Some Kansas Lawmakers Want State, not Feds, to Regulate Workplace Safety March 16, 2017 By Allison Kite Some Kansas lawmakers want the state to take over the job of writing and enforcing workplace regulations, despite concerns by...
Police Say Worker Dies After Falling from Roof of Massachusetts Home February 27, 2017 Police say a man working on a house under construction in Duxbury, Mass., has died in a fall from the...
Construction Worker Dies After Falling from University of Kentucky Roof January 17, 2017 Authorities say a construction worker died after falling from the roof of a building at the University of Kentucky. Media...
Fatal New York City Crane Collapse Blamed on Operator Error December 12, 2016 New York City officials are blaming a crane collapse that killed a man in lower Manhattan in February on operator...
3 Texas Companies Rack Up $277K in Penalties for Safety Violations December 9, 2016 Together, three Texas companies are facing federal penalties totaling more than $277,000 for failing to provide safe environments for their...
Circus Operator to Pay $24K Over Deadly Tent Collapse in New Hampshire December 2, 2016 A Florida-based circus operator has agreed to pay $24,000 in fines issued by federal safety officials for a tent collapse...
Nebraska Grain Facility Fined Nearly $527K over Worker’s Death November 15, 2016 Federal safety regulators have proposed nearly $527,000 in penalties against the operators of a northeast Nebraska grain facility where a...
Contractor Lacked Safety Permit Before Pennsylvania Bridge Fire October 10, 2016 A contractor didn’t obtain a key safety permit before welding caused plastic pipe and a construction tarp to burn on...
Worker Safety Measures Questioned After Employee Killed in Atlanta Hotel Freezer October 3, 2016 Federal regulators and hotel employees are calling for new safety measures after a worker was found dead inside a walk-in...
Ohio Etching Plant Fined $256K for Workplace Safety Violations September 19, 2016 Federal safety inspectors are recommending that a Cleveland, Ohio, etching company face $256,000 in penalties for safety and health violations....