OSHA News Releases – December 2023

  • - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor reaches settlement agreement that affirms willful violations, $730K penalty against ‘severe violator’ Ohio roofing contractor
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Illinois contractor continues to expose construction workers to deadly fall hazards; employees observed in danger twice within a month in subdivision
  • - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor finds New Jersey trade show display manufacturer exposing employees to dozens of workplace safety, health hazards
  • - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor seeks to expand, establish protections for today’s emergency response workers
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigates worker’s injury, finds Ohio rubber manufacturer continues to ignore federal workplace safety standards
  • - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor fines Wisconsin sawmill nearly $1.4M after allowing teens to operate dangerous machinery
  • - OSHA Trade Release - Twelve new OSHA alliances aim to increase workplace safety
  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA Kansas City region, National Association of Health Care Assistants alliance will help protect certified nursing assistants
  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA renews partnership with employers, unions, trade groups to protect electrical transmission, distribution industry workers
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Didion Milling Inc., agrees to pay $1.8M in penalties, make comprehensive safety improvements after 2017 Cambria corn mill explosion killed 5 workers
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Department of Labor finds two Houston contractors willfully ignored federal safety requirements, leading to fatal roof collapse at high school
  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA, Federal Communications Commission, Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association renew partnership to protect communications tower erection workers
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Westfield grain bin operator again cited for violating federal safety standards after worker suffers partial leg amputation when caught in auger
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal safety inspectors find Palatine roofing contractor continued to expose employees to deadly fall hazards; cite 6th violation since 2019
  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces switch from traditional hard hats to safety helmets to protect agency employees from head injuries better
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Investigation finds Ohio food processor’s failure to guard machine’s moving parts led temporary worker to suffer amputation injury
  • - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - US Department of Labor launches program to stem rising fatality rates, promote workplace safety in landscaping, horticultural industries
  • - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - Minnesota construction contractor faces $1.8M in federal penalties for exposing workers to trenching hazards for the 4th time since 2019
  • - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Department of Labor cites Massachusetts concrete contractor for crushing, fall, energy hazard violations after employee fatality
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Cartersville chemical manufacturer after 52-year-old employee suffers fatal burns