OSHA News, injury Statistics and Federal Register Notices for OSHA and Health & Safety Issues

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OSHA News, injury Statistics and Federal Register Notices for OSHA and Health & Safety Issues

You can find all OSHA news stories, press releases, enforcement actions and other safety news below, in chronological order. Stories of broad or exceptional interest are highlight with a direct link and title.

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December 2019

12/27/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Tire Distribution Center For Fall, Struck-By and Other Workplace Hazards
12/26/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Fines Florida Roofing Contractor For Repeatedly Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards
12/23/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Selects New Philadelphia Regional Administrator for Occupational Safety and Health Administration
12/19/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Manufacturer For Exposing Employees to Safety Hazards at Georgia Worksite
12/18/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Orders New York Carrier to Compensate Former Seaman Fired After Cooperation with Federal Investigation of Explosion
12/18/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Finds Florida Contractor Exposed Employees To Fall Hazards at Palm Beach Gardens, Port Saint Lucie Worksites
12/17/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - Statement from OSHA Regarding Occupational Fatalities in 2018
12/17/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Updates National Emphasis Program On Amputations in Manufacturing Industries
12/17/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Dollar Tree Stores For Exposing Alabama Employees to Safety Hazards
12/13/2019 - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Massachusetts Court Sentences Contractor Convicted for Manslaughter And Witness Intimidation in Deadly 2016 Trench Collapse
12/12/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Reaches Settlement with Global Meat Supplier Following Safety and Health Citations at New Jersey Facility
12/11/2019 - Region 1 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites UPS Inc. for Exposing Employees To Fire, Other Hazards at Massachusetts Facility
12/10/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Chemical Manufacturer for Exposing Employees to Amputation, Fire and Other Workplace Hazards
12/09/2019 - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Forms Alliance with Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturer and Employers Association to Promote Workplace Safety
12/09/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Dollar Tree Stores For Workplace Hazards at Andalusia, Alabama Location
12/06/2019 - Region 1 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for Exposing Employees to Exit and Storage Hazards at Connecticut Store
12/05/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Roofing Contractor For Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards and Eye Injuries
12/04/2019 - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Railcar Service Company After Investigation of Employee Fatality at Pennsylvania Worksite
12/04/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Roofing Contractor For Continually Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards at Multiple Jobsites
12/03/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA Enforcement and Compliance Increases in 2019 To Keep America's Workforce Safe
12/03/2019 - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Missouri Roofing Contractor For Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards at Three Job Sites
12/02/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Utilities Contractor For Cave-in Hazards After Employee Injury

November 2019

11/27/2019 - OSHA National News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Promotes Worker Safety And Pay During the Holiday Season
11/27/2019 - Region 1 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites and Fines Maine Roofing Contractor For Willfully and Repeatedly Endangering Employees
11/26/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Issues Temporary Enforcement Policy for Certifications from Crane Institute Certification
11/26/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - New Jersey Construction Company and its President Pay $442,000 In OSHA Penalties, Interest After Court Finds Contempt
11/26/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Central New York Foundry For Exposing Employees to Health and Safety Hazards
11/22/2019 - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Penalties of $210,037 To Missouri Contractor for Exposing Workers to Trenching Hazards
11/19/2019 - Region 1 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Orders Compensation For Employee Who Refused to Drive Without Safety Measure
11/18/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Enters Partnership to Promote Safety During Construction Project at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago
11/14/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor to Hold Meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health

October 2019

10/29/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Framing Contractor For Exposing Employees to Falls
10/29/2019 - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Utility Pole Company in Heat-Related Fatality at Nebraska Worksite
10/25/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Issues $1,591,176 in Penalties To AB Specialty Silicones After 4 Fatalities in Illinois Plant Explosion
10/23/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Newspaper Publisher For Exposing Employees to Amputations after Injury
10/23/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Managers Sentenced to Probation and Ordered to Pay Fines for Conspiracy To Obstruct Justice in U.S. Department of Labor Fatality Investigation
10/21/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Jersey Manufacturer For Repeat Violations of Workplace Safety and Health Laws
10/21/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Auto Parts Manufacturer For Amputation Hazards After Employee Injury
10/21/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Florida Contractor For Cave-in and Engulfment Hazards After Fatality
10/21/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Roofing Contractor For Repeatedly Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards
10/17/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Administrative Law Judge Upholds U.S. Department of Labor Citations In Schenectady, New York, Wood Chipper Fatality Case
10/16/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Two Florida Roofing Companies For Exposing Employees to Fall and Other Hazards
10/16/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Dollar Tree Store For Exposing Athens, Georgia, Employees to Safety Hazards
10/11/2019 - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites West Virginia Contractor For Exposing Employees to Falls, Other Workplace Hazards
10/11/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Mississippi Contractor for Exposing Employees to Cave-In and Other Excavation Hazards
10/11/2019 - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Texas Company After Fatality
10/09/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Dollar Tree Stores For Storage and Exit Hazards at New York Location
10/08/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Forms National Alliance With Waste and Recycling Industry Associations
10/08/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Concrete Facility for Exposing Employees to Multiple Health and Safety Hazards
10/07/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor to Hold Public Meeting On Leading Indicators for Safety and Health Programs
10/07/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Revisions to OSHA's Beryllium Standards to Protect Construction and Shipyard Workers
10/07/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Requests Information On OSHA Online Outreach Training
10/07/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Foundry for Exposing Employees To Crystalline Silica, Falls and Amputation Hazards
10/03/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Missouri Food Flavoring Manufacturer For Workplace Safety Violations After Fatality
10/02/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Petroleum Refiner and Contractor After Fatality at Alabama Facility

