Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) News

North Carolina Electric Distributor Cited for Safety Hazards at Florida Worksite

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Florida Progress LLC, operating as Duke Energy Florida LLC, for exposing employees to excavation hazards at a Zephyrhills, Fla., worksite. The Charlotte, N.C.-based electric power distributor faces …

New Jersey Manufacturer Fined for Failing to Correct Machine Hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bravo Pak Inc. for failing to abate hazards at its Pennsauken, N.J., facility. The company owes $259,760 in penalties. In June 2019, OSHA cited the shipping supplies …

New Jersey Framing Contractor Facing $1.9M in Proposed Fines for Safety Hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing penalties against BB Frame LLC, operating as Frame Q and as Owner and Principal Juan Quevedo, for exposing workers to multiple safety hazards at four Bergen County, …

N.J. Construction Companies Cited for Safety Hazards Facing $148K in Penalties

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited AA&B Builders Inc. and Ebenezer General Construction Excavating for exposing employees to safety hazards on a worksite in Ewing, N.J. The companies face a combined total of …

Georgia Nursing Home Cited for Delayed Reporting of Virus-Infected Workers

The federal agency that oversees workplace safety said Friday that it had issued its first citation in the U.S. related to the coronavirus outbreak: against a Georgia nursing home that delayed reporting the hospitalization of six infected workers. The Occupational …

Illinois Manufacturer Fined $258K for Exposing Employees to Machine Hazards

An Arcola, Illinois-based manufacturer faces over $258,000 in penalties and numerous citations for violations of federal machine safety standards, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported. Monahan Filaments LLC was cited after an employee suffered …

Wisconsin Manufacturer Fined $171K for Exposing Workers to Lead, Other Hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Milwaukee Valve Company Inc. – based in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin – for exposing employees to lead and copper dust at rates higher than the permissible exposure …

OSHA’s Top 25 Enforcement Cases Based on Total Penalty

These are the 25 biggest workplace safety and health violation enforcement actions by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA Note: After issuance of the initial citation, the penalty amount may change throughout the settlement and litigation phase. The …

Ohio Foundry Facing $270K in Penalties for Serious Workplace Health Violations

Federal officials have cited an Ohio foundry with three repeated and 18 serious health violations for exposing employees to crystalline silica above the permissible exposure levels. As a result, Liberty Casting Company in Delaware, Ohio, now faces $270,048 in penalties …

Michigan Pipeline Company to Shut Down, Pay $509K for Trenching Safety Violations

Under an agreement with federal safety officials, a Grand Rapids, Michigan, pipeline company will close down and pay just over $509,000 for exposing workers to serious trenching and excavation hazards. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …