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A stagehands union that was fined $11,500 after seven people were killed when rigging collapsed onto a crowd at the Indiana State Fair has reached a settlement with the state absolving it of the penalty.
View ArticleGNP Company's Wisconsin Feed Mill Achieves National Recognition for...
... GNP Company, award consideration was based on criteria set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which included recordable incidents and those that resulted in days...
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St. Lawrence County will resuscitate its hazardous materials response team, but Allen Rickett, who will head the team, says there are many hurdles to overcome first.
View ArticleSoutheast Texas Plant Fire Injures 5 Workers 9/15/13
Associated Press September 15, 2013 VICTORIA, Texas - A fire at plant in Southeast Texas that produces plastics has injured five workers.
View ArticleSecond worker dies from Antero gas well blast
... Paxton, 45, of Walton, died. He was employed by another of the contract firms, C&R Downhole Drilling, according to OSHA. The other contract company was Willowbend Investments. The incident,...
View ArticleDEP demands more details on fatal Antero blast
West Virginia regulators on Thursday ordered Antero Resources to provide more information about what the company believes caused an explosion that killed two workers last month at a Doddridge County...
View ArticleGas contractor seeks meeting over citation after fatality
... the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said Mark Adkins, a Charleston lawyer representing the company. OSHA rules allow employers to request such meetings to discuss any issues...
View ArticleLawsuit By City Of West, Texas Against Chemicals Companies Presents...
... state of Texas has no state-run occupational safety program, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had jurisdiction to evaluate the plant's safety standards. OSHA last...
View ArticlePublic Services, Water Works reinforce digging safety rules following two...
Two city agencies with extensive digging operations have reinforced safety standards after two Columbus men died Aug. 26 when a 18-foot deep trench collapsed at the Summit Pointe Apartments on Williams...
View ArticlePaint Worker Found on Tank Dies
... the Department of Environmental Protection was notified, according to the police department. Hartin Paint was cited by OSHA in 2007 for four serious violations for flammable liquids and storage of...
View ArticleOSHA Publishes Proposed Silica Rule
... workers are believed to be exposed to silica levels that exceed the current Permissible Exposure Limits, according to OSHA. Hearings on the proposed rule are scheduled to begin March 4, 2014, at...
View ArticleIronworkers protest use of non-union labor at Wanaque muni building site
... face on the job site. "A lot of our members perform a four-year apprenticeship," he said. They receive 30 hours of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) training to learn the proper...
View ArticlePanel to mull well site death
... fines under settlements with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in connection with the incident. Also, OSHA is proposing a $3,080 fine against Herod in connection with a non-injury...
View ArticleMA Injury Lawyer Releases New Informational Graphic About Massachusetts...
... about safety and health seriously. A recent settlement between the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and True North Hotel Group has reaffirmed that "every employee has the...
View ArticleLI nurse awarded $5 million in suit against psychiatric patient who crippled her
... workers three times in the two weeks prior to her attack. Her lawyer, Carol Schlitt of Huntington also noted that OSHA (the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration) had cited Franklin...
View ArticleInjured steel worker critical after fall through roof
... by the Toledo office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company has been investigated by OSHA before. Republic was fined $1.1 million fine in August for 24 safety violations....
View ArticleInfrared Windows optimize field of view for inspections.
... inspections. IRISS is the manufacturer of the world's first and only industrial-grade IR windows capable of meeting OSHA's NFPA 70E requirements for arc flash safety. All of our products are...
View ArticleFront-end loader death investigation complete
... working construction at the apartment complex. "We did not find any fault with the operator," said Brian Sturtecky, OSHA's area director in Jacksonville. "We did cite the company, H&T...
View ArticleOSHA issues $13k in penalties to Resaca Sun Feeds involving employee death
After months of investigating, OSHA has ruled Resaca Sun Feeds, LLC pay more than $13,000 in fines for citations issued after two employee falls, one that resulted in death.
View ArticleOSHA Finally Releases Proposed New Rule on Silica Exposure
On August 23, 2013 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a proposed new rule on silica exposure. Public comments on the proposed rule are due no later than 90 days from...
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