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Texas Manufacturer Fined $558.8K for Workplace Safety Violations

A Waco, Texas-based bath and shower manufacturer has been cited for 19 workplace safety violations and fined $558,821 by federal workplace safety officials. An inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration revealed that Clarke Products …

Illinois Lighting Company Faces $85K in OSHA Penalties for Worker Injuries

Federal workplace safety officials have cited an Illinois lighting manufacturer with workplace safety violations and imposed $85,000 in penalties after an employee suffered severe facial burns. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said a master maintenance technician for North American …

Ohio Manufacturing Facility Cited for Unsafe Conditions; Fined $119K

A Ohio manufacturer of power distribution products has been cited for 11 serious workplace safety violations and faces $119,000 in penalties, federal workplace safety officials said. In response to a January 2021 complaint, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated …

Oklahoma Contractor Again Cited for Trenching Hazards, Fined $205.5K

Federal officials have cited an Oklahoma construction contractor for exposing its employees to trenching and excavation hazards, violations for which it has been cited previously. OSHA cited Cherokee Pride Construction Inc. of Sapulpa for serious violations related to excavation work. …

Ohio Food Production Plant Faces $136.5K in Penalties for Safety Violations

A Lima, Ohio-based food production facility has been hit with citations and $136,532 in proposed penalties after worker suffers partial arm amputation. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said a 39-year-old production worker suffered multiple lacerations …

Ohio Roofing Contractor Cited for Safety Violations, Fined $117.5K

An Ohio roofing contractor has been cited for the sixth time since 2012 by federal workplace safety regulators for failing to ensure workers used required fall protection equipment. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Ivan …

Indiana Company Fined $14K Following Death of 3 Workers in Manhole

State regulators have fined an excavating company $14,400 for workplace safety violations discovered after three workers, including a father and son, died in August while working on a northeastern Indiana sewer project. The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration imposed …

Texas Rail Services Firm Faces $419K Fine After Oklahoma Workers’ Deaths

A Texas-based rail products and services company has been cited by federal workplace safety officials for violations that resulted in the deaths of two workers at a site in Hugo, Oklahoma. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational …

Louisiana Health System Cited for Coronavirus Safety Violations

A healthcare system in Shreveport, Louisiana, has been cited by federal workplace safety officials for failing to protect employees from coronavirus exposure. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System for failing …

Michigan Cites 6 Businesses for COVID-19 Workplace Safety Violations

In late August, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) issued a round of COVID-19 “general duty” citations, citing six different businesses with serious violations for failing to uphold safe and healthy practices, potentially putting workers in harm’s way. …