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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


As winter approaches, federal mine safety agency urges mining industry to heed unique hazards that winter weather brings

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – On Dec. 7, 1992, an explosion that rocked the South Mountain #3 coal mine in Norton, Virginia killed eight miners, and led investigators to find that failing to ventilate the mine properly, conduct pre-shift and weekly examinations, and apply proper amounts of rock dust contributed to the explosion.


Fuyao America Glass racks up $227K in OSHA penalties following six complaint inspections at Ohio auto glass plant in 2016

News Release: MORAINE, Ohio – Workers began making multiple complaints of unsafe working conditions at the Fuyao Glass America Inc. facility in Moraine not long after it opened in October 2015, leading to eight separate federal inspections and $226,937 in proposed penalties for the automotive glass supplier to plant brands such as Audi, Cadillac, Land Rover, Volvo and Volkswagen.


Roofing company cited after 47-year-old laborer dies after suffering heat stroke on third day on the job

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Federal investigators have cited a Jefferson City roofing contractor after a 47-year-old laborer collapsed on Aug. 17, 2016, and later died after being hospitalized with a core body temperature above 107 degrees.


OSHA cites Prinz Grain & Feed in worker’s death after wall of corn debris collapses in grain bin

News Release: WEST POINT, Neb. – Working to clear crusted corn from the sides of a grain bin, a 52-year-old maintenance employee found himself engulfed in hundreds of pounds of grain, just minutes after the wall of corn collapsed and buried him. Rescued by emergency crews, he died of his injuries two days later.


OSHA cites wholesale baking company after worker suffers amputation

News Release: CINCINNATI, Ohio – Just five weeks after a 28-year-old maintenance worker lost part of his right arm in an improperly guarded bread wrapping machine at the Cincinnati-based Klosterman Baking Co., federal safety inspectors investigating the injury found another worker exposed to the same hazard.


Federal investigators find bridge contractor fails to protect employees from falls of nearly 20 feet while working on I-77 overpass

News Release: CAMBRIDGE, Ohio – For the second time in two years, federal safety inspectors have found Shelly & Sands Inc. – a large regional highway construction company – exposing its workers to the serious and sometimes fatal risk of falls by allowing them to climb over guardrails of an aerial lift onto a highway overpass.


Minnesota cable equipment recovery company to pay $350K to 41 drivers, market contractors misclassified as independent contractors

News Release: OAKDALE, Minn. – A Minnesota company that provided cable equipment recovery services to leading cable providers such as Comcast, Time Warner and Charter Communications, will pay $350,000 to drivers and market contractors misclassified as independent contractors to resolve a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit. ...


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.