May 10, 2012
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 …
May 4, 2012
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 …
May 3, 2012
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., …
May 2, 2012
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 …
March 20, 2012
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 …
February 7, 2012
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 …