OSHA News Releases – Region 5
2024
- - 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 - Chicago Region - Bakeware company faces $182K in fines following 2 worker amputations because of unguarded machines
- - 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 News Release - Chicago Region - Ohio hardwood flooring manufacturer faces $255K in fines after worker suffers partial arm amputation when caught in machine at Portsmouth mill
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Signature Health takes multiple actions to improve safety after US Department of Labor investigation of Maple Heights stabbing
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Crystal Lake contractor faces $287K in fines after exposing framing workers in Elburn to potentially deadly fall risks 3 times in less than a month
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal workplace safety investigation finds Janesville recycling company continues to expose workers to dangerous levels of lead, cadmium
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - AB Specialty Silicones must pay $1.3M federal penalty, implement comprehensive safety programs after 2019 Waukegan plant explosion
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal workplace safety inspectors find shipyard workers exposed to fire, asphyxiation hazards while making repairs to cargo ship in Ashtabula
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Department of Labor finds Wisconsin animal food plant exposed workers to explosion, fire, respiratory hazards from airborne dust, cites 24 violations
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal safety inspection finds Sun Prairie contractor again failed to protect workers from potentially deadly hazards at home sites
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Metro-Chicago contractor again found ignoring federal safety regulations, exposing employees to deadly fall hazards at Frankfort worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Chicago-area framing contractor continues to expose employees to deadly fall hazards as violations multiply, federal fines reach new heights
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Framing contractor again found exposing workers to deadly fall hazards, twice in less than 2 weeks at Perrysburg worksites; faces $199K in fines
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Investigators find continued safety failures by US subsidiary of global meat casing manufacturer contributed to 2 employees’ suffering severe injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds global ink, coatings maker failed to properly protect employee from flash fire incident in Lisbon
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigators find Franksville waste management company’s inadequate safety measures led worker to suffer severe injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Illinois contractor continues pattern of exposing construction workers to deadly fall hazards, employees observed in danger four times since January
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation finds Hubbard castings company could have prevented molten metal leak from fatally burning employee
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - After Sandusky pork processing facility workers seek medical treatment for ammonia exposure, federal investigators identify 43 safety violations
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Illinois contractor exposes employees to deadly fall hazards twice in 2 months at homes under construction in Hanover Park subdivision
- - 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 - Chicago Region - Department of Labor cites leading tool, equipment manufacturer after maintenance electrician suffers severe burns in electrical arc fire
- - 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 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 - 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 News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds employee fatally injured after manufacturer failed to protect her from caught-between, struck-by hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation of employee’s severe injuries finds Ohio manufacturer failed to correct similar hazards cited in 2022
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation finds HBD/Thermoid again exposed employees to unsafe conditions, proposes additional $321K in penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds Wisconsin wood flooring manufacturer continues to expose workers to multiple hazards at plant
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Illinois construction contractor faces $264K in proposed fines for again failing to protect employees from deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor again cites Green Bay cleaning products manufacturer after worker suffers amputation, fines company $194K
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds Case Farms Processing continues to expose workers to multiple hazards at Ohio chicken processing plant
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Madison ice cream plant cited for violating multiple safety standards after federal investigators respond to report of ammonia release
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation of worker’s finger-tip amputation finds Ohio instrument manufacturer again violated safety standards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Labor Department investigation finds Ohio food warehouse exposed workers to ergonomic hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation of worker amputation finds Ohio carpet manufacturer again ignored safety standards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor cites Itasca parts manufacturer for multiple machine safety violations, exposing workers to amputation, other injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal inspectors find Wisconsin sawmill continuing to expose employees to amputation hazards, other risks from unguarded machines
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Wisconsin roofing contractor faces $281K in proposed fines for again failing to protect employees from deadly fall hazards
2023
- - 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 - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigates worker’s injury, finds Ohio rubber manufacturer continues to ignore federal workplace safety standards
- - 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 - 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 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 - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds Ohio meat processor lacked safety requirements after worker falls into machine, suffers chemical burns
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Wisconsin roofing contractor faces $180K in fines for repeatedly failing to protect employees, subcontractors from deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigation of amputation injury finds Rana Meal Solutions again failed to protect employees from machines’ moving parts
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation cites Waupaca Foundry after 2 workers suffer amputation injuries in 11 days, fines company $234K
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation finds ADM failed to inspect, test critical safety systems in explosion that injured 3 workers at Decatur facility
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Warren battery cell manufacturing plant faces $270K in penalties after federal investigators identify 19 safety, health violations
- - 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 - 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 - Nationwide auto services provider exposed workers to potentially deadly electrical hazards at Beachwood Take 5 Car Wash, federal inspectors find
