BRIDGETON, Mo. — A 31-year-old assembly technician was working with a battery charger manufacturer for about a month when tragedy struck. In November 2014, the man was testing transformers when he was electrocuted.

U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators found that the man's death might have been prevented if his employer, Ferro Magnetics Corp., had supplied adequate personal protective equipment, followed safety procedures and provided training.

CONCORD, N.H. — After record-setting snowfall last winter, New Hampshire residents scrambled to get heavy snow off their roofs to avoid damage. At the same time, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found contractors who ignored hazards and had employees remove snow from roofs without using required fall protection.

Federal safety investigators find serious failures in 2014 toxic release in Texas

LAPORTE, Texas Four workers killed by a lethal gas in November 2014 would be alive today had their employer, DuPont, taken steps to protect them, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found.

Date of Action: May 14, 2015

Type of Action: Consent order and judgment

Names of Defendant: Jean Hanvik, SGH Communications, Inc., SGH Communications, Inc. SIMPLE Plan

Allegations: Jean Hanvik was the sole owner of SGH Communications, Inc. in Lakeville, Minnesota. SGH Communications, Inc. was the plan administrator for the SGH Communications Inc. SIMPLE Plan.

LAPORTE, Texas —Four workers killed by a lethal gas in November 2014 would be alive today had their employer, DuPont, taken steps to protect them, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found.

State: Oregon

Type of Award: National Emergency Grant funding

Total Award Amount Approved: $499,801

Funding Awarded to: Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development

Number of Workers to Be Served: About 100

VANDALIA, Ill. — A metal tube manufacturer put workers at risk of lacerations, amputations and potential explosion and fire by ignoring standard safety rules for machines and storing flammable materials in open containers near propane heaters where they might ignite.

Employer name: DS Utilities Inc.

Inspection site: At the time of the inspection, workers were installing sewer lines at the intersection of Lee and Washington Roads, Fort Jackson, South Carolina 29207.

Date inspection initiated: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated the January 2015 inspection as part of the agency's National Emphasis Program on Trenching and Excavation.

Date of Action: May 1, 2015

Type of Action: Fair Labor Standards Act Lawsuit

Name of Defendant: Five M's LLC, d/b/a Premier Auto, Premier Auto Sales and Valparaiso Transmission also known as Valparaiso Car Care and Transmission, R-Way Inc., d/b/a L & W Auto Salvage, and John Morgavan

Employer name: T Bond LLC

Investigation site: 2920 Sparta-New Liberty Road, Sparta, Kentucky

Employer name: Americold, Atlanta, Georgia

Inspection site: Americold, 1731 Morrow Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date investigation initiated and what prompted inspection: On Dec. 9, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Appleton Area Office initiated an inspection of Americold's Green Bay, Wisconsin, refrigeration warehouse under the Site Specific Targeting 2014 National Emphasis Program.

HARTFORD, Conn. — Emergency exits blocked by piles of store inventory appears to be a recurring hazard at Forever 21. The fashion retailer's employees at Westfarms Mall in Farmington were among the chain's workers put at risk of not being able to exit the store swiftly because of fire or another emergency, U.S. Department of Labor inspectors determined after receiving a complaint.

PEORIA, Ill. — Workers stamping metal automotive parts at a Peoria manufacturer were at risk of lacerations and amputations and in danger of being struck-by robotic welding equipment because their employer ignored machine safety rules.

Acting on a complaint, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors identified two willful and eight serious safety and health violations at USA Technologies Inc. in November 2014. The company faces $114,100 in proposed penalties.

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio — A rubber-hose manufacturer in Ohio continues to put workers at risk of amputations and serious injuries by ignoring safety rules for industrial machines, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found after an October 2104 inspection.

NEW ALBANY, Ohio — When a 23-year-old diver descended to the bottom of a New Albany pond in November 2014, he thought his air supply would last during underwater work. He drowned when his air supply depleted while SCUBA diving.

Participants: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today entered into an alliance with the Associated Builders and Contractors of Greater Houston, American Subcontractors Associations-Houston Chapter, Gulf Coast Safety Institute of the College of the Mainland and the Scaffold and Access Industry Association to protect workers from exposure to fall hazards in the construction industri

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Inspectors from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration were headed back to their Providence office on Jan. 22, 2015, after completing one site inspection when they saw a dangerous situation in clear view at another site in North Smithfield.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor – in partnership with the Department of Commerce, the Small Business Administration and the Appalachian Regional Commission – today announced the availability of up to $35.5 million to help communities and workers successfully adapt to changes in the coal industry and power sector.

Lloyd Industries Inc., named severe safety violator, defies federal safety inspectors

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.

NASHPORT, Ohio — It takes only 60 seconds for a worker to be submerged in flowing grain; more than half of those engulfed in grain die. Workers at Hanby Farms in Nashport were exposed to being buried in grain or overcome by noxious fumes because the company did not verify that conditions were safe before allowing employees to enter bins at the grain elevator and feed mill.