September 16, 2015

ETA News Release: New YouthBuild grants expand second chances for at-risk youth in 31 states and the District of Columbia [09/16/2015]

WASHINGTON — Last month, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez met a young Camden man named Donny during a visit to New Jersey to tour the facilities of YouthBuild Camden. Before YouthBuild, Donny felt he was on the wrong path and headed toward a life on the streets.

September 15, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Lancaster structural steel erection company cited after worker hospitalized for heat-related illness during bridge reconstruction project [09/15/2015]

Employer name: High Structural Erectors LLC, 1915 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The inspection site was at the Route 84 East Bridge, between Matamoras, Pennsylvania, and Port Jervis, New York.

Citations issued: On Sept. 3, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the company one general duty clause citation for exposing employees to heat stress conditions.

September 15, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Residential builder exposed workers to fall, other safety hazards at Ona, West Virginia, worksites [09/15/2015]

Employer name: Scott Wheeler Development LLC, PO Box 712, Hurricane, West Virginia. The worksites were located on Riverwalk Drive and in the Breckenridge Subdivision in Ona, West Virginia.

Citations issued: On Sept. 9, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company for one willful, two repeated and three serious violations.

September 15, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Judge upholds OSHA citations and penalties in Rochester amputation case [09/15/2015]

Date of action: Sept. 3, 2015

Type of action: Decision and Order

Name of defendant: American Recycling & Manufacturing Co., Inc.,

September 15, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Logging company willfully exposes workers to amputation hazards at Elkview, West Virginia, worksite [09/15/2015]

Employer name: Ross Logging, PO Box 119, Seth, West Virginia. The worksite was located on Leatherwood Road in Elkview, West Virginia.

Citations issued: On Sept. 9, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued two willful, eight serious, and one other-than-serious safety citations.

September 15, 2015

ETA News Brief: National Dislocated Worker Grant of up to $3.2M awarded to assist Missouri storm recovery [09/15/2015]

State: Missouri

Type of Award: National Dislocated Worker Grant

Initial Amount Released: $1,003,000

Total Award Amount Approved: Up to $3,280,823

Funding Awarded to: Missouri Division of Workforce Development

Number of Workers to Be Served: About 175

September 14, 2015

WHD News Release: Hiep Thai Markets pays more than $416K in back wages to workers following US Labor Department investigation [09/14/2015]

DALLAS — Investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division made sure to keep their eyes on the back door when they showed up at Hiep Thai Markets' stores in Garland and Arlington. The business, a repeat violator of federal wage and hour laws, had sent workers out the rear exit previously to keep them from speaking to agents during two prior investigations. Cheating workers out of wages and frustrating investigators seems to be their business practice.

September 14, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Atlanta window and door manufacturer, staffing agencies cited for exposing nearly 90 workers to fire, amputations and other serious safety hazards [09/14/2015]

Employer names: Dyke Industries Inc., Staff Right Inc., and Koosharem LLC, doing business as Select Staffing

Inspection site: 6600 Best Friend Road, Norcross, Georgia 30071

Citations issued: Citations were issued on Sept. 10, 2015.

September 14, 2015

OSHA News Brief: OSHA cites Country Vision Cooperative for exposing workers to grain bin hazards [09/14/2015]

Employer name: Country Vision Cooperative 709 Mill Street Reedsville, Wisconsin

Investigation site: W2468 County Road E Chilton, Wisconsin

Citations issued: Sept. 14, 2015

September 14, 2015

OSHA News Brief: OSHA cites El Paso stamping plant for amputations and other serious safety hazards [09/14/2015]

Employer name: Stampcoat Inc. doing business as El Paso Tool & Die in El Paso, Texas

Citations issued: Sept. 14, 2015

September 14, 2015

OSHA News Brief: CORRECTED: Extreme heat claims day laborer’s life at metal recycler [09/14/2015]

Employer name: Al Star Recycling LLC in Houston, Texas

Citations issued: Sept. 9, 2015

September 14, 2015

ILAB News Brief: Catholic Relief Services awarded $13M to provide job training to at-risk youth in El Salvador and Honduras [09/14/2015]

Funding Recipient: Catholic Relief Services

Total Funding: $13 million

Purpose: Implement a project to help at-risk youth in El Salvador and Honduras develop market-relevant skills and secure good employment.

Location: El Salvador and Honduras

September 10, 2015

OWCP News Brief: Expansion may give former New Jersey Westinghouse Electric Corp. nuclear weapons workers easier access to EEOICPA compensation for illnesses [09/10/2015]

Expansion: Former Westinghouse Electric Corp. workers may qualify for a presumption of causation if they are included in a designated Special Exposure Cohort class of employees, and diagnosed with one of 22 specified cancers. For nuclear weapons workers applying for compensation under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, a presumption of causation can simplify the process.

September 10, 2015

OSHA News Release: OSHA says worker safety pays, amputations cost [09/10/2015]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Since Jan. 2015, 46 Arkansas workers have lost fingers, toes, hands and legs due to amputations at work. Amputations are debilitating workplace injuries that often happen when workers must operate mechanical machinery without the proper guards or training.

September 10, 2015

OSHA News Brief: OSHA cites food processing plant after worker exposed to refrigerant ammonia [09/10/2015]

Employer name: Reser's Fine Foods, Topeka, Kansas

Citations issued: Sept. 2, 2015

September 10, 2015

OSHA News Release: Recurring hazards at Wegmans Food Markets Inc. bakery in Rochester, New York, injure 2 workers [09/10/2015]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Wegmans Food Markets Inc. bills itself as an industry leader and innovator. However, recurring hazards at its 1500 Brooks Ave. bakery in Rochester — and injuries to two workers — suggest a need for the supermarket chain to address workplace safety for its employees.

In March 2015, a sanitation crew member lost his fingertip when it caught in the pinch point of an operating conveyor that he was cleaning. A month later, a mechanic sustained a first degree burn on his wrist when steam released while he attempted to repair a valve.

September 10, 2015

OSHA News Brief: OSHA renews alliance with T&T Staff Management Inc. to promote worker safety and health[09/10/2015]

Participants: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's El Paso Area Office and T&T Staff Management, a professional employer organization with 5,497 employees in El Paso

September 10, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Employees of Plainville, Connecticut, electroplating company exposed to chemical, mechanical hazards [09/10/2015]

Employer name: Plainville Plating Co. Inc., an electroplating facility located at 21 Forrestville Ave. in Plainville, Connecticut.

Citations issued: On Sept. 2, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued two repeat and 11 serious citations to this employer. The repeat citations stem from hazards similar to those identified during a 2010 inspection of the workplace.