OSHA News Releases – December 2024

  • - OSHA News Brief - Owner of Medford construction company sentenced to 18 months for tax crimes, making false statements to federal government
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Zion contractor again found ignoring protections to prevent workers from suffering disabling, deadly falls from elevation; faces $266K in new fines
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds Louisiana contractor could have prevented 27-year-old worker’s drowning at North Carolina worksite
  • - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Department of Labor finds Glenburn contractor ignored repeated warnings, site-specific safety plan in fatal trench collapse at Brownville worksite
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor investigation finds Frisco contractor again exposing workers to potentially deadly trench collapse
  • - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - US Department of Labor finds worker electrocution tied to Alabama contractor’s expired tools, training failures
  • - OSHA National News Release - Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker issues statement on 2023 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor announces settlement with Amazon requiring corporate-wide ergonomic measures at facilities across the country
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor fines Des Plaines solar contractor $288K in penalties for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds contractor’s safety failures led to diver’s preventable fatality at underwater worksite at Manns Harbor bridge
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor announces release of detailed 2023 case data on more than 890K injuries, illnesses at over 91K workplaces
  • - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor finalizes rule on proper fit requirements for personal protective equipment in construction
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds safety failures by Marietta tree trimming contractor led to arborist’s electrocution
  • - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Newark roofing contractor faces $328K in fines after investigators find workers exposed repeatedly to fall hazards at 3 worksites in a month
  • - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - Department of Labor finds Alabama sausage manufacturer continues exposing workers to safety hazards, proposes $103K in penalties
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Bakeware company faces $182K in fines following 2 worker amputations because of unguarded machines
  • - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Department of Labor seeks back wages, damages from US Postal Service for allegedly firing a worker who raised safety concerns
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor cites North Florida contractors for willfully endangering employees in excavations without required safety protections
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds lack of training, other failures led forklift operator to suffer fatal injuries at Elm Mott tire distribution facility
  • - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor seeks nominees for Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health by Jan. 2
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Lake Zurich roofing contractor continues to ignore safety regulations, exposing workers to deadly fall hazards in 8 inspections since 2020
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor extends public comment period for proposed heat injury, illness prevention rule until Jan. 14, 2025