PHILADELPHIA, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited three companies – two in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (U.S. Construction Inc. and American Diamond Builders Inc.) and one in Delran, New Jersey (AAR Construction Inc.) – for workplace safety violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries resulting from a fall at a Philadelphia worksite in November 2017. American Diamond Builders Inc. faces $143,159 in proposed penalties, while U.S. Construction Inc. faces penalties of $73,984.

BRIDGEPORT, AL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), University of Alabama's Safe State On-site Consultation Program, and Holder Construction Group LLC, have signed a strategic partnership agreement to promote worker safety and health during the construction of the Mustang Widows Creek Projects in Bridgeport.

GENOA, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Cleary Pallet Sales Inc., a Genoa, Illinois-based pallet manufacturer, after 10 employees required emergency medical treatment for carbon monoxide exposure. The company faces proposed penalties totaling $216,253.

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Bluewater Construction Solutions Inc. for exposing employees to dangerous falls at two south Florida worksites. The Melbourne, Florida-based residential framing contractor faces proposed penalties of $48,778.

SEMINOLE, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has renewed its alliance with Fehr's Metal Building Construction to help protect construction workers involved in commercial, industrial, and retail construction throughout West Texas.   

The three-year alliance focuses on preventing fall, struck-by, caught-in/between, electrocution, and heat illness hazards. The goals of the alliance include implementing best practices, improving safety and health programs, and increasing training.

MIAMI, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bakery Management Corp., doing business as Bakery Corp., for exposing employees to caught-in, fall, and electrical hazards. The Miami-based commercial bakery faces proposed penalties of $67,261.

MIAMI, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited BC Direct Corp. - doing business as Robotray - for exposing employees to struck-by, electrical shock, fire, and explosion hazards. The company faces $42,682 in proposed penalties.

OSHA cited the Miami-based manufacturer of bakery rack loaders for allowing employees to use spliced extension cords as well as for failing to properly store chemical cylinders and anchor machinery.

HURRICANE, WV - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Design Roofing LLC for exposing employees to fall and other safety hazards at residential construction sites in Scott Depot and Culloden, West Virginia.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Following a recent tornado that caused millions of dollars of property damage in the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, area, the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urges all those involved in cleanup and rebuilding operations to take precautions and be vigilant about safety.

JUPITER, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Crown Roofing LLC, based in Sarasota, Florida, for exposing employees to fall hazards at a Jupiter worksite. The company faces $149,662 in proposed fines.

LEBANON, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited JK Excavating & Utilities Inc. after an employee suffered fatal injuries in a trench collapse. OSHA has proposed penalties of $202,201, and placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

MADISON, WI – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), engineering company AECOM, the Wisconsin Onsite Consultation Program, and the Southern Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Council have signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during expansion of the Riverside Energy Center in Beloit.

NAPLES, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Douglas N. Higgins Inc., a South Florida utility contractor, for exposing employees to cave-in and other hazards at a Naples worksite. The company faces $18,659 in proposed penalties.

BILLINGS, MT – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Montana Contractor Compensation Fund (MCCF) have signed an alliance to protect employees from construction industry hazards. MCCF is a group insurance company formed by the Montana Contractors Association to help control workers' compensation costs.

APPLETON, WI ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Appleton roofing contractor Hector Hernandez again after OSHA inspectors observed employees exposed to falls and other safety hazards at two Wisconsin job sites. OSHA proposed penalties of $120,320.

DENVER, CO – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited EnviroTech Services Inc. – based in Greeley, Colorado – after an employee died due to lack of oxygen while cleaning the inside of a railcar. A second employee who tried to rescue the co-worker was also overcome, but survived. EnviroTech Services Inc. faces $64,857 in proposed penalties.

BOSTON, MA – After multiple investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit ordered a Maine roofing contractor who has operated as Lessard Roofing & Siding Inc. and Lessard Brothers Construction Inc. to implement a comprehensive safety and training program after receiving repeated citations for exposing workers to falls.

CONCORD, NH – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited EWP Renewable Corp., doing business as Springfield Power LLC, for 25 safety violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries after he was pulled into a conveyor at the company’s Springfield plant in November 2017. The Mount Laurel, New Jersey, company faces $125,460 in proposed penalties.

WICHITA, KS ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Wichita roofing contractor Jose Barrientos for exposing employees to falls and other safety hazards. Barrientos faces proposed penalties totaling $191,071 for two willful and six serious violations.

KANSAS CITY, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association Kansas City Chapter (SMACNA-KC) have signed an alliance to protect sheet metal and air conditioning employees from industry-specific hazards.