U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) News

Arkansas Company Fined Nearly $125K for Repeat Workplace Hazards

Federal safety officials have cited Bekaert Corp. in Van Buren, Arkansas, after an employee suffered an amputation while trying to untangle moving wire at an Arkansas facility that manipulates and coats steel products. An inspection by Occupational Safety and Health …

OSHA Says Iowa Restaurants Owed Employees $100K in Wages

A U.S. Labor Department initiative has found that a handful of Ames, Iowa, restaurants violated federal labor standards and owed thousands of dollars to workers. Department officials announced that Ames employers owed nearly $100,000 to 158 restaurant and hotel workers …

Pier 1 Imports Fined $86K for Safety Hazards at 2 Texas Sites

Pier 1 Imports Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for workplace safety hazards at facilities in Fort Worth and Mansfield, Texas. Proposed penalties total $86,100. The company was cited for …