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CSX Transportation Inc. retaliated against employee at Selkirk, New Yorkfacility who reported safety concerns, OSHA investigation finds
CSX Transportation Inc. retaliated against employee at Selkirk, New Yorkfacility who reported safety concerns, OSHA investigation finds

By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2016

News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | May 5, 2016

Brooklyn manufacturer faces $105k in fines after OSHA finds dangerous lead, noise and chemical hazards
Brooklyn manufacturer faces $105k in fines after OSHA finds dangerous lead, noise and chemical hazards

By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2016

News Release: MEW YORK - Responding to a report of an elevated blood lead level in a machinist at a Brooklyn brass plumbing fittings manufacturer, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that employees at Acme Parts Inc., lacked adequate protections against lead exposure, hearing loss and hazardous chemicals.

OSHA cites The Scoular Company for exposing workers to grain dust, fall hazards at Kansas site
OSHA cites The Scoular Company for exposing workers to grain dust, fall hazards at Kansas site

By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2016

News Release: Employer name: The Scoular Company. 516 E Newton St., Tribute Kansas 67879. Citations issued: May 2, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Wichita Area Office cited The Scoular Company for one repeat and four serious violations. The...

Senators Urge Implementation of Key Reforms to Improve Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care
Senators Urge Implementation of Key Reforms to Improve Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care

By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2016

News Release: The Honorable Sylvia Matthews Burwell. Secretary of Health and Human Services. US Department of Health and Human Services. 200 Independence Avenue, SW. Washington, DC 20201. The Honorable Dr. John King. Secretary of Education. US Department of Education. 400 Maryland Avenue, SW. Washington, DC 20202...

Elizabeth contractor again exposes workers to dangerous risk of falls, OSHA finds at downtown Jersey City build site
Elizabeth contractor again exposes workers to dangerous risk of falls, OSHA finds at downtown Jersey City build site

By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2016

News Release: Employer name: - Cajamarca Construction Corp., 36 Prospect Street, Apt. 2F, Elizabeth, New Jersey

Excavation company again exposes workers to the dangers of trench cave-ins while installing water line at Chicago home
Excavation company again exposes workers to the dangers of trench cave-ins while installing water line at Chicago home

By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2016

News Release: Employer name: OG Plumbing LLC, 400 N. Ada St., Chicago

OSHA finds absence of proper safety guards led to amputation of 21-year-old worker's six fingers at South Elgin metal manufacturer
OSHA finds absence of proper safety guards led to amputation of 21-year-old worker's six fingers at South Elgin metal manufacturer

By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2016

News Release: SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. - The amputation a 21-year-old temporary worker's six fingers was preventable if his South Elgin employer had installed proper safety guards to keep the operator's hands out of the metal press' danger zone, federal inspectors found.

Insulation manufacturer exposed workers to combustible dust, other safety hazards at Wilkes-Barre plant; OSHA proposes $66K penalty
Insulation manufacturer exposed workers to combustible dust, other safety hazards at Wilkes-Barre plant; OSHA proposes $66K penalty

By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2016

News Release: Employer name: US GreenFiber LLC. Inspection site: 1 Passan Drive, Building 2, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued one willful, four serious, and two other-than-serious citations on April 28, 2016. Inspection...

OSHA finds lack of machine safety procedures led to amputation of 23-year-old worker's three finger tips at Wisconsin cardboard manufacturer
OSHA finds lack of machine safety procedures led to amputation of 23-year-old worker's three finger tips at Wisconsin cardboard manufacturer

By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2016

News Release: ARCADIA, Wis. - Federal safety investigators have determined the amputation of a 23-year-old worker's three fingertips was preventable if an Arcadia corrugated cardboard manufacturer had trained workers in proper safety procedures to prevent the chopping blade from operating while clearing a jam.

US Postal Service continues to expose workers at Virginia center to powered industrial equipment hazards; faces $120K in fines
US Postal Service continues to expose workers at Virginia center to powered industrial equipment hazards; faces $120K in fines

By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2016

News Release: Employer name: U.S. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center

Worker's fall from Newton rooftop could have been prevented: OSHA
Worker's fall from Newton rooftop could have been prevented: OSHA

By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2016

News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | May 3, 2016 BOS 2016-066

Mansfield employer exposes workers to machine, electrical hazards
Mansfield employer exposes workers to machine, electrical hazards

By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2016

News Release: Employer Name: Edge Plastics Inc., 449 Newman St., Mansfield, Ohio

Construction industry employers, workers to emphasize safety in 2016 National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls, May 2-6
Construction industry employers, workers to emphasize safety in 2016 National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls, May 2-6

By DOL Newswire | May 2, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON - In 2014, almost 40 percent of all construction fatalities were fall related, and all of these deaths were preventable. That's the key message the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration wants to deliver to employers and workers alike during its third annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls from May 2-6, 2016.

OSHA cites residential facility for exposing employees to workplace violence
OSHA cites residential facility for exposing employees to workplace violence

By DOL Newswire | May 2, 2016

News Release: Employer name: Integrated Life Choices Inc.

OSHA cites Georgia Power, wiring subcontractor after arc flash severely burns worker at the Plant Bowen facility; proposes $122K in fines
OSHA cites Georgia Power, wiring subcontractor after arc flash severely burns worker at the Plant Bowen facility; proposes $122K in fines

By DOL Newswire | May 2, 2016

News Release: Employer's names: Georgia Power Co. ABB Inc. Inspection site: 317 Covered Bridge Road, Cartersville, Georgia 30120. Citations issued: Citations were issued to the employer on April 26. Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors opened an...

CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS URGE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION JOHN KING TO PROVIDE FULL RELIEF TO DEFRAUDED STUDENT BORROWERS AND PROTECT AGAINST FUTURE ABUSES WITH A COMPLETE BAN ON MANDATORY ARBITRATION
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS URGE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION JOHN KING TO PROVIDE FULL RELIEF TO DEFRAUDED STUDENT BORROWERS AND PROTECT AGAINST FUTURE ABUSES WITH A COMPLETE BAN ON MANDATORY ARBITRATION

By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2016

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, 30 Senate Democrats and 13 House Democrats wrote to Secretary of Education Dr. John King urging him to create strong protections and a streamlined path to debt relief for student loan borrowers in the Department’s forthcoming “borrower defense" rule. The Senate and House letters...

Murray Applauds Administration Action to Ensure Families Have Clear Nutritional Information
Murray Applauds Administration Action to Ensure Families Have Clear Nutritional Information

By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2016

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on the Department of Health and Human Service’s release of final menu labeling guidance included in the Affordable Care Act.

Amendment Blocking Harmful and Redundant Executive Order Passes Armed Services Committee

By DOL Newswire | Apr 28, 2016

News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, today praised the House Committee on Armed Services for adopting an amendment that will block an executive order undermining the nation’s military readiness...

Committee Approves Bipartisan Bill to Help Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect

By DOL Newswire | Apr 28, 2016

News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved H.R. 4843, the Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act. Introduced by Reps. Lou Barletta (R-PA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA), the bipartisan legislation will require the Department of Health and Human ...

OSHA National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health schedulesfourth meeting of the Emergency Response and Preparedness Subcommittee
OSHA National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health schedulesfourth meeting of the Emergency Response and Preparedness Subcommittee

By DOL Newswire | Apr 28, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON - TThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration¿s National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will hold a meeting of the Emergency Response and Preparedness Subcommittee on May 16-17, 2016, in Washington, D.C.

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