OSHA News Releases – March 2021
March 2021
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - New York contractor agrees to cease digging excavations, pay $135K in penalties, after 2020 fatal Long Island trench collapse
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA cites Ohio production facility for exposing employees to dangerous confined space, machine, other hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA cites Seneca Foods after worker suffers serious injuries after being struck by forklift at Wisconsin facility
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor files lawsuit alleging Texas hotel operator illegally fired worker who sought medical care for carbon monoxide exposure
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor files federal complaint seeking damages for whistleblower fired for reporting unsafe conditions at Missouri plant
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - Worker’s injury at Fargo grain bin yields employer’s commitment to improve workplace safety, protect employees
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - OSHA alliance with West Virginia University Safety & Health Extension, West Virginia State Consultation Program promotes workplace safety, health
- - OSHA National News Release - OSHA, grain industry leaders say small changes have big impacts
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor, El Paso Association of Contractors renew alliance to protect safety, health of construction workers
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - OSHA cites New Jersey frozen dessert manufacturer after second amputation injury on same machine
- - OSHA National News Release - OSHA launches program to protect high-risk workers from coronavirus, focuses on employers that retaliate against workers with safety concerns
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA cites Chicago container shipping company after employee suffers leg amputation, crushed pelvis when run over by powered industrial vehicle
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor orders one of the nation’s largest railway companies to pay more than $290K in damages, reinstate whistleblower
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor again cites Oklahoma construction contractor for exposing workers to serious trenching, excavation hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA cites BEF Foods Inc.’s Lima facility after production worker suffers partial arm amputation from cleaning auger
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor collaborates with Brasfield & Gorrie to promote workplace safety at Birmingham construction site
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor encourages industry employers, stakeholders to join OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor orders Oklahoma roofing, building products’ company to reinstate, pay damages to whistleblowers