By DOL Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: YORK, Pa. - Nearly invisible to the eye, asbestos* fibers can literally take someone's breath away. Fibers in the air can be inhaled unknowingly and trapped in the lungs. Regular exposure to asbestos can cause serious respiratory illness and several forms of cancer.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Bekaert Corp. Inspection site: Van Buren, Arkansas. Date inspection was initiated and what prompted the inspection: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened the inspection in December 2014 based on a complaint alleging unguarded machinery and lead exposures. Investigation...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Mid-America Steel Products Inc., doing business as American Sports Medical Industries
By DOL Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) joined a call of advocates from across the country to brief them on next steps for the Healthy Families Act, legislation that would expand access to paid sick days to millions...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), today held a hearing to learn about the Bureau of Indian Education, housed under the Department of Interior, and the significant challenges facing the schools it has a responsibility to support.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Dupont Yard Inc. Inspection site: 277 Landmark Road, Homerville, Georgia. Date inspection initiated: OSHA initiated the investigation on Oct. 21, 2014, after receiving a complaint alleging safety hazards. Inspection findings: OSHA issued 14 citations, including eight repeated violations, ...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) launched #HFAnow: Share Your Story a new tool to hear from workers and business owners in Washington state and across the country on why paid sick days are so important. This...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA - A 56-year-old woman suffered a broken left wrist and severe lacerations after coming into contact with moving parts of a high-volume Lebanon machine, a machine used to assemble air filters, at American Air Filter Co. Inc. in Atlanta.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: OXFORD, Ohio - Florjan Nilaj and Gazmend Vukaj left their Michigan homes and traveled 260 miles south to Oxford for a commercial painting job never thinking that Oct. 24, 2014, might be the last day of their lives.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON - Piled boxes at dangerous heights and blocked exit routes were two of the hazards found at the Houston location of the national discount retailer Dollar Tree Stores Inc. The hazards, both of which led to repeated citations, were found during an investigation by U.S. Department of Labor Occupational...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2015
News Release: ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. - For the third time in three years, an Elk Grove Village maker of metal home siding products ignored safety rules for machines. By doing so, the company put workers at risk of cuts, lacerations and amputations.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: April 20, 2015BOS 2015-084. Employer name: MFB Holdings LLC, doing business as M.F. Blouin, a manufacturer of acrylic and wooden sign holders and displays. Inspection site: 710 Main St. Rollinsford, New Hampshire 03869. Date inspections initiated: The Concord Area Office of the U.S. Department of Labor's...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. - Gerald Moran had completed numerous framing jobs like the one at a new Government Street residence in Ocean Springs. Unlike past jobs, this one claimed his life. On Nov. 3, 2014, Moran and two workers installed balcony ceiling planks when Moran lost his balance and fell more than 20 feet. He sustained fatal injuries and died eight days later.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: On Wednesday, April 22 at 10:00 a.m., the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), will hold a hearing entitled “Examining the Challenges Facing Native American Schools." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 17, 2015
News Release: REDDICK, Fla. - Electrician's apprentice and lifelong Oxford resident Christopher Lee Dasher was testing and repairing electrical transformers at a substation in Reddick when he was electrocuted by more than 10,000 volts. Dasher, a 36-year-old husband and Duke Energy Florida Inc. worker, was a person who lived to make others happy.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 17, 2015
News Release: REDDICK, Fla. - Electrician's apprentice and lifelong Oxford resident Christopher Lee Dasher was testing and repairing electrical transformers at a substation in Reddick when he was electrocuted by more than 10,000 volts. Dasher, a 36-year-old husband and Duke Energy Florida Inc. worker, was a person who lived to make others happy.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 16, 2015
News Release: Employer name: M&M Manufacturing Co. LLC
By DOL Newswire | Apr 16, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Johnson Controls Battery Group Inc.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 16, 2015
News Release: April 16, 2015BOS 2015-082. Employer name: Allied Painting Inc., a painting contractor based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Inspection site: Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, Fall River, Massachusetts 02720. Date inspection initiated: The inspection, which began Oct. 30, 2014, was conducted in response...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 16, 2015
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released new guidance concerning employee wellness programs...
