Occupational Safety and Health Administration News

Amazon Agrees to Worker Safety Measures to Settle US Probe

Amazon.com will implement new safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency’s claims that it failed to prevent workers from developing back problems and other ergonomic injuries, the agency said on Thursday. Amazon settled a …

ADM Sued for Alleged Misconduct, Lack of Safety Inspections After Explosion Hurt Worker

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. intentionally failed to test and maintain safety systems on its grain equipment for years, which contributed to an explosion that immolated a worker and put him in a coma last year, according to a lawsuit filed against the …

Dollar General to Pay $12M Penalty, Improve Safety Under Settlement

Discount store operator Dollar General has agreed to pay $12 million in penalty for alleged safety violations that led to blocked exits and fire extinguishers and unsafe storage, requiring the company to improve workplace safety in stores across the U.S. …

U.S. Workplace Safety Agency Proposes Protections from Extreme Heat

The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a long-awaited proposal that would require many U.S. employers to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat. The proposed rule from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which enforces workplace safety laws, …

OSHA to Change Regional Structure. Here’s the New Map of OSHA Offices by State.

The Department of Labor has announced changes to the structure of its Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) regional operations. OSHA said it plans to fully transition to its new regional structure later in fiscal year 2024. The changes include …

Lawsuit Blames Negligence by Plant Owner, HVAC Contractors for Cannabis Worker’s Asthma Death

A lawsuit has been filed over what has been identified as the cannabis industry’s first asthma workplace death. The mother of a worker who died from an asthma attack at a Massachusetts cannabis processing plant in 2022 has brought wrongful …

Cannabis Worker Dies on the Job from Asthma Attack, the First Reported Case in US

The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health and safety officials said. The woman, 27, was working in a cannabis cultivation and processing facility when she experienced worsening …

Federal Investigation Finds Worker Died After Georgia Grain Silo Operator Violated Safety Standards

COLQUITT, Ga. (AP) — The death of a worker who suffocated in a Georgia grain silo could have been prevented had their employer not violated safety regulations, federal officials say. That finding results from a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational …

Wisc. Sawmill Agrees to Pay $191K After 16-Year-Old Boy Killed on the Job

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A northern Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to pay nearly $191, 000 and stop hiring children under 16 to settle a federal lawsuit labor regulators filed after a teenager was killed on the job this summer and …

OSHA Probes Chemical Spill at Battery Plant Owned by GM, LG Energy

The U.S. workplace safety regulator said on Wednesday it was investigating a recent chemical solvent leak at an Ohio battery plant jointly owned by General Motors and South Korea’s LG Energy Solution The joint venture, Ultium Cells LLC, said on …