HANOVER, Pa. — Two workers are killed every month in trench collapses. Employees of C & G Refrigeration Inc. were twice exposed to many of the hazards that lead to this alarming statistic, according to investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. In April 2013, OSHA cited C & G, a Hanover plumbing, heating and air conditioning contractor, with four safety violations after a trench collapse at a work site in Hanover.

HONOLULU — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is fining the owners and operators of a Maui zip-line course the maximum amount allowed for the death of a new employee who fell from a platform while at work in May 2014.

HANOVER, Pa. — Two workers are killed every month in trench collapses. Employees of C & G Refrigeration Inc. were twice exposed to many of the hazards that lead to this alarming statistic, according to investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. In April 2013, OSHA cited C & G, a Hanover plumbing, heating and air conditioning contractor, with four safety violations after a trench collapse at a work site in Hanover.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs announced a $750,000 award for a cooperative agreement with the American Center for International Labor Solidarity, also known as the Solidarity Center, to implement a project to advance worker rights in the country of Georgia.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration will commemorate the second annual Mine Rescue Day on Thursday, Oct. 30, during a meeting of the Holmes Mine Rescue Association at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, West Virginia.

ST. LOUIS — Continental Fabricators Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for serious safety and health violations. The St. Louis-based steel fabricator, which has an injury rate higher than the national average, was issued 15 citations involving amputation, confined spaces and electrical hazards. OSHA has proposed penalties of $52,500.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — BNSF Railway Co. has been found in violation of the Federal Railroad Safety Act by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA's investigation upheld allegations that the company disciplined an employee assigned to its station in Ottumwa, Iowa, for following a physician's treatment plan.

MANSFIELD, Ohio — Workers at the Kronis Coatings Division of Jay Industries Inc. were repeatedly exposed to amputation hazards from moving machinery parts during service and maintenance work. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the company, based in Mansfield, with one repeat and four serious safety violations, which carry proposed penalties of $62,400.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today released a summary of U.S. mining deaths that occurred during the third quarter of 2014. From July 1 to Sept. 30, eight miners were killed in accidents at work, including five in metal and nonmetal mining and three in coal mining. In that same period in 2013, nine miners died in mining accidents.

DETROIT — Hot Wheel City Inc. and general manager Nael Abouna signed a consent judgment agreeing to pay 61 Detroit-area employees $97,500 in unpaid wages and damages to resolve a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Labor. The lawsuit, filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, was the result of an investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division. The investigation determined that the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay employees minimum wage and overtime and by failing to keep required records.

HOUSTON, Texas — Prime Communications LP, doing business as AT&T Prime Communications LP, has agreed to pay $122,254 in back wages to 255 current and former employees as a result of investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor that found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

ARPIN, Wis. — The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Carl's Landscape Service Inc. in Arpin, alleging that the company retaliated against two workers for contacting the department's Wage and Hour Division with a complaint about unpaid overtime.

HOUSTON, Texas — Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc. was cited with two repeat safety violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing workers to possible hazards during oil well explosions. The inspection was part of OSHA's Regional Emphasis Program for the Upstream Oil and Gas Well Industry. The repeat violations were cited for failing to correct deficiencies found during a 2011 investigation.

NEW YORK — Drivers and loading-dock workers at UniFirst Corp. were exposed to hazards that involved bloodborne pathogens and lead at its West Caldwell, New Jersey, facility, according to an administrative law judge from the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. On Sept.

HILLSIDE, Ill. — Central Transport LLC has been cited for 16 safety and health violations, including five repeat, one willful and two serious safety violations, at its trucking terminal in Hillside. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection found repeat and willful violations that involved defective powered industrial vehicles and lack of fall protection. Proposed penalties total $145,420.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 30-year-old painter was hospitalized after he received second and third degree burns when his ladder came into contact with overhead power lines. As a result, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited ShayCore Enterprises with five safety and health violations. ShayCore Enterprises was subcontracted to paint the exterior of Total Office Solutions furniture and warehouse on Emerson Street in Jacksonville.

LAS VEGAS — The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $1,914,681.50 in back wages and fringe benefits for 147 workers at Proimtu Mmi-Nv LLC, a Henderson-based subcontractor providing construction services at the federally funded Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project in Tonopah. This project, which received a $737 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy, is a 110 MW solar energy power plant that will power up to 75,000 homes during peak electricity periods.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council, will meet Monday, Nov. 3, and Tuesday, Nov. 4. The two-day meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210. On Nov. 3, the meeting will take place in C-5320, Room 6, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EST. On Nov. 4, the meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 4 p.m.

Date of Action: October 10, 2014

Type of Action: Default Judgment

Name of Defendant: Rodger D. Ferguson, Industrial Surfacing Corp., Industrial Surfacing Corp 401(k) Plan

MABLETON, Ga. — Stafford Transport Inc., a solid waste removal trucking company, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for five safety and health violations following an inspection at the company's Mableton facility. OSHA initiated the inspection in July 2014 as part of the agency's Site-Specific Targeting Program, which directs enforcement resources to workplaces with higher-than-average rates of injuries and illnesses.