September 2019

09/30/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Mississippi Manufacturer For Exposing Employees to Safety Hazards After Fatal Incident
09/27/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Revisions to OSHA's Beryllium Standards for Construction and Shipyards
09/27/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Implements New Weighting System For Workplace Safety and Health Inspections
09/27/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Transmissions Manufacturer For Exposing Employees to Safety Hazards After Fatality
09/25/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Approves New Respirator Fit Testing Protocols to Protect Workers from Airborne Contaminants
09/25/2019 - Region 1 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Retailer for Inadequate Vermin And Respirator Protections at New Hampshire Store
09/25/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Upstate New York Contractor For Health and Safety Hazards During Asbestos Removal Work
09/25/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor, Contractors Association and Electrical Workers' Union Establish Partnership to Promote Workplace Safety in Central Ohio
09/23/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Announces New Members Selected to the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
09/23/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Masonry Manufacturer For Exposing Employees to Silica and Other Hazards
09/20/2019 - OSHA National News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Awards Susan Harwood Workplace Safety and Health Training Grants to Assist in Educating Workers and Employers
09/20/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - County Court Sentences Ohio Roofing Contractor to 3 Years in Prison For Ignoring Safety Hazards Leading to Employee's Fatal Fall
09/20/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Manufacturer For Exposing Employees to Multiple Safety and Health Hazards
09/19/2019 - Region 8 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Colorado Utility Company For Exposing Employees to Trenching Hazards
09/18/2019 - Region 10 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Idaho Dollar Tree Stores After Finding Widespread Storage Violations
09/17/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Wisconsin Company For Exposing Employees to Machine Hazards
09/16/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Selects New Director For OSHA's Construction Directorate
09/16/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Fines Wisconsin Excavation Company For Exposing Employees to Trenching Hazards
09/16/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Illinois Masonry Contractor for Repeatedly Exposing Employees to Fall and Scaffolding Hazards at Chicago Job Site
09/13/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Roofing Contractor After Fatal Fall at Work Site
09/13/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Roofing Contractor For Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards
09/13/2019 - Region 8 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Colorado Homebuilder For Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards
09/11/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor and Poultry Industry Sign Alliance To Protect Workers' Safety and Health
09/11/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Handles Retaliation Complaints Under New Taxpayer First Act
09/10/2019 - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Forms Alliance to Promote Workplace Safety In the Elevator Industry
09/10/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor and Ohio Auto Parts Manufacturer Reach Settlement Agreement to Abate Hazards at Franklin, Ohio, Plant
09/09/2019 - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Forms Alliance to Promote Workplace Safety For Pennsylvania Employers and Employees
09/09/2019 - Region 8 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor and Michigan Pipeline Company Agree To Resolve Citations Issued for Trenching Hazards
09/06/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Urges Workers and Public To Be Aware of Hazards After Hurricane Dorian

