| - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $60,500 in penalties against Hysco America in Greenville. OSHA reported it began its inspection in June as part of its national emphasis program to prevent amputations in the workplace. - The general contractor on the University of Iowa construction project where a man died following a fall Monday has received 19 Occupational Safety & Health Administration violations and been fined $15,293 since September 2005. - The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed fines of $60,500 for 12 alleged violations at a Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama supplier. - The state labor commissioner says new federal rules could prevent more crane accidents. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited U.S. Salt LLC for 37 alleged serious violations of workplace standards at its Watkins Glen manufacturing plant. |
- Michigan's Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched an investigation this week into conditions of the workers cleaning up the more than 800,000 gallons of crude oil that recently spilled into western Michigan waterways. - Covanta Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Covanta Holding Corporation and a world leader in the development and operation of large scale Energy-from-Waste and other renewable energy projects, recently announced that its Covanta Field Services (CFS) North team has earned STAR status in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program (OSHA VPP). - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been petitioned by Public Citizen, a national advocacy organization, as well as other groups and individuals, to issue regulations that would limit the work hours of resident physicians. In response to the request, the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, Dr. David Michaels, today issued ... - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited SeaWorld of Florida LLC for three safety violations, including one classified as willful, following the death of an animal trainer in February. The total penalty is $75,000. - HOUSTON, Texas - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued Goodman Manufacturing Co., LP, 83 willful citations for failing to record and improperly recording work-related injuries and illnesses at the company’s Houston air conditioning cooling facility. |
