Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.J. Manufacturer Faces More Than $435K in Penalties for Workplace Safety Failures
Apr 27 2018 // New Jersey plastics manufacturer Douglas Stephen Plastics Inc. has been cited for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at its Paterson, N.J., facility and faces penalties of $435,679. The U.S. Department of...
Wisconsin, Leading in Manufacturing Jobs Added, Touts Private Sector Gains
Apr 26 2018 // Wisconsin added the most manufacturing jobs of any state in the first quarter of 2018 and ranks fourth nationally in the number of private sector jobs added in March, the state Department of Workforce Development (DWD)...
Trump Administration Proposes Curbs on Opioid Manufacturers
Apr 19 2018 // The U.S. government on Tuesday proposed tightening rules governing the amount of prescription opioid painkillers that drugmakers can manufacture in a given year, in hopes of reining in the deadly opioid epidemic. The Drug...
New Endeavor Cyber Product Designed to Protect Manufacturers From Physical Damage
Apr 5 2018 // Delegated authority specialist and Lloyd’s Broker Endeavour Insurance Services has launched a new cyber security coverage program, Ensconce, designed to protect manufacturers from the risk of physical damage caused...
Arkansas AG Files Suit Against Opioid Manufacturers for Roles in Epidemic
Apr 2 2018 // Arkansas’ attorney general has joined the widening mass of litigation against opioid manufacturers, accusing three drugmakers of promoting addictive painkillers in ways that falsely denied or trivialized their...
Ohio Manufacturer Settles Health, Safety Violations Case for $1M
Apr 2 2018 // An Ohio auto parts manufacturer has agreed to a settlement that includes a $1 million penalty resulting from workplace health and safety violations, federal safety officials said. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Ohio Manufacturer Agrees to $1M Penalty for Health, Safety Violations
Mar 23 2018 // An Ohio auto parts manufacturer has agreed to a settlement that includes a $1 million penalty resulting from workplace health and safety violations, federal safety officials said. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Chipmaker AMD to Release Patches to Fix Microprocessor Vulnerabilities
Mar 21 2018 // Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said on Tuesday it planned to release patches to fix some of the flaws in its microprocessors pointed out by CTS Labs last week. Israeli cyber security research firm CTS Labs in its...
Another Oklahoma Tribe Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors
Mar 16 2018 // A tribe in Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit accusing 26 drug manufacturers and distributors of contributing to the tribe’s opioid epidemic by fraudulently misrepresenting the risks and benefits of addictive...
Guest Post: Who Is Liable When No One Is Driving? Part 3
Feb 28 2018 // We are grateful for friend of the Academy, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS, Executive Director, Big “I” Virtual University who provided this blog series about autonomous...
Two Killed, One Critical Injury After Accident at Pennsylvania Crane Manufacturer
Feb 19 2018 // Two men have been killed and a third was critically injured in an accident at a Pennsylvania crane manufacturer. State police say the accident happened at Manitowoc Cranes in Shady Grove, about 65 miles southwest of...
TWIA Policy Center for Commercial and Manufactured Home Policies Now Available
Feb 14 2018 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) announced that its Policy Center for commercial and manufactured home policies is live and available for agents to use. TWIA said agents must now use Policy Center for all...
Two Killed, One Critical Injury After Accident at Pennsylvania Crane Manufacturer
Feb 6 2018 // Two men have been killed and a third was critically injured in an accident at a Pennsylvania crane manufacturer. State police say the accident happened Friday morning at Manitowoc Cranes in Shady Grove, about 65 miles...
Guardrail Manufacturer Sued Over South Carolina, Tennessee Accidents
Feb 5 2018 // A guardrail manufacturer created a product whose design flaws led to one woman’s death and another’s permanent disfigurement, according to two lawsuits filed Jan. 31. The lawsuits filed in South Carolina and...
Illinois Pallet Manufacturer Faces $91.8K Fine After Employee Injury
Jan 26 2018 // Federal safety officials have cited an Illinois pallet manufacturer for machine safety violations after an employee was injured while conducting maintenance on equipment. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...
Delaware Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors Over Epidemic
Jan 22 2018 // Delaware on Friday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing corporations of helping fuel the national opioid epidemic, suing a wide range of companies involved in making, distributing and selling prescription...
Jury Clears Tractor Manufacturer Kubota in Arkansas Man’s Death
Jan 8 2018 // A jury has rejected claims from the relatives of a man who died in a lawn mowing accident in North Little Rock in 2012. Cedric Quinn Hill was found crushed to death under a Kubota L275 tractor in May 2012. His family filed...
Japan Data-Tampering Scandals Show Dangers of ‘Sacrificing Quality’ to Save Costs
Dec 28 2017 // A string of data-tampering scandals at Japanese manufacturers has not tarnished Japan’s image, though it has been a powerful reminder to avoid sacrificing quality when under cost or delivery pressure, a senior...
Jury Clears Tractor Manufacturer Kubota in Arkansas Man’s Death
Dec 19 2017 // A jury has rejected claims from the relatives of a man who died in a lawn-mowing accident in North Little Rock five years ago. Cedric Quinn Hill was found crushed to death under a Kubota L275 tractor in May 2012. His...
California Pot Sold Jan. 1 Could be Tainted
Dec 18 2017 // That legal weed you’ll be able to buy in California on New Year’s Day may not be as green as it seems. Any marijuana sold when recreational sales become legal Jan. 1 in the nation’s most populous state...
