osha News

OSHA Cites Postal Service in Missouri Carrier’s Death

Federal regulators have proposed a $70,000 fine against the U.S. Postal Service in the death of a mail carrier who had complained about feeling ill from the heat. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the fine Monday in the …

OSHA Orders Norfolk Southern to Pay Injured Worker

Norfolk Southern Corp. plans to appeal a federal agency’s order requiring it to pay an injured worker more than $288,000. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s order came in a whistleblower complaint. The worker claimed Norfolk Southern retaliated against …

West Virginia Contractor Cited for Safety Violations

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is citing a West Virginia company for safety violations at a Tridelphia work site. Officials said Monday they cited Mt. Lookout-based Roger Shortridge Construction for one willful and two serious violations at the …

Feds to Take Over Hawaii Job Safety Regulation

The federal government will temporarily take control of parts of Hawaii’s authority to regulate workplace safety. In response to federal concern to staff reductions in the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division, the state has agreed to let the Occupational …

OSHA Taking Aim at West Virginia Construction Worksites

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is launching what it calls a “no-notice” campaign in West Virginia this summer in hopes of reducing construction injuries and deaths. The “Construction Incident Prevention Initiative” will focus enforcement efforts on construction sites …

OSHA Fines Arkansas Chemical Plant

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued more than $100,000 in fines to an Arkansas chemical company. The federal agency alleges that Great Lakes Chemical Corp. exposed employees at the El Dorado facility to unexpected releases of the chemical …

OSHA Cites Builder in New York City Collapse That Killed 1

Federal officials say a New York City contractor didn’t ensure a building under construction was stable before it collapsed and killed a worker and hurt four others last fall. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited SP&K Construction Monday with …

Tennessee Cites Company for Safety Violations

State officials have fined a Trenton, Tenn., construction company nearly $11,000 for safety violations in a fatal Greenfield building collapse. According to The Jackson Sun, The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration levied the fine April 5 against Arnco Construction, …

OSHA: New Orleans Barge Captain Fired for Calling Coast Guard

A barge captain working in New Orleans was wrongfully fired for telling the Coast Guard about engine problems with a boat he was steering, the U.S. Department of Labor said Monday. The captain’s company, St. James Stevedoring Partners LLC, agreed …

Louisiana Companies Cited for Alleged Safety Violations

The Labor Department has cited two subsidiaries of a Pineville, La.-based company for alleged safety and health violations. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday that it has proposed a total of $72,000 in penalties for Dis-Tran Steel …