A Mukilteo, Wash., roofing company faces large fines for multiple safety violations that exposed workers to potential falls from more than 30 feet high and other hazards at job sites in Issaquah and Vancouver. The Washington State Department of Labor …
A judge ordered a northern Idaho gas station owner to pay $100,000 to a former employee who was fired after reporting safety violations, including exposed wiring near water leaks and a lack of first aid equipment. U.S. District Judge B. …
The son of a former police chief is one of two silent owners of the warehouse for hazardous materials in Tianjin where explosions killed at least 114 people, and used his connections to help obtain licenses despite safety violations, Chinese …
The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has cited and fined Waste Connections Inc., of Washington-Clark County, and Leadpoint Business Services for multiple safety violations at the West Vancouver Material Recovery Center. Leadpoint is a staffing agency that provides contracted …
A central Indiana mobile home park riddled with health and safety violations won’t be shut down unless the park’s management stops making progress on the violations. The Daily Journal reports Center Grove Estates has received more complaints than any other …
Eight former and current employees of a Bozeman, Mont., ammunition company fined for safety violations have filed a lawsuit saying they were exposed to dangerous levels of lead. The lawsuit was filed Thursday against USA Brass Co., which cleans and …
An Olympia, Wash., roofing company has been cited for the seventh time in recent years for safety violations involving fall protection for roofers, according to the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). The Roof Doctor Inc., was cited …
More than 50 motorcyclists were issued summonses during a safety checkpoint on Long Island, New York. Suffolk County police say 134 motorcycles were stopped between 11:05 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. The checkpoint was set up on the eastbound …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the Austin Powder Co. for safety and health violations at its plant in East Camden. OSHA said in a news release Thursday that 22 serious and one repeat safety and health …
Federal labor officials have cited a Nebraska cooperative on several safety violations following the March death of an employee exposed to anhydrous ammonia. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health said in a news release Wednesday that Midwest …