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News Release: CORDELE, Ga. - A job should be a source of personal accomplishment and pride, not the cause of disability and unemployment. A 29-year-old temporary worker suffered the latter at a local sawmill operated by Griffin Lumber & Hardware. The man's left arm was amputated when his jacket was caught in the drive shaft of a conveyor belt in January.

OSHA finds workers again exposed to safety and health hazards at Camden, New Jersey, warehouse

News Release: Employer Name and Location: Magnetic Metals Corp., located at 1900 Hayes Avenue in Camden, New Jersey, manufactures soft magnetic materials for products including motors and transformers.

Walberg, Roe Statement on Blacklisting Regulation

News Release: Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) issued the following joint statement today in response to the administration's proposed blacklisting regulation and guidance...

Murray Statement on Implementation of Fair Pay Executive Order to Protect Worker Rights

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on the Department of Labor’s release of guidance on implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order.

Worker's finger amputated after being caught in machine at Superior Roll Forming Company in Valley City, Ohio

News Release: Employer name: Superior Roll Forming Company, Inc.

OSHA cites Atlanta-area commercial lamination company for 18 serious safety and health violations; nearly $80K in penalties proposed

News Release: Employer name: Panolam Industries International Inc.

Conway Stores again locks emergency exits at Bronx stores

News Release: TARRYTOWN, N.Y. - A blocked or obstructed exit route can be the difference between life and death. Despite the clear risks, Conway Stores' Bronx location jeopardized workers and shoppers despite two warnings from federal safety inspectors in December 2014.

Murray to Dept. of Education: One Servicemember Wronged on Student Loans is One Too Many

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s analysis of recent violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

Murray Applauds New Investment in Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease in Washington State

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 applauding the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)’s announcement of an innovative new partnership to combat heart disease and improve heart health in Washington state.

Newark gas manufacturer repeatedly exposed employees to workplace hazards

News Release: Employer Name and Location: The acetylene repackaging facility of industrial gas manufacturer Welco Acetylene Corp. is located at 321 Roanoke Place in Newark, New Jersey.

Murray, Small Business Owners Discuss How the Raise the Wage Act Would Boost Local Economies, Increase Productivity

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) joined a call with small business owners across the country to discuss the Raise the Wage Act, Murray’s legislation that would increase the minimum wage to $12 by 2020. On the call, ...

Federal court finds Martin Foundry, owners and consultants in contempt for not allowing OSHA inspection

By DOL Newswire | May 22, 2015

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A foundry, its owner and three members of its safety consultant company have been found in criminal contempt by U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips after disobeying a court order to allow federal inspectors to investigate a report of an employee at the foundry with an elevated blood lead.

Alfa Laval faces nearly $500K in fines for Oklahoma safety violations

By DOL Newswire | May 22, 2015

News Release: BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - Alfa Laval Inc. faces $477,900 in proposed penalties after U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspections discovered dozens of serious workplace safety violations, five of which were identified in previous inspections.

Sifco fails to protect workers from molten metal, dangerous machinery

News Release: CLEVELAND - Workers were at risk while using steam hammers and hot metal power presses to forge metal at Sifco Industries Inc. U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found these and other hazards during a November 2014 inspection of the Cleveland-based forging plant.

18 workers endangered by deadly levels of carbon monoxide gas

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A total of 18 workers were hospitalized after exposure to deadly carbon monoxide gas levels of up to 6.71 times the permissible limit, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found.

Workers continue to be exposed to amputation, other hazards at Lebanon Seaboard Corporation in Danville, Illinois

News Release: Employer name: Lebanon Seaboard Corporation. Investigation site: 508 W. Ross Lane, Danville, Illinois. Date investigation initiated and what prompted inspection: On Dec. 30, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Peoria office initiated an inspection at the...

Roofing contractor's willful disregard of fall prevention standards leads to death of worker who fell through skylight