December 11, 2015
A central Ohio wire manufacturer where two workers were injured in separate accidents has been cited for 25 safety violations by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA cited Columbus-based ITC Manufacturing for violating federal workplace safety and health …
December 7, 2015
Federal workplace safety officials have cited a Baton Rouge, La., contractor following a trench collapse in which Isidro Martinez, 24 was killed. Another worker was pulled to safety by co-workers. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
December 4, 2015
Federal safety regulators say three commercial real estate renovators have been cited for a combined $112,000 in penalties for exposing workers to asbestos hazards at a San Antonio, Texas, worksite. FBZ Broadway LP, One Eighty Construction Inc. and Roscoe Properties …
November 30, 2015
For the fourth time in three years, a Bloomer, Wis., roofing contractor was found ignoring workplace safety laws, federal and state safety officials say. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Affordable Exteriors was found twice by federal inspectors …
October 8, 2015
A judge ordered a northern Idaho gas station owner to pay $100,000 to a former employee who was fired after reporting safety violations, including exposed wiring near water leaks and a lack of first aid equipment. U.S. District Judge B. …
September 16, 2015
Reser’s Fine Foods, Topeka, Kan., was cited on Sept. 2 by federal safety officials for various workplace safety violations, including exposing workers to ammonia. Proposed penalties total $71,700. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Wichita Area …
September 16, 2015
Stampcoat Inc. doing business as El Paso Tool & Die in El Paso, Texas, has been cited by federal safety officials for amputations and other serious workplace hazards. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company on Sept. …
September 3, 2015
A federal safety agency is proposing $42,000 in fines against a Waukesha, Wis., scrap yard where an employee was killed when he was struck by a forklift truck. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Waukesha Iron & Metal Inc. …
August 17, 2015
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the owners of a northeast Ohio chicken processing plant $861,000 for what the agency says are safety violations that expose workers to the risk of amputation, electrocution and falls. OSHA says in …
July 31, 2015
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Southcross Energy Partners GP LLC for seven safety violations at its cryogenic natural gas processing facility in Gregory, Texas. Safety officials have proposed penalties of $112,000 against the company. OSHA said …