August 2019

08/30/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Partnership Promotes Workplace Safety During Construction of Data Center in Georgia
08/29/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Tortilla Company for Exposing Employees to Amputations After Employee Injury
08/27/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites United Parcel Service After Employee Injury in West Palm Beach County, Florida
08/27/2019 - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Orders Kinder Morgan to Pay Back Pay, Damages And Fees for Retaliation Against Whistleblower
08/26/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Orders Tennessee Valley Authority to Pay Back Wages to Employee Terminated After Raising Nuclear Safety Concerns
08/23/2019 - Region 3 OSHA News Release - Federal Judge Orders Lloyd Industries and Company Owner to Pay $1.04 Million to Employees Terminated for Assisting Safety Investigation
08/20/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor to Hold Meeting to Solicit Public Input On Aviation Act Whistleblower Protection Provision
08/20/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Construction Contractor For Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards
08/20/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Commercial Roofing Contractor For Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards at Illinois Job Site
08/20/2019 - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Missouri Contractor For Exposing Employees to Excavating and Trenching Hazards
08/20/2019 - Region 8 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Dakota Contractor For Exposing Employees to Trenching Hazards
08/19/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Penalties to Wisconsin Company For Continually Exposing Employees to Machine Hazards
08/15/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites New York Frozen Foods Packager For Exposing Employees to Multiple Hazards
08/14/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA Requests Information on Table 1 of the Silica Standard for Construction
08/14/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Armor Fabrication Company For Exposing Employees to Amputation and Other Safety Hazards
08/12/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites California Production Company After Two Employees Suffer Injuries While Filming in Georgia
08/09/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers About Submitting Injury and Illness Data to OSHA
08/09/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites New Jersey Landscaper After Two Employees Succumb to Carbon Monoxide Exposure
08/09/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Countertop Manufacturer For Amputation, Silica, and Other Safety and Health Hazards
08/09/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Roofing Company For Exposing Employees to Fall and Other Safety Hazards
08/08/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds South Jersey Wholesale Produce Supplier Failed to Correct Prior Workplace Hazards
08/08/2019 - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Fines Contractors for Employee Exposure To Fall, Other Hazards After Fatality at Port of Wilmington
08/08/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Mississippi Poultry Processor After Employees Hospitalized for Ammonia Exposure
08/08/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Manufacturer for Amputation, Combustible Dust, and Other Workplace Hazards
08/02/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Plumbing Contractor For Exposing Employees to Trenching Hazards Following Fatality
08/02/2019 - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Barrel Maker for $413,370 in Penalties After Finding Multiple Hazards at Missouri Cooperage
08/02/2019 - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Partners with Kansas Tomahawk Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant to Promote Safety During Facility Expansion Project
08/01/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor and Global Cold Chain Alliance Renew Agreement to Protect Workers from Hazardous Chemicals
08/01/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor and CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training Renew Alliance to Protect Construction Workers
08/01/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Launches Redesigned OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program Website

July 2019

07/31/2019 - OSHA National News Release - New Jersey Company and Its President Found in Contempt of Court After Failing to Pay $412,000 in Penalties for OSHA Violations
07/30/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Partners With Construction Contractor To Promote Workplace Safety During Atlanta Project
07/29/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Fuyao Glass America Inc. Faces $724,380 in Federal Penalties After U.S. Department of Labor Finds Multiple Hazards at Ohio Plant
07/26/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites New York Manufacturer For Violations after Employee Injury at Long Island Plant
07/25/2019 - Region 5 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Wisconsin Lumber Mill for Exposing Employees to Machine and Other Hazards Following Fatality
07/24/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds New Jersey Contractor Exposed Employees to Lead and Other Hazards at Pennsylvania Worksite
07/22/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Kicks Off Safe + Sound Week on August 12
07/22/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Norcross, Georgia, Transit Service Provider for Exposing Employees to Safety and Health Hazards
07/19/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers of the Dangers of Heat Illness
07/18/2019 - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Provides Compliance Assistance Resources to Find and Fix Workplace Hazards
07/18/2019 - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers of the Dangers of Heat Illness
07/18/2019 - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers of the Dangers of Heat Illness
07/18/2019 - Region 3 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers of the Dangers of Heat Illness
07/18/2019 - Region 4 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Company for Exposing Employees To Amputations and Other Safety Hazards
07/17/2019 - Region 1 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers of the Dangers of Heat Illness
07/17/2019 - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Global Packaging Manufacturer After Employee Suffers Severe Steam Burns in Queen City, Texas
07/16/2019 - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Missouri Contractor For Exposing Employees to Trench Engulfment Hazards
07/15/2019 - Region 6 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds Oklahoma Manufacturer Exposed Employees to Serious Workplace Hazards
07/09/2019 - Region 7 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Says Employer Vigilance Essential To Addressing Workplace Hazards That Peak in Summer
07/03/2019 - Region 2 OSHA News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Cites Long Island, New York, Construction Company for Fall Hazards Following Fatal Structure Collapse

U.S. District Judge orders OSHA to Release Safety Data for U.S. Companies

August 4, 2004 - Judge Shira Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, approved a Freedom of Information request originally made in October 2002 by the New York Times. The judge ordered the agency to release injury and illness rates for 13,000 work sites that had been notified by OSHA that they had exceptionally grievous records. If released, this list would effectively rank companies by the rate of accidents in their workplaces. The agency currently does not formally release injury and illness rates for specific work sites.

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OSHA News, injury Statistics and Federal Register Notices for OSHA and Health & Safety Issues

By EHSO.com, the site for free, objective, practical information about the environment, health and safety in 2026!