September 19, 2011
A federal agency has cited Disney with three safety citations totaling $69,000 related to the death of a mechanic who died in March while doing work on a ride at its Animal Kingdom park. Each of the violations, which were …
August 5, 2011
Federal regulators say they have cited an eastern Pennsylvania bottling company after finding two dozen workplace safety and health violations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday it’s levying nearly $111,000 in fines against A-Treat Bottling Co. OSHA says …
July 27, 2011
AMF Bowling Centers Inc. was cited for three serious and three repeat violations following the death of a worker at the company’s 300 Dallas facility on Belt Line Road in Addison, according to The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety …
July 12, 2011
Lone Star Bakery Inc. received citations for 18 serious and three repeat safety and health violations at Plant 2 of the company’s facility on U.S. Highway 87 East in China Grove, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). …
July 7, 2011
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Howard Industries for 17 safety and health violations following the January death of a worker who was electrocuted while calibrating a transformer test station. Authorities say the worker was testing electrical transformers …
June 30, 2011
Georgia-based H & W Tour, Inc., has been ordered to immediately cease all intrastate and interstate passenger service within hours of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uncovering violations “so widespread as to demonstrate a …
June 28, 2011
Hobbs Bonded Fiber Inc.’s company facility in Waco was cited with 29 serious violations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Proposed penalties total $161,100. Violations include: failing to develop and implement a respiratory program …
June 21, 2011
Officials in Washington County are trying to decide the best way to deal with the growing number of abandoned homes. Of particular concern to officials is that property owners could stop caring for the upkeep of the property and the …
May 31, 2011
China’s supreme court has ordered judges across the country to issue harsher sentences, including the death penalty, to people convicted of food safety violations as the government struggles to clean up the nation’s food supply after repeated scandals. The Supreme …
May 20, 2011
Vestas Towers America Inc. says it has enhanced safety measures since an employee at its wind turbine manufacturing plant in Pueblo suffered a broken wrist and partial amputation of two fingers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected after the …