Alstom Transportation said Thursday it is working to correct 17 violations alleged against it by Fed-OSHA over employees at its rail-car factory in Hornell, New York exposed to unsafe levels of cancer-causing chemicals and to noise, including not making sure employees removed protective equipment before entering lunchroom and break areas, which left dining tables contaminated […]

A Connecticut construction worker is in critical condition after falling three stories when staging collapsed Thursday morning on the Hartford Hospital campus. Fox61 (Hartford, Conn.)

The Memphis VA hospital is in hot water with Fed-OSHA. The agency issued a notice to the VA after receiving a complaint that a pipefitter was exposed to human tissue while trying to unclog a sink in April. The pipefitter was not trained on what to do if he was exposed to body tissue and […]

Fed-OSHA has fined Texas steel contractor W.S. Steel Erection LLC $175,700 and issued the company two repeat and six serious violation citations involving fall protection. The agency says workers lacked fall prevention equipment operating on a platform more than 10 feet above a lower level held up by a forklift, and that others working from […]

Following up on a complaint of chemical exposure, Fed-OSHA has issued citations to a fragrance manufacturer in Pennsylvania. An investigation into the facility uncovered numerous safety violations including a lack of equipment to clean up combustible dust, and inadequate safety training for employees. The agency also found that employees were overexposed to hydrogen sulfide, there […]

Fed-OSHA has issued citations to Amory’s NauticStar on June 2 for 15 serious and eight other-than-serious safety and health violations. The agency initiated an inspection as part of its regional emphasis program for programmed maritime inspection. Cited violations include failing to provide energy-control training to protect workers from machine startups during repairs or maintenance, and […]