OSHA News Releases – 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 - US Department of Labor, Lamar Advertising Co. form alliance to promote workplace safety, prevent exposure to hazards
  • - 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 Release - Dallas Region - Federal investigators find Texas poultry processor endangered line workers by ignoring ergonomic, unguarded machinery 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - San Francisco Region - Department of Labor finds Tamuning contractor endangered employees installing a sewer line in a Mangilao trench, despite knowing the risks
  • - 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 - Dallas Region - Federal investigation following complaint finds Houston-based recycled glass company repeatedly exposed employees to workplace hazards in Midlothian
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - La investigación federal tras una queja encuentra que una empresa de vidrio reciclado con sede en Houston expuso repetidamente a los empleados a peligros en el lugar de trabajo en Midlothian
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor seeks help of employees from Mar-Jac Poultry MS as investigation into young teen’s death at Hattiesburg plant continues
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos busca la ayuda de empleados de Mar-Jac Poultry MS mientras continúa la investigación sobre la muerte de un adolescente en la planta de Hattiesburg
  • - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Federal inspectors find Missouri roofing contractor allowed employees to work without fall protection, leading to young worker’s fatal injuries
  • - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Inspectores federales encuentran que un contratista de techado de Missouri permitió a los empleados trabajar sin protección contra caídas, lo que llevó a lesiones fatales de un joven trabajador
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Un proveedor de servicios automotrices a nivel nacional expuso a los trabajadores a peligros eléctricos potencialmente mortales en Beachwood Take 5 Car Wash, encuentran inspectores federales
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Nationwide auto services provider exposed workers to potentially deadly electrical hazards at Beachwood Take 5 Car Wash, federal inspectors find