OSHA fines News

New Hampshire Brewery Faces Fines in Keg Explosion Death

The owner of a New Hampshire brewery where an employee was killed in a keg explosion is facing over $63,000 in fines from a federal agency. Investigators for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration say the Redhook Ale Brewery’s keg-washing …

2 New Jersey Firms Fined in Worker’s Heat-Related Death

Federal officials say two central New Jersey businesses face $7,000 fines stemming from the heat-related death of a sanitation worker in May. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found Waste Management of Trenton and Ewing-based Labor Ready of Northeast didn’t …

Texas Company Fined $212K Over Safety Hazards

Federal regulators have imposed a fine of more than $200,000 against an aluminum products manufacturing facility in Carrollton, Texas, for safety and health violations. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Western Extrusions Corp. with …

OSHA Fines Illinois Pasta Plant After Explosion

Federal workplace-safety officials are levying a $231,000 fine against a company that operates a southern Illinois pasta plant for violations linked to an explosion that injured two workers last October. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …

Ohio Casino Accident Spurs Citations and Fines

Federal safety inspectors who investigated a floor collapse at a Cincinnati, Ohio, casino construction project say six companies involved will be cited for safety violations carrying more than $108,000 in fines. More than a dozen workers were injured in the …