workplace safety News

Ohio State Lands $578,000 in Grants to Study Workplace Safety

Ohio State University will study how to improve workplace safety under three grants totaling $578,000 that it’s been awarded by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and Board of Regents. Administrator Steve Buehrer says the grants allow the bureau to …

OSHA Warns of Fall Hazards When Removing Snow Off Roofs

OSHA is urging employers and workers who remove snow from rooftops and other building structures to be aware of the hazards and safeguards associated with this work. Several recent incidents of workers falling through skylights, one resulting in a fatality, …

Manhattan Duane Reade Store Cited $77,400 for Obstacle Course to Exits

Employees of a Duane Reade store on 6th Avenue in Manhattan would have been unable to exit the store swiftly and safely in the event of a fire or other emergency, a September 2014 inspection by the U.S. Department of …

Two Washington Companies Fined for Multiple Safety Violations

The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has cited and fined Waste Connections Inc., of Washington-Clark County, and Leadpoint Business Services for multiple safety violations at the West Vancouver Material Recovery Center. Leadpoint is a staffing agency that provides contracted …

Kansas Businesses Support State Takeover of OSHA Enforcement

A proposal that the state take over enforcement of workplace safety rules from the federal government seems unlikely to pass this year but still has some support in the Kansas House. Republicans on the Senate Commerce Committee pulled back from …

Pennsylvania Chimney Company Cited for Repeated Safety Violations

Federal regulators say a northeast Pennsylvania chimney supply company continued to violate safety regulations after accidents in which some employees lost fingers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Monday it is fining Olympia Chimney Supply Inc. of Scranton $49,000 …

Long Forgotten Asbestos Mine Sickens Indian Villagers

Asbestos waste spills in a gray gash down the flank of a lush green hill above tribal villages that are home to thousands in eastern India. Three decades after the mines were abandoned, nothing has been done to remove the …

Indiana Workplace Injuries, Illnesses on the Decline

Indiana officials say nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses across the state fell to the lowest rate on record with 3.8 per 100 full-time workers last year. The Indiana Department of Labor says the annual rate announced Monday improves on the …

Fewer Virginia Workers Injured on the Job Last Year

A federal study shows the rate of workplace injuries dropped last year in Virginia and remained below the national average. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday that for every 100 full-time workers in private industry, Virginia recorded 2.6 …

Washington Bottle Company Cited After Worker’s Hand Amputated

The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has fined a Battle Ground plastic bottle manufacturer $86,800 for major safety violations after a worker’s hand was caught in machinery and had to be amputated. Andersen Plastics was cited for one …