May 10, 2023

Department of Labor finds Texas Children’s Hospital failed to protect employees after security guard suffers serious assault by patient

Employer name:        Texas Children’s Hospital

                                            1919 South Braeswood Blvd.

                                            Houston, TX 77030

May 8, 2023

Federal court finds US Postal Service wrongfully fired employee who reported workplace injury, violated federal worker protections

TACOMA, WA – A federal court in Tacoma has ruled that the U.S. Postal Service retaliated against an employee who reported an injury to supervisors and applied for workers’ compensation benefits in 2019 while on probation as a new postal employee.

May 5, 2023

US Department of Labor, Holder Construction Group LLC partner to promote safety at data center project

Participants:      U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational

                Safety and Health Administration

May 5, 2023

US Department of Labor partners with Georgia agencies, employers to promote safety stand-downs to address workplace mental health awareness

Participants:            

U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Georgia Department of Public Health

Mental Health America of Georgia

May 2, 2023

US Department of Labor partners with Holder Construction Group LLC to promote workplace safety during Trilith community project in South Atlanta

Participants:            

U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Holder Construction Group LLC

Georgia Tech On-Site Consultation Program

What:  Safety partnership agreement

May 1, 2023

US Department of Labor announces national emphasis program to reduce, prevent workplace falls, leading cause of workplace fatalities

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a National Emphasis Program to prevent falls, the leading cause of fatal workplace injuries and the violation the agency cites most frequently in construction industry inspections.

April 28, 2023

US Department of Labor finds Amazon failed to provide injured employees proper medical treatment at Castleton, New York, fulfillment facility

WASHINGTON – An ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Amazon failed to provide adequate medical treatment for traumatic and chronic injuries at a fulfillment center in Castleton, New York.

April 25, 2023

Judge finds UHS of Delaware Inc., UHS of Fuller Inc. denied workplace violence protections to Fuller Hospital employees

BOSTON, MA – A federal administrative law judge has determined that UHS of Delaware Inc. and UHS of Fuller Inc. exposed their employees at Fuller Hospital in Attleboro to workplace violence without adequate protections in 2019, particularly at times when hospital staffing was low. Fuller Hospital is a 102-bed behavioral health facility that provides acute inpatient hospitalization for adolescents and adults.

April 25, 2023

Department of Labor investigation of fatal trench collapse in Brazoria County finds contractor failed to follow federal excavation safety measures

HOUSTON A Houston-area contractor’s repeated failure to follow federal workplace safety procedures during excavation operations contributed to a worker’s death near Manvel in October 2022, a federal workplace safety investigation has found.   

April 25, 2023

US Department of Labor finds Guam Shipyards failed to follow federal safety standards after investigation into rigger’s November 2022 death

PITI, GUAM ‒ A federal inspection found that a ship repair company might have prevented the death of a rigger at the Port of Guam in November 2022 had they followed legally required safety standards for operating cranes.

April 21, 2023

US Department of Labor, Moss & Associates LLC to promote workplace safety, health during construction of Central Florida hotel

Participants:

U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Moss & Associates LLC

University of South Florida On-Site Consultation Program

What:  Strategic Partnership agreement

April 20, 2023

Dollar General again found exposing employees to fire, entrapment hazards, after federal workplace safety inspection at Orlando-area store

WINTER GARDEN, FL – Federal workplace safety inspectors have found Dollar General Corp., one of the nation’s largest discount retailers, exposing its employees and others to unsafe conditions again, this time in Winter Garden, Florida. 

April 20, 2023

Department of Labor finds City of Delray Beach retaliated against inspector for reporting cross-contamination between tap water, reclaimed sewage

DELRAY BEACH, FL – A federal whistleblower investigation has uncovered that Delray Beach retaliated against a city inspector who was fired after finding and reporting faults in the local water system that caused contamination of the public water supply.

April 20, 2023

US Department of Labor partners with Moss & Associates LLC to promote workplace safety during Pasco County Jail project in Central Florida

Participants:

U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Moss & Associates LLC

University of South Florida On-Site Consultation Program

 

What:             Safety partnership agreement

April 20, 2023

US Department of Labor to honor workers whose jobs claimed their lives, recommit to protecting workers as nation marks Workers Memorial Day

WASHINGTONOn April 28, 1970, the nation first observed Workers Memorial Day at a time when an estimated 38 people died on the job in the U.S. each day. More than a half century later, this annual tribute endures as do the determined efforts of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health Administration to help protect the lives of our nation’s workers.