Target Closes Nine NYC, West Coast Stores to Stop Losses From Rising Theft September 27, 2023 By Brendan Case Target Corp. is closing nine stores in four states to stem losses from rising retail theft. One Manhattan location will...
OSHA Fines Georgia Silo Operator for Safety Violations After Suffocation of Worker September 20, 2023 The death of a worker who suffocated in a Georgia grain silo could have been prevented had the employer not...
US Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have No Consistent Protection August 28, 2023 By Gabe Stern Santos Brizuela spent more than two decades laboring outdoors, persisting despite a bout of heatstroke while cutting sugarcane in Mexico...
Five Hurt, One Critically, When Wall Collapses at Construction Site August 25, 2023 One person was critically injured and four others were hurt when a wooden wall at a home under construction in...
Dollar Tree Inc. Agrees to Improve Safety and Pay $1.35M in Fines: OSHA August 23, 2023 By Chad Hemenway Dollar Tree Inc. and subsidiary Family Dollar have entered an agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to...
New York Workers’ Compensation Fund Returned $585 Million to Employers August 15, 2023 The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF), the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, allocated $585 million to New York employers...
Attacks at Medical Centers Show Why Health Care Is One of the Most Violent Fields August 9, 2023 By Rebecca Boone Word spread through an Oregon hospital last month that a visitor was causing trouble in the maternity ward, and nurses...
Amazon Again Cited by Regulators Over Worker Safety August 4, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. workplace safety regulator said Amazon.com Inc has subjected workers at yet another of its sprawling warehouses to hazardous...
Texas Glass Manufacturer Earns OSHA Star Designation July 26, 2023 OSHA has awarded Cardinal IG Waxahachie, a glass manufacturer and provider based in Waxahachie, Texas, with a “Star” designation for...
Dollar General Again Caught in OSHA’s Crosshairs; Retailer’s Fines Top $21M in 6 Years July 19, 2023 Federal workplace safety inspectors at two Tampa, Florida-area Dollar General stores said they found the company again exposing employees to...