OSHA News, injury Statistics and Federal Register Notices for OSHA and Health & Safety Issues
OSHA News, injury Statistics and Federal Register Notices for OSHA and Health & Safety Issues
You can find all OSHA news stories, press releases, enforcement
actions and other safety news below, in chronological order.
Stories of broad or exceptional interest are highlight with a direct
link and title.
2017
OSHA News
March
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March 22 [Region 7 News Brief
] - 2017 - 03/22/2017 - OSHA, Nebraska alliance members
to train, protect workers in meat-packing, other industries from common
workplace hazards
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March 22 [Region 5 News Brief
] - 2017 - 03/22/2017 - OSHA, Operation Engineers, Local
150, renew alliance to train, protect Illinois heavy equipment operators
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March 21 [National News Release
] - 2017 - 03/21/2017 - US Labor Department announces
delay in beryllium rule effective date
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March 20 [Region 7 News Brief
] - 2017 - 03/20/2017 - OSHA and Missouri builders,
contractors continue alliance to provide outreach, protect workers from
common hazards
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March 15 [Region 7 News Release
] - 2017 - 03/15/2017 - OSHA's 'Safe and Sound'
campaign assists employers in keeping workplaces safe and healthy
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March 08 [Region 7 News Release
] - 2017 - 03/08/2017 - OSHA urges recovery workers,
employers and public to safeguard themselves against hazards in storm
cleanup
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March 02 [Region 1 News Release
] - 2017 - 03/02/2017 - Partnership to focus on safety
at Amherst College construction project
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March 01 [National News Release
] - 2017 - 03/01/2017 - US Labor Department proposes
delay to beryllium rule effective date
February
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February 23 [Region 5 News Brief
] - 2017 - 02/23/2017 - OSHA, Allied Construction
Industries renew partnership to train, protect nearly 30K Ohio
construction workers
January
January 19 [Trade News Release
] - 2017 - 01/19/2017 - US Department of Labor renews the
Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
January 18 [Region 5 News Release
] - 2017 - 01/18/2017 - Green Bay manufacturer faces more
than $219K in proposed penalties after two workers suffer severe injuries
within 10 days
January 18 [Region 5 News Release
] - 2017 - 01/18/2017 - OSHA cites Ohio railroad parts
manufacturer after follow-up inspection finds workers remain exposed to
machine, fall hazards SanCasT faces $235K in proposed penalties
January 18 [Region 1 News Release
] - 2017 - 01/18/2017 - OSHA orders Amtrak to reinstate,
pay $892K to employee discharged in violation of Federal Railroad Safety Act
January 17 [Region 3 News Brief
] - 2017 - 01/17/2017 - OSHA fines Pennsylvania hospital
$32K for exposing employees to workplace violence, other hazards
January 17 [Region 2 News Brief
] - 2017 - 01/17/2017 - OSHA proposes nearly $89K penalty
after finding concrete manufacturer again exposed workers to airborne silica
January 17 [Region 2 News Brief
] - 2017 - 01/17/2017 - OSHA proposes nearly $89K penalty
after finding concrete manufacturer again exposed workers to airborne silica
January 17 [Region 1 News Release
] - 2017 - 01/17/2017 - OSHA: Employee's death at
Bellingham auto parts business 'preventable'
January 13 [Trade News Release
] - 2017 - 01/13/2017 - OSHA issues recommended practices to
promote workplace anti-retaliation programs
January 13 [Region 10 News Release
] - 2017 - 01/13/2017 - OSHA reminds workers, employers
that fall protection can prevent tragedy when removing snow on rooftops,
elevated surfaces
January 13 [Region 8 News Brief
] - 2017 - 01/13/2017 - OSHA, Rocky Mountain Education
Center renew alliance to support worker safety education throughout Colorado
January 13 [Region 6 News Release
] - 2017 - 01/13/2017 - Oklahoma truck bed manufacturer
fined $535K for putting workers at risk, as OSHA inspectors identify 30
safety, health violations
January 12 [Region 5 News Release
] - 2017 - 01/12/2017 - Masonry contractor continues to
expose workers to fall hazards
January 12 [Region 8 News Brief
] - 2017 - 01/12/2017 - OSHA cites Sioux Falls company after
40-year-old equipment operator suffers serious injuries in trench cave-in at
Brandon work site
January 10 [Region 4 News Release
] - 2017 - 01/10/2017 - US Department of Labor sues Jasper
Roofing Contractors, CEO for retaliation after employee cooperates with OSHA
investigation
January 09 [Region 2 News Release
] - 2017 - 01/09/2017 - OSHA cites New York contractor for
exposing workers to excavation hazards at high school construction site
January 09 [Region 5 News Brief
] - 2017 - 01/09/2017 - OSHA finds workers exposed to
multiple fall hazards while roofing Winnetka home
January 06 [National News Release
] - 2017 - 01/06/2017 - US Department of Labor issues final
rule to lower beryllium levels, increase workplace protections to reduce
health risks
January 05 [Region 4 News Brief
] - 2017 - 01/05/2017 - Atlanta-based paper, plastic
recycler exposes workers to fire, explosion, machine guarding hazards; OSHA
proposes $133K in penalties
January 05 [Region 3 News Release
] - 2017 - 01/05/2017 - US Labor Department sues food
manufacturer, owner that terminated employee who tried to call 911 after
co-worker suffered amputation
January 04 [Region 5 News Release
] - 2017 - 01/04/2017 - OSHA finds Illinois contractor,
Robert Barringer III exposes roofers to potentially deadly fall hazards
January 03 [Region 5 News Release
] - 2017 - 01/03/2017 - Chicago metal container
manufacturer faces more than $81K in OSHA penalties after 3rd worker suffers
amputation injury
January 03 [Region 5 News Release
] - 2017 - 01/03/2017 - OSHA finds Wisconsin medical
clinic exposed workers to asbestos hazards
January 03 [Region 2 News Brief
] - 2017 - 01/03/2017 - OSHA investigation of Jersey City
Medical Center worker's fatal fall finds facility exposed employees to
dangerous electrical hazards
U.S. District Judge orders OSHA to Release Safety Data for U.S. Companies
August 4, 2004 - Judge Shira Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, approved a Freedom of Information request originally made in October 2002 by the New York Times. The judge ordered the agency to release injury and illness rates for 13,000 work sites that had been notified by OSHA that they had exceptionally grievous records. If released, this list would effectively rank companies by the rate of accidents in their workplaces. The agency currently does not formally release injury and illness rates for specific work sites.
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