OSHA News Releases – December 2014 (Archive)
December 2014
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - New Hampshire company faces $230,400 in OSHA fines for exposing employees to fall, crushing, noise and other hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Boomerang Tube continues to expose workers to life-threatening hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA cites 6 Chicago-area companies for worker exposure to asbestos during repairs at Evanston, Illinois, school
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom fail to protect young workers from heat hazards and illness, OSHA finds
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Exposing workers to electrical shock and other hazards yields fines of $66,400 for Troy, Texas, manufacturer
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - OSHA cites The Davey Tree Expert Co. for again ignoring vehicle rollover hazard leading to fatal injury of tree trimmer
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Proframing Contractors repeatedlyexposes roofers to potentially fatal fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - West Monroe, Louisiana, packaging plant worker suffers serious hand injury as dangerous hazards are ignored
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Scranton, Pennsylvania, chimney supply company again exposes employees to serious hazards and injuries, says OSHA
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - OSHA cites Robertson Incorporated Bridge and Grading Division after 16-year-old laborer dies at Delta, Missouri, construction site
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - M. Durrance Construction of Jacksonville, Florida, cited for willfully exposing workers to dangerous falls
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA investigation finds workers exposed to lead, copper fumes at Republic Metals in Cleveland
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA investigation finds workers exposed to lead, copper fumes at Republic Metals in Cleveland
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Death of Brooklyn, New York, supermarket worker preventable, OSHA finds
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - OSHA cites Dollar Tree Stores for exposing workers to serious hazards for second time in Delaware
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Formed Fiber Technologies ignores violations and exposes workers to dangerous machinery and risk of serious injury
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Worker fatally struck by car at meat processing plant in San Antonio
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. violates rights of Connecticut worker who reported injury and filed OSHA complaint
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - OSHA cites Budweiser distribution center for serious safety violations
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Eaton Corp. cited for employee's heat-related kidney failure at Kearney, Nebraska, automotive manufacturing plant
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Extreme temperatures and other safety hazards found at Birds Eye Foods plant in Darien, Wisconsin
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Fiabila USA and 2 staffing agencies expose workers to explosion and chemical hazards at nail polish manufacturer
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Vallencourt Construction of Middleburg, Florida, cited for willful, serious safety hazards; $169K in fines proposed
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA cites Ventra Belvidere for exposing employees to dangerous machines after 21-year-old worker fatally crushed at auto parts supply plant
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Baytown, Texas, steel manufacturer failed to train workers properly and implement audit procedures for metal cutting machine
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - Worker fatally injured in Greeley, Colorado, after being caught in unguarded conveyor system
- - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - Hanford nuclear facility contractor ordered to pay 2 laid-off workers $186K in wages, damages for retaliation
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Ric-Man International cited for willful violation in worker fatality at City of Weston, Florida, construction site
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Employee suffers injury after being caught in machinery at Parker Hannifin plant in Lewisburg, Ohio
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - All-Set Roofing and Construction exposes workers to fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - A. Lamp Concrete Contractors exposes workers to dangerous cave-in hazards while installing water main in Morton Grove, Illinois
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Latino worker dies following exposure to nitrogen in tanker truck at Michael Foods' Big Red Farms facility in Wakefield, Nebraska
- - OSHA Statement - Statement from Assistant Secretary of Labor Dr. David Michaels on 2013 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA cites Environmental Remediation and Recovery Inc. after worker dies while cleaning oil residue inside rail car at Mounds, Illinois, facility
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA investigation finds workers exposed to lead-based paint while restoring Evanston, Illinois, home
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - International Union of Operating Engineers renews alliance with OSHA to protect Illinois apprentices on construction, earthmoving and trenching sites
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Workers exposed to amputation and electrical hazards at El Paso, Texas, stamping plant, inspection finds
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA signs alliance with National STEPS Network and NIOSH to protect workers in oil and gas industry
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Guyoung Tech USA cited for serious safety and health violations
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA cites Arvato Digital Services and Parallel Employment Group after temporary worker suffers severe electrical shock injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Worker suffers serious injury on 25th birthday at new job with Wagner's LLC
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - DuPont's chemical safety systems inadequate at Deepwater, New Jersey, plant
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Doyle and Roth Manufacturing Co. Inc. faces $68,600 in OSHA fines for continued safety hazards at its Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, facility
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Mail handler fired following work-related injury at Sharonville, Ohio, US Postal Service facility
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Nuvo Construction Co. cited after worker fatality at concrete plant; Sonag Ready Mix cited for exposing employee to same hazard the next day
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Workers exposed to unguarded machinery, struck-by hazards and electrical shock at valve manufacturing facility
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Affordable Exteriors faces $140,000 in OSHA penalties for exposing workers to dangerous fall hazards in Omaha, Nebraska, area