Poultry Processing Plant Injuries Often Underreported July 16, 2018 By HUIQI XU, MAUREEN STRODE, ANDREW WITHERS of the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. Meat and poultry processing workers often perform the same motions for hours at a time: pulling tenders off of chicken...
Report Finds Worker Deaths Increased in Nashville Housing Boom May 9, 2018 An analysis by a Tennessee newspaper has found that a decline in safety inspections and ignored safety rules have led...
OSHA Forms Alliance to Prevent Trench Deaths in North Dakota May 9, 2018 Some business groups in North Dakota are working with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration to increase awareness of...
Flames Shot Out of Corn Grinder Before Wisconsin Mill Blast May 2, 2018 By TODD RICHMOND A corn grinder began belching flames shortly before a deadly explosion tore through a southern Wisconsin mill last year, federal...
Study Finds Tree Workers Face Considerable Hazards Post-Storm March 21, 2018 As climate change increases the risk to trees from severe storms, insects, diseases, drought and fire, a Rutgers University study...
New York Construction Worker Fatality Report Highlights Continued Dangers February 1, 2018 A new report by a state workplace safety watchdog highlights the deadly risks construction workers face in New York. The...
Oklahoma High Court: Oil Firm Can Be Sued When Worker is Injured, Killed January 25, 2018 By TIM TALLEY The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that oil and natural gas companies can be sued when a worker is killed...
Fatal Injuries in the U.S. Workplace Increased 7% in 2016 January 22, 2018 According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries report, there were 5,190 workplace fatalities...
Federal Agencies Tasked With Updating National Workplace Injury, Illness Data January 19, 2018 By Denise Johnson A committee tasked with revamping a national workplace study released a 200-page report recently recommending major changes in workplace surveillance....
OSHA Adjusts Penalty Amounts for 2018 January 18, 2018 On January 2, civil penalty amounts for violations of workplace safety and health standards increased by two percent from last...