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Three Employers Face $3.5 Million in Fines After Million-Gallon Sulfuric Acid Spill in Houston
OSHA proposed $3.5M in penalties against BWC Terminals and two cleanup contractors after a 1-million-gallon sulfuric acid spill injured multiple workers.
Tragedy Strikes as a Worker Suffers a Fatal Fall at a Hyundai Electric Car Plant
A 34-year-old steel worker died in a 60-foot fall at a Hyundai EV plant in Georgia. OSHA cited Eastern Constructors Inc. with $160,724 in penalties.
Piggly Wiggly Franchisee Cited After Meat Grinder Takes Four of a Worker's Fingers
OSHA proposed $196,251 in penalties against RBG Foods after a Piggly Wiggly meat department worker lost four fingers cleaning a commercial grinder.
Waupaca Foundry Faces Hefty Fines After Two Workers Suffer Amputation Injuries
OSHA fined Waupaca Foundry $234,385 after two workers suffered amputation injuries 11 days apart, citing repeat machine guarding and lockout failures.
Recycled Glass Manufacturer in Hot Water Over Repeated Safety Violations
OSHA fines Strategic Materials Inc. $370,995 after 13 violations at its Texas recycled glass plant, the latest in a pattern of repeated safety failures.
Loss of a Worker Leads to a Staggering Revelation of 36 Violations at Accurate Manufacturing
A worker's death at Tulsa's Accurate Manufacturing triggered three OSHA investigations that uncovered 36 violations and $275,890 in proposed penalties.
Roofer Dies After Sliding Off a Two-Story Roof Into an Empty Pool — OSHA Fines Pasat Roofing $172K
OSHA cited Florida's Pasat Roofing and Solar Energy with willful violations and $172,324 in penalties after a worker fell from a roof into an empty pool and died.
OSHA Slaps Wisconsin Dollar General with Penalties for Repeated Electrical Hazards
OSHA cited a Crandon, Wisconsin Dollar General for repeat electrical safety violations, proposing $147,334 in penalties after citations in 2020 and 2022.
Fatal Yarmouth Trench Collapse Costs Revoli Construction $4.6 Million and 57 Violations
OSHA hit Revoli Construction with 7 willful and 33 repeat violations and $4.6M in penalties after a trench cave-in killed a worker in Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
Utility Pole Touches a Live Transmission Line, Killing a Lineman — Primoris Cited by OSHA
OSHA cited Primoris T&D Services with three serious violations after a utility pole contacted an energized line, electrocuting a lineman.
Six Workers Die From Hydrogen Sulfide at a Colorado Dairy Farm as Rescuers Become Victims
OSHA cited Prospect Ranch and two contractors after hydrogen sulfide gas from a manure system killed six workers in Weld County, Colorado.
Deadly Explosion at Horizon Biofuels Traced Back to Combustible Dust Buildup
OSHA cited Horizon Biofuels for willful violations and $147,542 in penalties after a 2025 dust explosion killed a worker in Fremont, Nebraska.
Virginia Transformer Racks Up 53 Violations and Nearly $1 Million in Fines for Repeat Hazards
OSHA cited Idaho's Virginia Transformer Corp. for 53 serious and repeat violations, proposing $986,888 after finding the same crane hazards flagged in 2024.
Bridge Painter Drowns in Georgia River — OSHA Answers With More Than $900,000 in Penalties
OSHA proposed $877,220 against Seminole Equipment after a bridge painter without fall protection or a life jacket fell into the Ogeechee River and drowned.
OSHA's Ergonomics Showdown With Amazon Ends in a Corporate-Wide Settlement Covering Every US Warehouse
After citing Amazon warehouses for ergonomic hazards under the General Duty Clause, OSHA reached a 2024 corporate-wide settlement covering all US facilities.
Falling Pallet of Tires Kills Forklift Operator at Mitchell Industrial Tire — $288K in Fines
OSHA found untrained forklift drivers led to an operator's death at Mitchell Industrial Tire in Texas, proposing $288,299 in fines.
Dollar General's Seven-Year Fight With OSHA Ends in a $12 Million Corporate-Wide Settlement
After racking up over $21 million in proposed OSHA penalties for blocked exits since 2017, Dollar General settled for $12 million and nationwide safety reforms.
Didion Milling Officials Sent to Prison for Faking Safety Records Before Fatal Dust Explosion
After a corn dust explosion killed five workers, Didion Milling paid $1M in criminal fines and $10.25M restitution — and two executives got prison time.
OSHA Fines Norfolk Southern After East Palestine Cleanup Crews Worked the Derailment Without Protection
OSHA cited Norfolk Southern $49,111 for sending track crews into the East Palestine vinyl chloride derailment site without training, PPE or an emergency plan.
Worker Engulfed in Corn at CHS Grain Silo — OSHA Proposes $531K and Finds the Rescue Gear Was Wrong
OSHA cited CHS Inc. with 2 willful and 14 serious violations, proposing $531,268, after a worker cleaning a Nebraska grain silo was engulfed and asphyxiated.
102 Children Found Cleaning Slaughterhouses Overnight — Packers Sanitation Pays $1.5 Million
DOL fined Packers Sanitation Services $1.5 million after finding 102 children, some 13 years old, cleaning back saws and head splitters with caustic chemicals.
Six Workers Asphyxiated by Nitrogen at Foundation Food Group — OSHA Cites Four Companies for $1 Million
OSHA cited four companies with 59 violations and nearly $1 million in penalties after a liquid nitrogen release killed six workers at a Georgia poultry plant.
Hard Rock Hotel Collapse That Killed Three Workers Brings Citations for the Engineer and Ten Contractors
OSHA cited Heaslip Engineering with a willful violation and ten contractors after the Hard Rock Hotel under construction in New Orleans collapsed, killing 3.
Two Workers Drown in a Boston Trench — and Their Employer Is Convicted of Manslaughter
After a trench collapse drowned two workers, OSHA proposed $1.48M against Atlantic Drain Service — and owner Kevin Otto was convicted of manslaughter.
Worker Cooked to Death in Tuna Oven — Bumble Bee Pays Record $6 Million Criminal Settlement
Bumble Bee Foods paid $6 million — California's largest workplace-safety criminal settlement — after Jose Melena was trapped and killed inside a steam oven.
