OR-OSHA received complaints about outdoor mask violations, including at the fair

Oregon’s outdoor mask mandate is now in effect, and OR-OSHA says it has already received complaints about violations after just the first weekend. The agency says some of the complaints it received were related to the Oregon State Fair. KPTV

Factory’s failure to test employee hearing deemed not willful

A New Jersey manufacturer did not willfully violate federal standards protecting employees’ hearing during a May 2016 inspection, according to a unanimous ruling of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Bloomberg Law [may require registration]

Fatal incident at Indiana truck wash

A 27-year-old man died Friday after apparently being overcome by toxic fumes while cleaning a tanker truck at a Logansport, Indiana truck wash. The emptied tanker had been hauling chicken byproducts that had been inside the tanker for about a week, according to the county coroner. IOSHA is investigating. Yahoo! News

6 tips to maintain safety in a tight labor market

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate has fallen month over month since April of last year, to a current low of 5.9 percent. As a steady flow of new employees comes through the door for lumber and building material dealers, safety training may fall through the cracks. LBM Journal

North Carolina group files complaint about poultry plant

The North Carolina Justice Center has filed a complaint with Fed-OSHA alleging chemicals used at a poultry plant in Lumber Bridge are causing workers to become ill. WATTPoultry.com [may require registration]