OSHA cites Maine sawmill for repeat safety violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a sawmill in Jefferson, Maine for three alleged repeat safety violations and seven serious violations imposing a fine of $79,310. The...
View ArticleOSHA fines NY medical lab $58,000 for inadequate safeguards against...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings for repeat and serious safety and health violations, following a November 2012 complaint...
View ArticleOSHA fines Lumadue nearly $179,000 for trenching hazards
Lumadue Excavating LLC, Pa. has been cited for 12 safety violations that exposed workers to trenching hazards. U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted...
View Article9 ways to keep workers safe during peak mosquito season
Mosquito-borne diseases kill more people than any other illness. Their bites can infect victims with diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever. In the U.S, encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus...
View ArticleWitt Plumbing Inc. fined $157,000 after a trench cave-in kills worker
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Witt Plumbing Inc. for trenching hazards after an unprotected trench collapsed at a residential construction site on Jan 16, killing a...
View ArticleAre OSHA’s safety citations of Midland Davis Corp. unfair?
Midland Davis Corp., a Moline, IL based scrap metal recycling company, has decided to contest the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) safety citations for 19 violations. OSHA...
View ArticleUSPS will improve electrical safety under settlement with OSHA
Initially cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) with $3 million in fines for electrical hazards, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) authorities have now managed to reduce the...
View ArticleOSHA cites the US Army for safety violations after fatalities at the super pond
OSHA issued a notice to the U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) for violating nearly a dozen commercial diving safety standards. The U.S. Department of Labor found seven serious and four other...
View ArticleOSHA fines Spectrum Machine $188,300 for exposing workers to lead hazards
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Spectrum Machine Inc. for 13 health violations. After an inspection at the firm’s Ravenna plant in January, OSHA found that the...
View ArticleSecond worker fatality at Levi’s stadium raises safety concerns
A steel company worker died on October 14th when a 30-foot-long bundle of rebar fell on him at Levi’s Stadium construction site in Santa Clara, California. The victim was identified as Edward Erving...
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