OSHA citation News

Company Drops Appeal in Case Over Fatal 2016 Idaho Trench Collapse

A construction company has dropped its appeal of federal workplace safety officials’ determination that it was negligent in a trench collapse in Boise, Idaho, that killed two workers and injured a third. U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health …

California SeaWorld Cited for Not Protecting Killer Whale Trainers Enough

SeaWorld – whose safety practices have been under scrutiny since an animal trainer was killed in 2010 by an orca at its Orlando, Florida, park – has now been cited for not adequately protecting its killer-whale trainers at its park …

OSHA Cites 6 Chicago-Area Firm for Asbestos Violations

Officials say six Chicago-area companies have been cited after workers allegedly were exposed to asbestos and other hazards while renovating a suburban school. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the exposure occurred during the summertime renovation of the Chute …

Mississippi Lumber Company Cited by OSHA

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Graham Lumber Co. in Fulton, Miss., for two safety violations following the April death of a worker who got entangled in a conveyor belt. OSHA says in a news release the worker, …

Worker Trapped in Hot Asphalt Nets OSHA Fine for Florida Company

An employee of Atlantic Coast Asphalt, a part of Hubbard Construction Co., entered a hot liquid asphalt tank to cut out a section of piping when they became trapped by the tar substance at the company’s plant in Jacksonville. The …

OSHA Citation for Montana Company’s Failure to Report Worker Death

A Butte, Mont., company has paid a $2,000 fine for failing to make a timely report of an employee’s death last fall. Big Sky Rentals employee Jay F. Bickford was in the bucket of a lift on Oct. 18 when …

Louisiana Company Cited for Health Violations

A flavoring manufacturer in Oakdale, La., has been cited by the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a fire last year severely burned a worker. OSHA on Monday cited Carol Callahan, doing business as Natural Advantage, for …

New Hampshire Company Cited by OSHA for 21 Safety Violations

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration says a New Hampshire textiles company is facing $115,000 in fines for 21 serious violations of workplace safety standards at its Hampton plant. OSHA started investigating Foss Manufacturing Co. in …

Chicago Contractor Accused of Safety Lapses

A federal workplace safety agency is accusing a Chicago, Ill., contractor of failing to protect employees from possible cave-ins while working in trenches. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company for what it says were three safety violations. …

OSHA Cites Ford’s Buffalo Plant Over Asbestos

Federal safety officials have cited Ford Motor Co.’s Buffalo, N.Y. plant for alleged asbestos violations. The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines of $41,800. OSHA officials say inspectors found eight violations. One involved a pipefitter who …