Latest Manufacturing Headlines
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Michigan Plastics Manufacturer to Pay $663K Over Forever Chemicals Violations
Feb 1 2023 // BRIGHTON, Mich. (AP) – A plastics manufacturer reached an agreement with the state to investigate and address hazardous substances known as “forever chemicals” at a former factory in Livingston County,...
Texas Manufacturer Fined $298K for Ignoring Workers’ Concerns
Dec 19 2022 // A federal workplace safety investigation found that a Kyle vehicle parts manufacturer ignored repeated concerns raised by workers, and willfully exposed them to hazards related to unsafe machine operations, potential falls...
Wisconsin Manufacturer Fined $250K for Workplace Hazards
Dec 13 2022 // Federal safety inspectors have determined that a falling load from a below-the-hook magnet crushed the leg of an employee at a Kewaunee heavy fabrication manufacturing company on June 7, 2022. In response to a...
Fifteen Auto Manufacturers Reach Automatic Braking Goals This Year
Dec 9 2022 // Fifteen automakers have made life-saving automatic emergency braking standard on nearly all of their new passenger vehicles in the U.S. this year, fulfilling a voluntary commitment made six years ago. That leaves five...
Ohio Steel Manufacturer to Pay $990K Over Clear Air Act Violations
Dec 5 2022 // The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed Clear Air Act settlement with Republic Steel, a steel manufacturer in Canton, Ohio, which will require the company to reduce its...
Electric Air Taxi Company Archer Plans $118M Georgia Factory
Nov 23 2022 // A California company seeking to build small electric aircraft says it will invest $118 million to construct a plant near Atlanta, eventually hiring up to 1,000 people. Archer Aviation, based in Santa Clara, California,...
Drug Manufacturer Teva to Pay $523M to New York in Opioid Settlement
Nov 4 2022 // Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Lts. will pay up to $523 million to New York State as part of a nationwide settlement of lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic. The settlement with New York adds...
Ohio Manufacturer Faces $1.2M in Penalties After Worker Injury
Oct 28 2022 // An Ohio vinyl tile manufacturer faces $1,232,705 in proposed penalties after U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors responded when a worker suffered severe injuries as a result of...
District Sues Chemical Manufacturer Over Anacostia River Pesticide Pollution
Oct 17 2022 // The District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court Thursday against chemical manufacturer Velsicol Chemical, LLC, claiming it violated city environmental laws by polluting a major waterway, the Anacostia River...
Judge Dismisses Mexico Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturers
Oct 3 2022 // A U.S. federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Mexican government against U.S. gun manufacturers arguing their commercial practices has led to bloodshed in Mexico. Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston ruled...
Gun Manufacturer Sued Over Link to July 4 Illinois Parade Shooting
Sep 30 2022 // Survivors of the mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and family members of those killed filed 11 lawsuits Wednesday against the manufacturer of the rifle used in the attack, accusing gun-maker Smith...
Manufacturer Fined $2.5 Million for Clean Air Act Violations at Louisiana Mill
Sep 29 2022 // Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has agreed to pay $2.5 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act’s General Duty Clause and Risk Management Program Regulations at its...
Ohio Packaging Manufacturer Fined $178K After Worker’s Burns
Sep 5 2022 // A federal workplace safety investigation into how a 25-year-old manufacturing worker suffered serious arm burns in February that required hospitalization, determined his Ohio employer failed to follow required federal...
Packaging Manufacturer Faces $178K in Fines After Ohio Worker’s Burns
Aug 16 2022 // A federal workplace safety investigation into how a 25-year-old manufacturing worker suffered serious arm burns in February that required hospitalization, determined his Ohio employer failed to follow required federal...
Iowa Metal Manufacturer Settles $500,000 False Claims Act Lawsuit
Aug 11 2022 // A southwest Iowa company that makes metal castings used by military contractors in helicopters and other equipment has reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging the company failed to test the castings and falsely...
Texas Manufacturer Faces $249,000 in OSHA Penalties
Aug 9 2022 // A Jacksonville wood crate and pallet manufacturer’s history of workplace safety violations continues after federal inspectors found the company exposed workers to amputation hazards in its February 2022...
Japan Truck Manufacturer Hino Admits It Faked Emissions Data for 20 Years
Aug 5 2022 // TOKYO (AP) – Hino Motors, a truck maker that’s part of the Toyota group, systematically falsified emissions data dating back as far as 2003, according to the results of an investigation released Tuesday. President...
Ohio Manufacturer Faces $480,000 in OSHA Penalties
Aug 3 2022 // Federal safety investigators found workers at General Aluminum Mfg. Co.’s Wapakoneta site exposed to machine hazards, just 36 days after they found similar violations at the aluminum vehicle parts...
Texas Cushion Manufacturer Faces $227,000 Fine For Inadequate Safety Guards
Jul 7 2022 // A federal workplace safety investigation into how an employee suffered serious injuries in January 2022 at a Temple, Texas manufacturing facility operated by Carpenter Co. – one of the nation’s largest cushion...
Texas Manufacturing Company Fined $400,000 Over Worker’s Injuries
Jul 5 2022 // A federal workplace safety investigation found that a temporary worker suffered serious injuries on Jan. 3, 2022, after being struck by a large mold at a Texas concrete polymer manufacturing company. It was determined that...
