New York man dies after being hit by tractor-trailer

Fed-OSHA is investigating after a 25-year-old man was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer at Germantown, New York business on Friday. Hudson Valley 360

Michigan: City to contest COVID-19 fines

Port Huron, Michigan officials say they will use a recent Michigan Supreme Court opinion, which declared unconstitutional the 1945 law upon which the state’s governor used as the basis to issue executive orders regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, to contest $6,300 in fines imposed by Michigan OSHA. Port Huron was the only city to be cited out of 10 businesses and organizations named in the announcement Friday. Times Herald

Las Vegas postal employees see sudden surge of COVID in recent weeks

About 24 cases of COVID-19 within the last four weeks have been confirmed among Las Vegas postal employees as of Friday, according to their union. About two dozen cases within four weeks could be considered a “COVID-19 cluster,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Las Vegas Review-Journal

Farmworker study shows difficulties avoiding COVID-19

A survey by a partnership of researchers at Oregon universities and organizations that serve farmworkers indicates a majority of farms are taking precautions for COVID-19, but conditions in the fields and at home can make it difficult for employees to avoid exposure to the virus. Moreover, working outdoors in poor air quality also has been a significant health concern on top of COVID-19, according to an advocate. East Oregonian

Colorado officials say deadliest workplace COVID-19 outbreak resolved

Colorado’s deadliest workplace coronavirus outbreak, which occurred at a meatpacking plant, was declared as resolved after five months, 291 cases and six deaths. Fed-OSHA fined the company, JBS, more than $15,000 earlier this month for related safety violations. Star Herald