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News Release: Media Contact: Leni Fortson, 215-861-5102, uddyback-fortson.lenore@dol.gov. Release Number: 16-362-PHI (OSHA 16-019 U.S. Steel 11(c). -------------------------------. U.S. Department of Labor news materials are accessible at

OSHA cites Colorado homebuilder, roofing company for not providing workers with proper fall protection equipment

News Release: Employer(s) name(s): Richmond American Homes of Colorado Inc.

OSHA renews alliance with the West Texas Safety Training Center to promote worker safety and health for oil & gas workers in Odessa, Texas

News Release: OSHA renews alliance with the West Texas Safety Training Center to promote

Workers of four Florida contractors face dangerous fall hazards at Jacksonville job site, OSHA proposes nearly $145K in fines

News Release: Employer's names: John Whigham Sheeting Inc.

Employees at Tecnofil Chenango SAC again exposed to hazards from unguarded machines at Sherburne plant

News Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Copper wire manufacturer Tecnofil Chenango SAC continues to expose workers at its Sherburne manufacturing plant to potential deadly or disabling injuries due to missing or inadequate safeguards for machines used in the manufacturing process, an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.

*** MEDIA ADVISORY *** THIS WEEK: Acting Secretary of Education King to Testify on Department Priorities, Next Steps for K-12 Education Reform

News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold two hearings this week featuring testimony from Dr. John B. King, Jr., acting secretary of education. Members will first have the opportunity to broadly examine the department’s policies and priorities, followed up by a separate hearing on implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act.

US Labor Department sues Niagara Falls employer for firing employee who raised safety concerns at Buffalo demolition site

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - He took the right step, and was fired for it.

OSHA administrative law judge rules that Connecticut contractor misclassified employees as independent contractors

News Release: Feb. 22, 2016 BOS 2016-025. Date of action: Feb. 1, 2016. Type of action: Decision and Order. Names of defendant: David Dzenutis dba Royal Construction Company, a roofing contractor in Canton, Connecticut. Background: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited...

OSHA: Fatal Taunton aerial lift tip over was 'preventable'

News Release: Feb. 22, 2016 BOS 2016-022. BRAINTREE, Mass. - Kevin Miranda's death could have been prevented if his employer, Skyline Contracting and Roofing Corp. of Taunton, had followed industry and federal safety standards, an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

US Labor Department sues US Steel Corp., for retaliating against workers reporting workplace injuries

News Release: Media Contact: Leni Fortson, 215-861-5102, uddyback-fortson.lenore@dol.gov. Release Number: 16-362-PHI (OSHA 16-019 U.S. Steel 11(c). -------------------------------. U.S. Department of Labor news materials are accessible at

OSHA finds Arkansas door manufacturer exposed workers to dangers from moving machine parts, risk of electrocution

News Release: Employer name: Primecraft Doors Inc. Location: Malvern, Arkansas. Citations issued: Feb. 16, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration began an inspection on Dec. 2, 2015, after a complaint about several unsafe working conditions at the...

Ephrata, Pennsylvania construction company exposed workers to falls from nearly two stories up, other hazards at Leola worksite

News Release: Employer name: Leon Ray Burkholder, doing business as Burkholder Builders, at 580 Indiantown Rd., Ephrata, Pennsylvania

National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health to hold a special meeting

News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will hold a special meeting on March 4, 2016, in Washington, D.C., to consider and make recommendations on OSHA's draft Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines.

OSHA allies with Amarillo chapter of Associated General Contractors Panhandle of Texas for construction worker safety

News Release: Elizabeth Linda Routh, area director for OSHA's Lubbock Area Office and Sandra Webb, executive director for the Associated General Contractors panhandle of Texas Chapter signing a two year alliance agreement at the AGC facility in Amarillo, Texas.

Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez appoints 15 members to Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health

News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez announced the appointment of 15 members and a special agency liaison to the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health.

OSHA: Circus tent in fatal New Hampshire collapse not erected correctly

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - The circus tent that collapsed in Lancaster during a sudden downdraft of air called a "micro-burst" on Aug. 3, 2015, was not properly erected and the circus operator, Walker International Events, did not follow repeated National Weather Service storm warnings, an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.

OSHA: Bryant University structural steel collapse 'needless and preventable'

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The structural steel collapse at Bryant University in Smithfield that injured six workers on Sept. 1, 2015, could have been prevented, an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has determined.

OSHA cites Martell, Nebraska, feed mill for grain handling hazards

News Release: Employer name: Midwest Farmers Cooperative. Inspection site: 17700 South 1st St., Martell, Nebraska. Citations issued: Feb. 11, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Omaha area office cited Midwest Farmers Cooperative for three repeat...

OSHA cites Oak Creek industrial laundry facility in worker's death

News Release: Employer name: Crothall Laundry Services Inc.

Sens. Franken, Murray Lead More Than 30 Senators in Filing Supreme Court Amicus Brief to Support Affordable Access to Birth Control