Posts tagged osha

• Asbestos removal contractor cited for workers without proper respiratory protection and training

  Paul Napoli | May 28, 2012 12:57 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  An asbestos removal contractor is facing $56K in fines after government safety inspectors found workers exposed to asbestos and fall hazards during asbestos remediation at a Buffalo, NY...

• OSHA cites Brooklyn contractor in fatal Brighton Beach building collapse

  Paul Napoli | May 27, 2012 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Federal safety regulators have found the collapse of a building under construction in Brighton Beach that killed one worker and injured four others was the result of poor construction by a...

• Worker crushed to death by huge roll of newsprint paper at PA printing plant

  Paul Napoli | May 18, 2012 9:44 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Federal officials are investigating after a huge roll of paper destined for a printing plant rolled off the boxcar delivering it, crushing a rail worker. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...

• OSHA fines NJ cup maker $156K after amputation of worker’s fingertips prompts inspection

  Paul Napoli | May 15, 2012 6:01 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Federal regulators have cited a New Jersey cup manufacturer for a slew of safety violations in an inspection following the amputation of a worker’s fingertips. The Occupational Safety...

• OSHA sites Union Drilling for repeat violations at PA natural gas well

  Paul Napoli | May 06, 2012 7:46 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Texas based Union Drilling Inc. is facing workplace safety and health violations and proposed fines of $70,000 after an inspection of a Pennsylvania gas well by federal regulators. The U.S....

• Delta Air Lines agrees to OSHA seat belt compliance measures after death of baggage handler

  Paul Napoli | April 17, 2012 8:34 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Delta, one of the largest domestic airlines in the United States, has reached a settlement with federal regulators that will bring the company into compliance with safety regulations following...

• OSHA begins National Emphasis Program on worker safety in nursing and residential care facilities

  Paul Napoli | April 11, 2012 2:06 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Government regulators are beginning a three-year program focusing on protecting workers at nursing and residential care facilities from serious safety and health hazards. The U.S. Department...

• CDC warns of 13 bathtub refinisher deaths tied to common paint stripping chemical

  Paul Napoli | February 28, 2012 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Federal health officials are warning that thirteen bathtub refinishing workers have died after exposure to methylene chloride, a chemical ingredient in many products used to strip bathtubs before...

• OSHA says Exel did not report dozens of injuries at Hershey's PA plant

  Paul Napoli | February 23, 2012 7:44 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  An inspection by government regulators has found that Exel Inc., the operator of a Hershey Co. packaging plant in Palmyra, PA who is facing allegations of exploitation and unsafe working...

• OSHA cites Manhattan contractor after worker fall at Brooklyn worksite

  Paul Napoli | February 10, 2012 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A Manhattan-based masonry contractor faces citations and fines totaling $74,500 after an investigation into a construction worker’s 80-foot fall from a scaffold. Inspectors from the...