By DOL Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Dedicated Logistics Inc. Dedicated Logistics Inc. 2720 Enloe Ave. 2720 Enloe Ave. Hudson, Wisconsin. Hudson, Wisconsin. Citations issued: Oct. 20, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Eau Claire Area Office has...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: Employer Name: CACO Manufacturing Corp. CACO Manufacturing Corp. 5816 Heister St. 5816 Heister St. Houston, Texas. Houston, Texas. Citations Issued: Oct. 25, 2016. Investigation findings: An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration began on May...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: MANSFIELD, Ohio - The absence of adequate machine safe guards led to an amputation and other machine-related injuries at a Mansfield manufacturer of parts used by automobile, motorcycle and appliance brands. One of these injuries involved a 22-year-old temporary employee who suffered the partial amputation of two fingers on his left hand on his first day of work.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health Nov. 30 - Dec. 1, 2016, in Washington, D.C.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: GRENADA, Miss. - An employer that fails to follow safety standards leaves workers like Charlie Cummins, Jr. to suffer the consequences.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: Employer name: AJM Packaging Corp. Inspection site: 569 Bowery Lane. 569 Bowery Lane. Folkston, Georgia 31537. Folkston, Georgia 31537. Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a citation to AJM Packaging Corp. on Oct. 18, 2016, for one repeated...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 19, 2016
News Release: NEW GLARUS, Wis. - After five employees became ill from carbon monoxide exposure as they renovated a New Glarus nursing home, federal safety inspectors responding to the scene found their employer also exposed the workers to asbestos hazards.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 19, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The absence of fall protection equipment exposed six temporary employees to falls of up to 60 feet as they welded and attached steel braces on a commercial construction site in Columbus. A dangerous oversight given that falls account for nearly 40 percent of work-related fatalities - the construction industry's leading cause of death.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has agreed to further delay enforcement of the anti-retaliation provisions in its injury and illness tracking rule until Dec. 1, 2016. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas requested the delay to allow additional time to consider a motion challenging the new provisions.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 18, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Panama City Framing LLC. Panama City Framing LLC. Inspection site: 3750 Cedar Park Lane. 3750 Cedar Park Lane. Panama City, Florida. Panama City, Florida. Citations issued: Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration observed employees...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 18, 2016
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Had proper precautions been taken, a 34-year-old tree trimmer would not have been fatally electrocuted when an aluminum pole saw made contact with overhead power lines, an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 18, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today released a set of Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs to help employers establish a methodical approach to improving safety and health in their workplaces.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 17, 2016
News Release: MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - A Pennsylvania masonry company terminated a plant manager - less than two weeks after it hired him - after the manager repeatedly reported air quality and other safety and health hazards to upper management at the company's Middletown plant in 2014.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 17, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Quick Carpentry Inc. 4501 Bleigh Avenue, Apt. A. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Inspection site: 258 Gordon Road, Lot 8. Robbinsville, New Jersey. Citations issued: On Sept. 26, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the company citations for...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 13, 2016
News Release: Employer Name: PPG Industries. 3150 Pete Manena Road. Westlake, Louisiana. Citations Issued: Oct. 11, 2016. Investigation Findings: Inspectors from the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Baton Rouge Area Office issued citations for nine serious and two other violations...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal investigation has determined that an overstressed 40-ton beam fell and caused the death of a 47-year-old laborer doing demolition of Chicago's Interstate 90 and Touhy Road overpass in April.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published a final rule that establishes procedures and time frames for handling whistleblower complaints under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA protects employees from retaliation for receiving Marketplace financial assistance when...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Home Live Roofing LLC. 936 East Calloway Road. Marietta, Georgia. Inspection site: 2101-2104 Jefferson on-the-Creek. Warminster, Pennsylvania. Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the company one willful, two repeat and...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. Five seconds is all it takes for flowing grain to engulf and trap a worker. In 60 seconds, the worker is submerged and is in serious danger of death by suffocation. More than half of all workers engulfed in grain die this way. Many others suffer permanent disability.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2016
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, today issued the following statement in response to the Department of Education’s final rules regarding teacher preparation programs...
