OSHA News Releases – May 2024
May 2024
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Federal judge affirms 2022 citation, penalties against United Airlines for failing to protect employee seriously injured when 737 crushes footb
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigation into worker’s death finds Appleton pallet manufacturer failed to train employees, address machine safety hazards cited in 2019
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Rhode Island nail salons, owner agree to stop worker retaliation; pay $753K in back wages, damages after US Department of Labor investigations, litigation
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Department of Labor cites leading tool, equipment manufacturer after maintenance electrician suffers severe burns in electrical arc fire
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces return of ‘Beat the Heat’ photo contest to promote awareness outdoor, indoor heat dangers
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Department of Labor reaches settlement with Linden contractor after finding the company failed to prevent fatal 5-story fall at a Bayonne work site
- - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - Federal court finds USPS again wrongfully fired probationary mail carrier shortly after reporting workplace injury, this time in Oregon
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Waukegan roofing contractor finally pays $365K in penalties for endangering employees when Department of Labor moves to seize employer’s property
- - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor announces final rule updating the Hazard Communication Standard to better protect workers, first responders
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Zwanenberg Food Group agrees to pay $1.7M in federal penalties, invest $1.9M in safety improvements at Cincinnati facility
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Department of Labor alleges subcontractor knowingly exposed employees to asbestos hazards during former Waukegan hospital demolition
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Department of Labor finds Watertown contractor did not provide required safeguards to prevent employee fatality in Brighton
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor investigation into worker’s serious injuries finds healthcare facility’s operator again failed to protect employees from patient violence
- - OSHA National News Release - Depatman Travay la pran yon mezi ki enpòtan anpil pou tabli règ pou pwoteje moun k ap travay kote gen anpil chalè, li kontinye fè plis efò pou lwa yo kapab aplike tout kote, epi li travay pou pwoteje travayè agrikiltè yo kont danje
- - OSHA National News Release - 劳工部在高温安全规则制定方面迈出了关键的一步，继续加强执法力度，重点关注农业工人所面临的危险
- - OSHA National News Release - El Departamento de Trabajo da un paso fundamental en la elaboración de normas de seguridad ante el calor, continúa intensificando los esfuerzos para hacer cumplir la ley y se centra en los peligros para los trabajadores agrícolas
- - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor takes critical step in heat safety rulemaking, continues heightened enforcement efforts, focuses on dangers to agricultural workers
- - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor plans to restructure workplace safety, health regional operations strategically to protect workers
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Settlement affirms willful OSHA violations, $215K penalties, against contractors for fall hazards at multiple New Jersey work sites
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Department of Labor cites goods transport provider after truck strikes grain yard manager, weeks after federal inspectors warn of hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - St. Louis contractor faces $258K in fines after exposing roofing workers to potentially deadly fall hazards 5 times in 7 weeks at Wentzville worksites
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Department of Labor cites Midwest bread products supplier after worker suffers disabling injury at Sun Prairie facility
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds Chicago-area medical glass manufacturer again ignoring machine safety procedures, issues repeat violations
- - OSHA Trade Release - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will hold online public meeting on May 7
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces online public meeting of Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will be held June 4
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Department of Labor investigation of Boston window cleaner’s 29-story fall finds employer again failed to inspect, replace protective equipment
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Department of Labor investigation into visiting nurse’s death finds home care agency failed to protect workers against workplace violence
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds Georgia construction contractor could have prevented 31-year-old worker’s fatal fall in Arcadia
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds prominent South Carolina shipyard ignored federal measures that could have prevented 41-year-old worker’s fatal fall