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Michigan Tree Trimming Company Suspended After Worker Dies

Traverse City Light & Power has suspended a tree trimming company following the death of one of its workers, who backed into a high-voltage line. The Michigan city-owned utility says the suspension of Trees Inc. will last 30 days, while …

Feds Probing Worker Safety at Georgia Auto Parts Maker

Federal authorities are questioning working conditions at a Georgia auto parts plant for the eighth time in four years, this time in connection with a worker’s death. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched an inquiry of Sewon American in …

Company Agrees to Fines Over Indiana Worker’s Death

A construction company has agreed to pay $16,000 in fines for safety violations following the death of a worker at a northern Indiana highway project. The Indiana Department of Labor says it found safety violations after 30-year-old Arthur Kerns was …

OSHA Cites East Texas Sawmill After Worker Death

Federal regulators have cited an East Texas sawmill for 17 alleged safety and health violations after the December death of a worker. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday announced proposed penalties topping $116,000 against Nix Forest Industries Inc. …

OSHA: Ohio Plant ‘Could Have Prevented’ Worker Death

A federal agency has cited an Ohio aluminum plant with eight safety violations following the death of a worker who was crushed by a hot metal rack stacked with heavy aluminum. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, …

Family Can Pursue Suit Over Delaware Hatchery Death

A judge has ruled that the family of a man killed at a Delaware chicken hatchery can pursue a lawsuit against Allen Family Foods. Herbert Mitchell was killed in 2008 when tons of soybean meal fell on him at the …

Wyoming Firm Fined More Than $15,000 for Deadly Fall

Wyoming regulators have fined a modular home construction company more than $15,000 in the death of a worker last year in Grand Teton National Park. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports that the state Department of Workforce Services cited …

OSHA Fines Nevada Utility $43K After Worker’s Death

Federal officials have fined NV Energy $43,000 after investigating a fall that killed a 29-year-old employee in September. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the utility company Thursday, after investigating the death of …

Ohio Company Gets Safety Citations After Worker Dies

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is citing a southwest Ohio roofing company for two violations after a worker died from complications caused by heat stroke. OSHA said Monday that A. H. Sturgill Roofing of Dayton failed to provide …

Company Fined $7,000 in Death of New Hampshire Steel Worker

A company has been fined $7,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration following a construction accident that killed a steel worker in Claremont, N.H. Scott Bates of Claremont was killed June 8 when he was pinned under a trailer …