May 11, 2015

OSHA News Release: Pennsylvania duct manufacturer faces more than $1M in fines as workers suffer dozens of injuries, including crushed and amputated fingers [05/11/2015]

MONTGOMERYVILLE, Pa. — Lloyd Industries Inc. manufacturers the ventilation, duct and fire safety products used at places like New York's Chrysler Building, Philadelphia International Airport, and the stadiums the New York Yankees and Baltimore Ravens call home.

May 6, 2015

OSHA News Brief: DHC Contracting knowingly put workers at risk of trench collapse hazards at Guyton, Georgia work site [05/06/2015]

Employer name: James Marlowe, doing business as DHC Contracting, Statesboro, Georgia

Inspection site: At the time of the inspection, workers were installing a replacement manhole at the South Effingham Waste Water Effluent Pump Station on Hodgeville Road, Guyton, Georgia 31312

May 5, 2015

OSHA News Release: Workers found on unsafe scaffolding at fast food restaurant in Lilburn, Georgia [05/05/2015]

LILBURN, Ga. — Employers who ignore safety in search of profit put their workers at risk. This idea was apparent to safety and health inspectors as they drove by a Bojangles' restaurant under construction in Lilburn in October 2014.

May 5, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Employees of Utica, New York, steel and pipe manufacturer face laceration, crushing, exit access and fall hazards [05/05/2015]

Employer name: Pacemaker Steel & Piping Co. Inc., provider of steel, aluminum and other metals and pipe to the construction trade.

Inspection site: 501 Main St. Utica, New York 13501

May 5, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Sabel Steel Service Inc. exposes workers to unsafe levels of lead, fall and electrical shock hazards [05/05/2015]

Employer name: Sabel Steel Service Inc.

Inspection site: 2811 Day Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36103

Date inspection initiated: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated the inspection on Nov. 4, 2014, as part of the agency's Regional Emphasis Program on Lead.

May 4, 2015

OSHA News Release: Lack of protective equipment for Republic Steel plant electrician results in 1st and 3rd degree burns after arc flash [05/04/2015]

BUFFALO, New York — An electric technician at the Republic Steel Corp. steel manufacturing plant in Blasdell was removing wiring from a fan motor in an overhead crane on October 16, 2014, when an ungrounded electrical conductor touched a grounded surface causing an arc flash. The electric technician sustained third degree burns on her hand and first degree burns on her face.

May 4, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Mississippi's Suburban Plastics fails to correct workplace hazards following OSHA inspection [05/04/2015]

Employer name: Suburban Plastics Co.

Inspection site: 1000 Enterprise Drive, Grenada, Mississippi 38901

Date of inspection: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated a follow-up inspection on Jan. 6, 2015.

May 4, 2015

Record numbers of construction workers expected to get prevention message in 2015 National Fall Safety Stand-Down

OSHA partners with thousands of businesses to save lives by preventing falls in construction

WASHINGTON Today is a day like any other. The sun rose. People went to work to build our homes, our businesses and our bridges. By day's end, not all of them will go home. Each year, hundreds of workers die and thousands more suffer serious injuries because they fell and lacked the right safety equipment or knowledge to prevent it. For constructions workers, falls are the leading cause of death.

May 4, 2015

OSHA News Release: Roofer's death could have been prevented with personal safety gear [05/04/2015]

KNOB NOSTER, Mo. — A 30-year-old roofer's life was cut tragically short in November 2014 after he suffered severe head trauma in a fall. A father of two young boys, the man was found unresponsive below a 32-foot extension ladder he was using to renovate a roof at a two-story building at Missouri's Whiteman Air Force Base.

May 1, 2015

Confined spaces rule could protect nearly 800 construction workers a year from serious injuries and reduce life-threatening hazards

Construction protections now match those in manufacturing and general industry

WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a final rule to increase protections for construction workers in confined spaces.

April 30, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Workers exposed to amputation hazards at Vista Window Company [04/30/2015]

Employer name: Vista Window Company LLC.

Investigation site: 1701 Henn Parkway, Warren, Ohio

Date investigation initiated and what prompted inspection: On Oct. 22, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Cleveland office initiated an inspection at Vista Window Company LLC after receiving a complaint alleging unsafe working conditions. This was the first OSHA inspection at the Warren-based company which manufactures vinyl windows.

April 30, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Workers exposed to amputation hazards at Clearwater Paper Neenah [04/30/2015]

Employer name: Cellu Tissue Neenah operating as Clearwater Paper Neenah

Investigation site: 249 North Lake Street, Neenah, Wisconsin

April 30, 2015

OSHA News Release: Lack of proper safety controls leads to loss of worker's 3 fingers in metal press at stamping company, inspectors find [04/30/2015]

WELLINGTON, Ohio — The life of a 23-year-old man working at a metal stamping company was changed forever when three fingers on his right hand were crushed in a power press in January 2015.

April 30, 2015

OSHA News Brief: OSHA again cites Tip Top Roofing for failing to provide workers fall protection [04/30/2015]

Stand Down Fact Sheet

Employer name: Tip Top Roofing & Construction 2030 Coltonville Road, Sycamore, Illinois

Investigation site: 161 John Street, DeKalb, Illinois

April 30, 2015

OSHA News Brief: J&M Energy Services fined $60K for exposing workers to hazardous gas [04/30/2015]

Employer name: J&M Energy Services

Inspection Site: Odessa, Texas

Date inspection initiated and what prompted the inspection: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration began the investigation in January, as part of the agency's new reporting requirements for in-patient hospitalization of an employee.

April 29, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Colorado utility installers expose workers to possible trench collapse [04/29/2015]

Employer name: K.R. Swerdfeger Construction Inc. and Pate Construction Co. Inc.

Inspection sites: Pueblo and Penrose, Colorado

April 28, 2015

OSHA News Release: Hotel soap and shampoo manufacturer faces fines of nearly $104K for exposing employees to dangerous chemical and fire hazards [04/28/2015]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A leading maker of soap and shampoo for hotels and retail sale exposed workers to chemical and fire hazards and blocked emergency exit routes, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found in a November 2014 inspection. A company that provided it the manufacturer with temporary employees was cited for chemical-related hazards.

April 27, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Oklahoma community honors Workers' Memorial Day at candlelight vigil April 28 [04/27/2015]

WHO: David Bates, director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Oklahoma City Area Office State Sen. Susan Paddack State Rep. George Young

WHAT: Workers' Memorial Day Candlelight Vigil

WHEN: April 28, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. CDT

WHERE: The Oklahoma State Capitol Fourth Floor Rotunda 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105

April 27, 2015

OSHA News Release: OSHA pays tribute to workers killed on the job at Denver Workers' Memorial Day event, April 28 [04/27/2015]

WHO: Nancy Smith, deputy regional administrator for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Denver Jack Cox, president, IBEW, Local 68 Mike Gleiforst, International Union of Elevator Constructors Wade Thornburg, Rocky Mountain Arsenal Project

WHAT: Workers' Memorial Day name-reading

WHEN: April 28, 2015, 10:00 a.m. MDT

WHERE: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Hall 5660 Logan St. Denver, Colorado 80216

April 27, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Workers at residential roofing site exposed to fall hazards [04/27/2015]

Employer name: BluSky Restoration Contractor Inc.

Inspection site: Greenwood Village, Colorado

Date inspection initiated and what prompted the inspection: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated the inspection in January 2015 under the agency's Fall Prevention initiative after an OSHA official witnessed workers exposed to fall hazards.