Federal labor officials say a North Dakota roofing contractor has been cited as a result of a worker safety investigation. The U.S. Department of Labor says inspectors found Fargo-based Lorz Construction failed to provide guard rails or fall protection equipment …
Federal safety officials have fined a Texas-based weapons manufacturer $197,000 for putting workers at risk. Maverick Arms Inc. in Eagle Pass, Texas, was cited on Sept. 30, 2015, by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for …
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. …
The top federal official for worker safety said that an Illinois businessman’s “outrageous behavior” of bringing in Mexican workers to remove asbestos without safety gear warrants fines of nearly $1.8 million. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health …
A trucking company based in Louisiana has been cited by federal workplace safety officials for exposing workers to various safety and health hazards. Proposed penalties total $156,800. Transporter Maintenance and Inspection LLC, a subsidiary of L & B Holdings LLC …
Federal safety officials have proposed penalties totaling $162,400 against an Ohio-based steel manufacturer for exposing workers to workplace hazards. While Republic Steel has made a significant investment in personnel, training and safety improvements, workers are still exposed to serious fall …
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 …
Federal safety officials have found that a Dallas-area steel fabricator has continued to put its workers in harm’s way, despite its awareness of hazards at its Farmers Branch facility. A recent federal inspection that found more than a dozen safety …
U.S. regulators on took DuPont to task for a massive gas leak last year that killed four workers at a plant in Texas, placing the chemical company in its “severe violator enforcement program” and saying the accident shows it has …
A federal appeals court says an Oregon longshoreman who got drunk on the job, urinated while standing on a dock and then fell 6 feet onto concrete should not get workers’ compensation benefits for his injuries. Gary Schwirse drank at …
