$338,000 OSHA Fine over Asbestos Handling
OSHA Fines Township $338K Over Asbestos Handling A New Jersey township’s Department of Public Works is facing $338,000 in fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which issued 17 violations, including six “willful” and 10 “serious” violations tied to asbestos handling at a site slated to become a park; the township is contesting […]
Hardware Store Fined After Worker Hurt in Fall
Hardware Store Fined $53,000 After Worker Injured in Fall An administrative court has fined Home Hardware Stores Ltd. of St. Jacobs, Ontario 75,000 Canadian dollars ($53,000) after a worker suffered critical injuries in a November 2023 fall. He was hurt while descending an aluminum shelf ladder used to monitor water levels in a fire […]
OSHA and States Diverging on Workplace Safety Rules
As Federal OSHA Pulls Back, States Diverge on Workplace Safety Rules With federal OSHA expected to remain largely inactive on new rulemaking, states are splitting into different directions on workplace safety — some tightening rules on heat, ergonomics, and workplace violence, while others move to roll back protections that exceeded federal minimums, creating a […]
Employer Hit with $246,000 in Fines over Workers’ Death
OSHA Cites FleetPride With $264K in Penalties After Worker’s Fatal Asphyxiation The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited truck and trailer parts distributor FleetPride Inc. for 16 serious and three “other-than-serious” violations following the death of Juan Antonio Garza Jr., 63, who asphyxiated on Jan. 7 while inspecting a tanker trailer at the company’s […]
OSHA Probes Steel Plant Worker’s Death
OSHA Investigates Steel Plant Worker Death A worker died July 14 morning in what Birmingham police described as an apparent industrial accident at Mill Steel’s facility in north Birmingham, Alabama, after officers were called to the scene shortly after 8 a.m. and found an adult man unresponsive. Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators arrived […]
Safety Agency to Release New Safety Handbook
After 541 Fatalities, New Mechanical Safety Handbook Released Germany’s Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has published new sections of its hazard-assessment handbook targeting mechanical hazards, which cause three-quarters of all workplace injuries, following a year in when 541 workers died on the job, resulting in 700 million days of lost work and […]
Five Workers Injured After Chemical Spill
1 hospitalized, 4 treated for exposure after chemical spill at Mooresville facility Five employees were injured after a chemical spill at Liburdi Dimetrics and Turbine Services, a Mooresville, North Carolina manufacturing facility, when hydrochloric acid was mixed with hydrogen peroxide, creating chlorine gas. Mooresville Fire-Rescue responded in the morning of July 8, evacuated […]
OSHA Investigates Deadly Explosion
OSHA Investigating Explosion That Hurt 2 Workers at Recycling Plant The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into an explosion at Arrow Metal and E-Waste Recycling in Holbrook, New York, that injured two employees on June 30 after a tank was damaged. It is not known what kind of gas was […]
Mining Employee Killed in Haul Truck Incident
Employee Killed in Haul Truck Accident at Arizona Mining Operation An employee was killed July 6 in a haul truck accident at a copper mine run by Freeport-McMoRan in Greenlee County, Arizona. Freeport-McMoRan said local authorities, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Arizona State Mine Inspector all responded to the site, and […]
DOL Launches Safety Grant Program
Labor Department Opens $12.7 Million in Worker Safety Grants, With Focus on Hazard Training and Employee Rights The U.S. Department of Labor via the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened $12.8 million in fiscal year 2026 Susan Harwood Training Grants for workplace safety and health education, funding instructor-led training and classroom materials on […]