Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Chemical Explosion at Illinois Manufacturing Plant Kills 1, Leaves 1 Injured
Jan 25 2022 // A chemical explosion on Jan. 21 at a northern Illinois manufacturing plant killed one person and left another critically injured, authorities said. The incident occurred about 10:45 a.m. when two employees at the W. R....
Illinois Pizza Manufacturer Faces $145K in Fines After Worker Fatality
Jan 25 2022 // An Illinois pizza manufacturer could be forced to pay $145,000 in penalties after a worker suffered a fatal injury while cleaning a machine in July 2021. A U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health...
In Fireworks Factory Explosion, James River Must Defend Owners, Court Says
Jan 14 2022 // A federal appeals court has found that an insurance carrier has a duty to its policyholders in wrongful death and injury litigation, all because an exclusion clause in the liability policy was poorly worded. James River...
Foxconn Unlikely to Reopen India iPhone Manufacturing Facility Until Jan 7: Official
Jan 4 2022 // Apple Inc supplier Foxconn is unlikely to reopen its shuttered iPhone manufacturing facility in southern India until Jan. 7, a senior government official familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Foxconn plant, located in...
ASML Reports Fire at Berlin Factory That Makes Key Equipment for Chip Manufacturers
Jan 3 2022 // ASML Holding NV on Monday said there has been a fire at a factory it owns in Berlin, Germany, adding that no one was injured and that it is too early to assess the impact on its operations. ASML, a key equipment supplier...
Arkansas Flooring Manufacturer Faces $204K in Proposed Fines for Unsafe Workplace
Dec 20 2021 // A knot saw operator suffered a partial amputation of an index finger in June 2021 when his hand came in contact with a rotating blade that lacked adequate machine guarding. A few weeks earlier, a similar saw at the Maxwell...
Injured Kentucky Candle Factory Workers File Suit Against Company
Dec 17 2021 // Workers who were injured at a candle factory that was demolished by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, have filed suit against the manufacturer, alleging that managers had threatened to fire employees who wanted to leave...
Illinois Worker Dies After Being Trapped in Machinery
Dec 15 2021 // A 61-year-old worker died after becoming trapped in machinery at a suburban Chicago steel polishing factory, authorities said Friday. Raymondo Escobar’s cause of death was due to “asphyxia due to machinery...
Connecticut Aircraft Parts Manufacturer Cited for Workplace Safety Violations
Nov 12 2021 // A Connecticut aircraft parts manufacturer did not take required steps to identify potential exposures and protect employees from hexavalent chromium and cadmium – both known carcinogens – at its Bloomfield facility, a...
Worker’s Death at Nebraska Manufacturing Plant Under Investigation
Nov 4 2021 // Officials are investigating the death of a worker injured in a crane accident at a Norfolk, Nebraska manufacturing plant over the weekend. Sheriff’s deputies and paramedics were called to the Continental Tire plant...
Ohio, Illinois Manufacturing Companies Sued for Disability Discrimination
Oct 22 2021 // Grief Inc., an international manufacturing company based in Delaware, Ohio, and American Flange, its wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the western suburbs of Chicago, violated federal law when they fired an employee and...
Texas Furniture Manufacturer Fined $249.6K for Exposing Workers to Amputation Hazards
Oct 21 2021 // Federal officials issued five citations against Texas furniture design and manufacturing company and fined the firm more than $249,000 for alleged workplace safety violations. OSHA said while MooreCo Inc. in Temple, Texas,...
TDI OKs Higher TWIA Liability Limits for Manufactured Homes
Sep 15 2021 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) approved the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s (TWIA’s) petition to increase its maximum liability limits on manufactured homes, but regulators said the insurer of...
Ohio Manufacturer Cited for Repeatedly Exposing Workers to Machine Hazards; Fined $203K
Sep 10 2021 // Federal workplace safety officials once again cited a Cincinnati, Ohio, stone manufacturer for exposing workers to amputation hazards when it failed to ensure machine safety procedures were followed and machine guards were...
Colorado Home Manufacturer Faces $222K in OSHA Penalties
Aug 17 2021 // Federal workplace safety officials cited a Colorado home manufacturing company for continuing to expose workers to falls at Pueblo facility. Key Structures LLC faces $222,055 in OSHA penalties and 13 willful, repeat and...
Oregon Home Manufacturer Sued for Alleged Racism, Discrimination
Aug 2 2021 // Two former employees of a home manufacturing company in eastern Oregon filed a lawsuit saying they endured anti-Black racism and discrimination, and were fired after reporting the incidents to managers. The lawsuit was...
3 Midwest Manufacturers Pay More Than $400K to Settle Hazardous Waste Violation Cases
Jul 29 2021 // Three manufacturing companies in Midwest states reached settlements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)....
Man Killed When Machinery Collapses on Him at Massachusetts Storage Facility
Jul 29 2021 // A 38-year-old man was killed when a piece of machinery collapsed on him at a storage facility in Everett, authorities said Monday. The man was operating a hydraulic forklift system alone at a Commercial Street facility on...
Oregon Home Manufacturer Sued for Alleged Racism, Discrimination
Jul 26 2021 // Two former employees of a home manufacturing company in eastern Oregon have filed a lawsuit saying they endured anti-Black racism and discrimination, and then were fired after reporting the incidents to managers. The...
Manufacturers Balk at ‘Right to Repair’ Initiative by Biden Administration
Jul 26 2021 // Americans would be freer to repair their broken cellphones, computers, videogame consoles and even tractors themselves, or to use independent repair shops, under changes being eyed by federal regulators. The regulators...
