COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two workers suffered partial amputation of their left middle fingers in separate incidents at Columbus-based ITC Manufacturing because the company failed to protect them from machinery operating parts. The injuries occurred just months after the electrocution of another worker when he touched live wires at the company's facility.

PHILADELPHIA — Roofing company owner James J. McCullagh pleaded guilty today to one count of willfully violating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation causing death to an employee, four counts of making false statements, and one count of obstruction of justice.

Employer name: Vallencourt Inc.

Inspection site: Pennsylvania Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32207

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — RCL Wiring LP, which operates as Idaho & Sedalia Transportation Company, harassed and terminated a signal shop technician in retaliation for reporting a work-related injury in violation of the Federal Railroad Safety Act, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators determined. OSHA has ordered the company to give the employee his job back and pay more than $332,469 in back wages and damages, as well as reasonable attorney's fees.

Employer name: Echo Environmental Waverly LLC, Waverly, Ohio

Citations received: Dec. 8, 2015

Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Cincinnati Area Office cited the electronic recycling company for six serious and three other-than-serious health violations.

Employer name: AWS Roofing Services Inc.

Inspection site: 2607 Hill Street, New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168

Citations issued: Citations were issued to the employer on Dec. 8.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A federal contractor that manufactures portable meals for the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies discriminated systematically against qualified men seeking entry-level production jobs, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs alleges in a lawsuit filed today.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez and Honduran Minister of Labor Carlos Madero have signed an historic agreement on labor rights that underscores their governments' shared commitment to making trade work for workers.

Date of Action: Dec. 4, 2015

Type of Action: Complaint

Name of Defendant: Community Care Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan in Dewitt, Iowa

Employer: Leonardo M. Rodriguez, doing business as 3 Amigos Fresh Mexican Grill

Sites: Three Los Angeles-area locations: 365 E. Avenida de los Arboles, Thousand Oaks; 20040 Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills; and 139 N. Reino Rd., Newbury Park.

CANTON, Ohio — A teenage worker had his left leg amputated below the knee when his employer illegally allowed him to clean a giblet chiller machine at a Canton chicken processing facility.

Date of Action: Nov. 18, 2015

Type of Action: Fair Labor Standards Act Lawsuit

Names of Defendants: Sunshine Motel Inn LLC; and Rajiv Sauson, an individual

COLONA, Ill. — Workers were overexposed to the solvent methylene chloride and other hazards while they reconditioned bucket trucks at a Colona dealership and repair facility, inspectors from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found. When workers inhale and absorb the solvent through the skin, it can harm the heart and nervous system.

SAN ANTONIO — Gabriel Palacios died after falling 35 feet from a roof while working for San Antonio-based Longhorn Contractors. The company failed to provide appropriate fall protection equipment and training, which led to his death, a federal inspection found.

BARABOO, Wis. — A worker repainting a Baraboo water tower suffered severe injuries when he fell inside the tower to a platform below. Before falling, he had been cleaning and vacuuming debris while two painters sprayed the tower's interior with xylene-based paint.

TAVERAS, Fla. — For employees working with hazardous substances, an oversight can be disastrous — an unfortunate lesson learned by six Florida workers at a Blue Rhino propane tank refurbishing facility in Taveras who were injured during a fire.

Employer name: Wyman Gordon Co., 244 Worcester St., North Grafton, MA 01536

Citations issued: On Dec. 4, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Wyman Gordon for three repeat and 10 serious violations of workplace safety standards at the aerospace parts manufacturer's North Grafton manufacturing plant.

CANTON, Ohio — Federal inspections of Case Farms' processing facilities in Ohio have resulted in an additional $462,000 in penalties for deficiencies in ammonia refrigeration systems at two of the company's Ohio facilities. The leading supplier of fast food and supermarket chicken has racked up more than $1.87 million in fines from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration this year for exposing workers to multiple safety and health violations.

Funding Recipient: National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago

Total Funding: $3 million

Purpose: Implement a project to assess and measure progress in reducing child labor in cocoa-growing communities of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

Location: Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

Territory: Guam

Type of Award: National Dislocated Worker Grant incremental

Incremental Amount Released: $2,174,453

Total Award Amount Approved: $2,722,641

Funding Awarded to: Guam Agency for Human Resources Development

Number of Workers Served: Approximately 215