Occupational Safety and Health Administration News

OSHA: Amazon Failed to Record Some Warehouse Injuries

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon failed to properly record work-related injuries at warehouses located in five states, a federal agency said Friday while announcing it issued more than a dozen citations during the course of its ongoing investigation of the …

Marsh: Restaurants Failing to Assess Workplace Hazards

Formal hazard assessments at restaurants are key in reducing worker injuries and insurance claims. In recent years, however, a sizeable number of companies have not conducted the required inspections. According to a Marsh survey, 49% of companies haven’t conducted a …

Can More Rigorous Accounting Lead to Fewer Workplace Injuries?

Businesses wanting to make their workplaces safer might try adopting a more rigorous accounting system. A new study finds a link between a firm’s workplace injuries and the information quality in its accounting statements. Danye Wang, assistant professor of accounting …

Amazon Workers in New York City Win Partial Revival of COVID-19 Safety Lawsuit

Amazon.com Inc. must face a claim that it failed to protect New York City warehouse workers and their families from COVID-19, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday while dismissing the bulk of the workers’ 2020 lawsuit. The 2nd U.S. …

OSHA Proposes Heavy Fines in Boston Demolition Worker Death

BOSTON (AP) — Federal workplace safety regulators have proposed fining a subcontractor nearly $1.2 million in connection with the death of a worker during the demolition of a downtown Boston parking garage. The worker was operating an 11,000-pound excavator in …

Body of Construction Worker, 30, Found After Site Collapse

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — State police say the body of a worker was found in the rubble of a collapse at a construction site in Pennsylvania. Trooper Megan Frazer said the body of the 30-year-old man was found at about …

Texas-Based Supermarket Faces $1 Million in Fines over Unsafe Working Conditions

Despite a history of violations and worker injuries dating back almost a decade, Fiesta Mart LLC – a Houston-based supermarket operator – continues to fail in its legal obligations to protect employees. Made apparent after federal inspections in February and …

Construction Worker Falls to Her Death from Florida Condo

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 23-year-old construction worker fell to her death from a 13-floor balcony of a condominium complex in West Palm Beach, police said. Delores Yamilety Martinez-Ponce was working Saturday morning at the La Clara condominium …

Report Criticizes Meat Industry, USDA Response to Pandemic

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — At the height of the pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in the Trump administration to stave off health restrictions and keep slaughterhouses open even as COVID-19 spread rapidly among workers, according …

OSHA Fines Florida Utility $500,000 for Power Plant Deaths of Five Workers

A Florida power company has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine for a 2017 explosion that left five workers dead. Tampa Electric Co. has pleaded guilty to violating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard, causing death, according to a …