- - 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 - US Department of Labor sues Waukegan contractor who refuses to pay more than $360K in penalties for repeatedly endangering roofing employees
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Risks Ignored: NOX US faces $545K in new penalties after 14th worker in 6 years suffers injuries at Fostoria vinyl manufacturing plant
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal inspectors find Dixon Ticonderoga again failed to protect employees from unguarded machines during investigation of amputation injury
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Los investigadores federales descubren que el incumplimiento de los los procedimientos de seguridad exigidos provocó una explosión de vapor mortal
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigators find Ohio foundry’s failure to follow required safety procedures led to fatal steam explosion
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Tribunal federal ordena al dentista de Peoria pagar $20,000 en salarios atrasados a un empleado despedido después de denunciar condiciones de trabajo inseguras
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal court requires Peoria dentist to pay $20K in back wages to employee terminated after alleging unsafe working conditions
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Westfield grain bin operator again ignored federal safety standards despite warning during probe into near-tragic engulfment
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigators responding to report of employee’s severe burns find multiple safety hazards at Green Bay Sanimax facility
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigators find JBS Foods failed to protect Green Bay plant worker from amputations by ignoring required safety standards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Ohio manufacturer faces $171K in penalties after worker suffers amputation while operating machine that lacked adequate safety protections
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Hostess Brands faces $298K in penalties after federal investigators find company’s safety, training failures led to worker’s amputation injury
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Wisconsin food manufacturer’s history of violations continues, federal investigators find safety failures led to two workers amputation injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal safety inspectors find Illinois contractor with long history of violations again exposing employees to dangerous workplace hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Worker’s complaint leads Department of Labor to again find Dollar Tree exposing employees to blocked aisles, trips, falls, slowing safe exit
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigators find trench lacked required cave-in protection that could have prevented Burr Ridge contractor’s fatal injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Inspectores federales de seguridad encuentran que un contratista de Illinois con un largo historial de violaciones expone nuevamente a los empleados a peligros mortales en el lugar de trabajo
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Investigadores federales encuentran que la zanja carecía de la protección requerida para derrumbes que podría haber evitado las lesiones fatales del contratista de Burr Ridge
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - La queja de un trabajador lleva al Departamento de Trabajo a encontrar nuevamente a Dollar Tree exponiendo a los empleados a pasillos bloqueados, tropiezos, caídas, salidas seguras
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Inspectores federales de seguridad en el lugar de trabajo encuentran que un contratista de Illinois continúa exponiendo a los trabajadores de techos a peligros mortales de caídas, a pesar de las violaciones de 2019, 2022
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal workplace safety inspectors find Illinois contractor continues to expose roofing workers to deadly fall hazards, despite 2019, 2022 violations
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Contratista de Illinois ignoró las advertencias de seguridad de la ciudad sobre peligros mortales en zanjas, inspectores federales citan cinco violaciones graves y deliberadas, proponen $77,000 en multas
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Illinois contractor ignored city’s safety warnings about deadly trench hazards, federal inspectors cite five willful, serious violations, propose $77K in penalties
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation finds Columbus children’s hospital exposed nurses, other employees to workplace violence
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor again finds resin manufacturer exposing employees to respiratory hazards, risk of explosion at Kenton facility
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor, state agencies, industry leaders launch campaign to educate, alert Midwest employers, workers of deadly excavation hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation of 29-year-old sanitation worker’s leg amputation finds Ohio food processor again ignored safety standards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation of Ohio hardwood flooring mill finds three injuries in five months as company consistently violates safety rules
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Appleton roofing general contractor, Kaukauna subcontractor cited for repeatedly failing to protect employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigators find operating, training deficiencies contributed to fatal BP Products refinery explosion that claimed two workers’ lives
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Fire department concerns lead federal inspectors to identify dangerously blocked exit routes, fire extinguishers at Cincinnati Dollar General store
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Unaware of the danger, painter fatally falls 21 feet after stepping onto unsecured balcony at Cleveland residential construction project
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation of Del Monte cannery worker’s amputation injury finds company violated federal safety standards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigation finds Barberton toolmaker failed to properly protect drill press operators; three workers suffered preventable injuries
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigators determine 27-year-old worker suffered partial leg amputation after entering Illinois grain bin while paddle conveyor ran
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Danger in stock: Department of Labor finds Columbus, Ohio, Dollar Tree store endangering workers; as company’s history of violations continues
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Deadly mix: Federal workplace safety investigations find severe injuries, fatality caused by steam explosions at 2 Ohio companies
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Safety shelved: Federal safety inspectors again find Dollar General workers exposed to fire, other hazards – this time in West Lafayette, Ohio
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor again finds barley supplier exposing workers to workplace safety hazards at Wisconsin malthouse
2022
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor again cites Ohio roofing contractor for exposing unprotected workers to deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds manufacturer exposed workers to machine, other hazards at Kewaunee, Wisconsin, facility
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Department of Labor cites Dollar Tree again for endangering workers, continuing company’s lengthy history of workplace safety violations