Occupational Safety and Health Administration News

Do Safety Incentives Discourage Workers from Reporting Injuries?

Many employers are in the dark over whether their safety incentive programs encourage or discourage the reporting of injuries and illnesses by their employees, or if they have no effect. But a new report says employers, and the federal officials …

OSHA Proposes $137K Fine For Wisconsin Company

A River Falls, Wis. company is facing $137,000 in potential fines following a trench collapse last year that killed a 19-year-old worker. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Five issued five citations this week against Gordy’s Pumping Service. OSHA says …

South Dakota Company in Trouble With OSHA

Federal safety regulators have labeled a southeast South Dakota company a “severe violator” after a worker died and two others were seriously injured. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $210,000 in penalties against Canton-based Adams Thermal Systems Inc., …

OSHA Investigating Death At South Dakota Steel Business

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking into the death of a worker at a Rapid City, S.D. steel business. Twenty-six-year-old Adam Klynsma was killed at TrueNorth Steel on Friday. Pennington County Capt. Marty Graves tells the Rapid City …

Report Cites Dangerous Dust at NYC Site

A report has found that an air sample taken underground at the Second Avenue subway construction site had excessive levels of a dangerous dust particle. According to the New York Post, the sample was taken by the Occupational Safety and …

OSHA Investigates Virginia School After Lead Found

Federal safety regulators are investigating a Roanoke school following the detection of lead in some paint chips. Roanoke City Public Schools deputy superintendent Curt Baker tells media outlets that the amount of lead detected at Highland Park Elementary School doesn’t …