA Inc. cited by US Labor Department's OSHA for exposing employees to ammonia hazards at Brooklyn, New York, ice plant
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Workers exposed to amputation hazards at Peoria, Illinois, tower manufacturer
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Worker crushed by machinery at Youngstown, Ohio, steel mill
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Mt. Pleasant Blacktopping cited for failing to protect workers from trench cave-ins while installing water mains
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA seeks nominations for five members to serve on Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Alabama metal manufacturer cited by OSHA for exposing workers to amputations, falls and other workplace safety hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Alabama metal manufacturer cited by OSHA for exposing workers to amputations, falls and other workplace safety hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor's OSHA finds 6 safety, health violations at Saginaw, Michigan, medical center for veterans
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Promoting worker safety in oil and gas sector prompts OSHA area offices in El Paso and Lubbock, Texas, to renew Permian Basin STEPS Network alliance
- - OSHA National News Release - $10.6M in safety and health grants awarded to 78 organizations across the nation by US Labor Department's OSHA
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA names new director of its Standards and Guidance Directorate
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Plastering subcontractor repeatedly exposed workers to fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Worker fatally injured at Behr Iron & Steel recycling plant
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Liquid chlorine handling procedures cited at Racine, Wisconsin, foundry
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - OSHA cites Pride Plating Inc. with 38 violations for exposing workers to a cancer-causing health hazard; fines total $341,550
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Georgia parts manufacturer fails to correct previously identified workplace hazards; more than $92K in penalties proposed
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - B & T Underground fined $76,340 for exposing workers to trench cave-ins
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Heartland Workers Center establishes alliance with OSHA to educate immigrant workers on workplace safety and health
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - BNSF Railway ordered to pay $12K to worker disciplined for taking doctor-ordered leave
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Worker fatally injured after fall at Farmers Cooperative