By DOL Newswire | Aug 22, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), released the following statements today on the Trump Administration announcing it will finally begin to automatically discharge...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Midwest Excavating LLC for exposing employees to trench cave-in hazards at a jobsite in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The company faces penalties of $58,343.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold a meeting October 8, 2019, in Washington, D.C., to solicit public comments and suggestions from stakeholders on issues relating to whistleblower protections under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR21).
By DOL Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited J.H. Berra Construction Co. - based in St. Louis, Missouri - for exposing employees to excavation hazards at a residential construction site in Saint Charles, Missouri. The company faces penalties of $143,206.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: LAKE BARRINGTON, IL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Five Star Roofing Systems Inc. - based in Hartford City, Indiana - for exposing employees to fall hazards while performing roofing work at a commercial building site in Lake Barrington, Illinois. The company faces $220,249 in penalties for repeated fall protection violations.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited L N Framing Inc. for exposing employees to fall hazards at a Jacksonville, Florida, worksite. The residential and commercial framing contractor faces $58,343 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 19, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement in response to news that Planned Parenthood had been forced out of the Title X family planning program by the Trump-Pence Administration’s gag rule.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 19, 2019
News Release: EAU CLAIRE, WI ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Choice Products USA LLC for continually exposing employees to machine safety hazards at the cookie dough manufacturing facility in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The company faces $782,526 in penalties, and has been placed in the agency’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Arbre Group Holding - doing business as Holli-Pac Inc. - for willful and serious violations of workplace safety and health standards at its Holley, New York, facility. The company, which packages frozen fruits and vegetables for retailers, faces a total of $200,791 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 14, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is requesting information and comment on Table 1 of the agency’s Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction. OSHA seeks information on additional engineering and work practice control methods...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 14, 2019
News Release: MIAMI LAKES, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Point Blank Enterprises Inc. - operating as The Protective Group in Miami Lakes, Florida - for exposing employees to amputation and other safety hazards. The company faces $92,820 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 14, 2019
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: We write to oppose the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS or the Department) proposed regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was published in the Federal Register on June 14, 2019.[1] Section 1557 of the ACA prohibits discrimination...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 12, 2019
News Release: NORCROSS, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Garden Films Productions LLC - based in Culver City, California - for failing to protect employees from hazards while filming a movie. Proposed penalties total $9,472.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 9, 2019
News Release: CRESSKILL, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited AJR Landscaping Inc. - based in Cresskill, New Jersey - for exposing employees to carbon monoxide (CO) after two workers succumbed to the toxic gas.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 9, 2019
News Release: PALMETTO, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Brad McDonald Roofing & Construction Inc. for exposing employees to fall and other safety hazards at two Florida construction sites in Lutz and Palmetto. The residential and commercial roofing work company faces $274,215 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 9, 2019
News Release: DECATUR, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Atlanta Kitchen LLC for exposing employees to amputation, silica, and other safety and health hazards at its Decatur, Georgia, manufacturing facility. The countertop manufacturer faces $132,604 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is reminding employers who have not already done so to submit their 2018 OSHA Form 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses).
By DOL Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Optima Stantron Corp., a subsidiary of Elma Electronic Inc., for exposing employees to amputation, combustible dust, and other safety and health hazards at the Lawrenceville, Georgia, manufacturing facility. The designer and manufacturer of electronic cabinets faces $161,020 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: WILMINGTON, DE - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited two contractors - Enerfab Process Solutions & Fabricated Products Inc. and Industrial Services Group Inc. - for exposing employees to fall hazards after a fatal injury at a Delaware Port of Wilmington worksite in January 2019. The companies face $687,619 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: LAUREL, MS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Wayne Farms LLC for exposing employees to hazardous chemicals. The poultry processing company in Laurel, Mississippi, faces $119,341 in penalties.
