Guy Burdick

MFA Inc. , a Missouri farm cooperative, faces a $241,887 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fine following an employee's fatal engulfment in a storage bin, the agency announced October 29.

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should take steps to better identify and address ergonomic hazards at warehouse and delivery

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigated 826 worker deaths in fiscal year (FY) 2024—an 11% reduction from 928 in the previous year, the agency announced November 4. FY 2024 ended September 30.

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health on November 7 reminded employers to protect workers from wildfire smoke produced by the Mountain Fire, which is impacting air quality in areas around Ventura County.

In 2023, nonfatal worker injuries and illnesses declined from 2022 levels, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced November 8.

Dr. John Howard, director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), encouraged employers to take advantage of institute resources for addressing drowsy driving.

A Syracuse, New York, iron foundry faces accumulated penalties of nearly $1 million after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) again cited the employer for workplace health and safety violations, the agency announced November 15.

Valenti's Bakery LLC of Paterson, New Jersey, is facing $194,691 in new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines following a follow-up inspection, the agency announced November 19. The employer now faces a total of $385,221 in OSHA fines.

On November 15, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update on its investigation into a July 31 hazardous ammonia release at the Cuisine Solutions, Inc., food processing facility in Sterling, Virginia.