DALLAS — Texas residents — emergency workers, employers and the public — recovering from the impact of the tornado in North Texas should be aware of the hazards they may encounter and take necessary steps to stay safe, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges.

Date of action: Dec. 7, 2015

Type of action: Order denying respondent's motion

Names of defendant: Central Transport LLC

Employer name:  RESCO Products Inc., doing business as Worldwide Refractories, is located at 6^th & Center Streets in Tarentum, Pennsylvania.  The company is a manufacturer of dolomitic brick and specialty refractory products, which are used to line ladles in the steel industry.

The corporate headquarters is located at 2 Penn Center West, Suite 430 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Date of action: Dec. 7, 2015

Type of action: Order denying respondent's motion

Names of defendant: Central Transport LLC

Employer name: M & M Manufacturing in Fort Worth, Texas

Citations issued: Dec. 18, 2015

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Three workers were hospitalized when more than 30 pallets of glass bottles filled with coffee drinks collapsed at a Springfield warehouse and repacking facility operated by Buske Logistics. One worker had to be rescued from under the rubble. Two of the injured were temporary workers assigned to the facility. Buske Logistics, which had supervisory responsibility for all three employees, failed to report the injuries to the U.S.

Employer name: DMAC Construction LLC, 1230 Steel Road in Havertown, Pennsylvania

The inspection site was located at 2234 Bainbridge Street in Philadelphia, where the company installed a stucco exterior on an addition to a residence.

Citation issued: On Dec. 15, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a citation for one willful safety violation.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Three workers were hospitalized when more than 30 pallets of glass bottles filled with coffee drinks collapsed at a Springfield warehouse and repacking facility operated by Buske Logistics. One worker had to be rescued from under the rubble. Two of the injured were temporary workers assigned to the facility. Buske Logistics, which had supervisory responsibility for all three employees, failed to report the injuries to the U.S.

Employer name: DMAC Construction LLC, 1230 Steel Road in Havertown, Pennsylvania

The inspection site was located at 2234 Bainbridge Street in Philadelphia, where the company installed a stucco exterior on an addition to a residence.

Citation issued: On Dec. 15, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a citation for one willful safety violation.

Employer name: Julio Galindo

Citations issued: Dec. 21, 2015

Investigation findings The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Toledo Area Office cited Columbus-based roofing contractor Julio Galindo for one willful and seven repeated safety violations. The company has also been placed in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

Employer name: Julio Galindo

Citations issued: Dec. 21, 2015

Investigation findings The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Toledo Area Office cited Columbus-based roofing contractor Julio Galindo for one willful and seven repeated safety violations. The company has also been placed in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

Employer name: Julio Galindo

Citations issued: Dec. 21, 2015

BATAVIA, Ill. — Twice in a month, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Batavia builder after an OSHA inspector saw employees working on a residential framing project without fall protection.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A translation and interpretation company that provided services to the federal government and other clients violated federal labor laws and underpaid its nationwide corps of interpreters by $1.47 million in wages and benefits, the U.S. Department of Labor says.

State: Mississippi

Type of Award: National Dislocated Worker Grant incremental

Incremental Amount Released: $1,616,969

Total Award Amount Approved: $2,500,000

Funding Awarded to: Mississippi Department of Employment Security

Number of Workers Served: Approximately 650

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — After ending their 12-hour shifts, workers at Citgo's Corpus Christi refinery spent an average of 15 minutes briefing incoming workers on the next shift — time that was not compensated.

Following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, those employees will receive $460,853 in unpaid overtime wages, or roughly two weeks of income for each of the 239 affected employees.

In the Sparkling City by the Sea, that two-week paycheck pays a mortgage and auto loan for one month.

Employer name:  ACF Industries LLC, a manufacturer and fabricator of specialty railcar parts and miscellaneous steel products, is located at 417 N. Arch Street in Milton, Pennsylvania.  The company’s headquarters is located at 101 Clark Street in St. Charles, Missouri.

Date of action: Dec. 8, 2015

Type of action: Complaint, Consent Judgment and Order

Names of defendants: William W. Bibb and Syncor LLC, doing business as Specprint Group Health Plan