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New Mexico Officers Crackdown on Commercial Traffic

Officers with the state Motor Transportation Police say a three-day crackdown on commercial traffic has spurred dozens of citations. The operation at the San Jon port of entry in eastern New Mexico earlier this week resulted in a total of …

OSHA Proposes $123K Fine for New York Manufacturer

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $123,000 in fines for operators of an upstate New York plant that makes roof insulation panels. OSHA alleged Friday that Hunter Panels LLC committed 23 serious safety violations at its Kingston …

OSHA Fines Michigan Metal Company for Wisconsin Violations

Federal safety officials have fined a Michigan-based metal-making company almost $275,000 for alleged safety violations in Wisconsin. Grede Wisconsin Subsidiaries LLC is accused of exposing workers to hazardous dust at its iron foundry in Browntown, a village in southern Wisconsin. …

Kentucky Utility to Pay Penalty After House Explosion

A Louisville, Ky., utility has agreed to pay a $125,000 penalty to settle allegations by the Public Service Commission of safety violations after a house explosion. The PSC said in a statement Tuesday that it has suspended another $125,000 in …

Michigan Company Cited for Violations at Wisconsin Foundry

Federal safety officials have cited a Michigan-based metals maker for nine alleged safety violations at its iron foundry in eastern Wisconsin. The citations were announced Wednesday against Grede Holdings LLC of Southfield, Mich. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says …

West Virginia Contractor Cited for Safety Violations

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is citing a West Virginia company for safety violations at a Tridelphia work site. Officials said Monday they cited Mt. Lookout-based Roger Shortridge Construction for one willful and two serious violations at the …

Louisiana Seafood Company Cited in OSHA Safety Probe

Federal regulators have proposed more than $34,000 in fines for a Breaux Bridge seafood company accused of exposing workers to fire, electrical and chemicals hazards. The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration also announced Tuesday that it is seeking …

Government Cracking Down on Unsafe Bus Companies

Twenty-six bus operations that transported more than 1,800 passengers a day along Interstate 95 between New York and Florida have been closed for safety violations in what federal officials say is the government’s largest single safety crackdown of the motor …

Company Cited for Cleveland Casino Garage Collapse

Federal workplace safety investigators are citing a cement contractor for six safety violations with proposed fines totaling $38,000 after part of a parking garage deck collapsed at the site of the new Cleveland casino. No one was seriously hurt when …

Tennessee Cites Company for Safety Violations

State officials have fined a Trenton, Tenn., construction company nearly $11,000 for safety violations in a fatal Greenfield building collapse. According to The Jackson Sun, The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration levied the fine April 5 against Arnco Construction, …