An OSHA whistleblower investigation has found that CSX Transportation Inc. retaliated against a veteran employee in its Selkirk, N.Y., dispatch office who repeatedly reported safety concerns to his managers, the Federal Railroad Administration and OSHA, according to an OSHA press release.
OSHA has fined VT Halter Marine Inc., a shipbuilder, for $1,322,000 following a November 2009 explosion and fire that killed two workers and seriously injured two other workers, according to an agency press release. The incident occurred in the inner bottom void of a tugboat that was being constructed at the company’s Escatawpa, Miss., facility.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), according to a recent agency press release, has further defined its plans for a series of public hearings in the investigation of the April 5 explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County, W.Va. The public hearings will commence after the initial witness interviews are completed.
OSHA announced in a recent press release that it is distributing thousands of safety guides and fact sheets to employees involved with the oil spill cleanup along the Gulf Coast.
Two refineries owned by oil giant BP account for 97 percent of all flagrant violations found in the refining industry by government safety inspectors over the past three years, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis published this week.
OSHA has cited Har-Conn Chrome Co. Inc. for 45 alleged serious violations of safety and health standards at its West Hartford metal finishing plant, according to an agency press release.
OSHA has cited White Horse Construction of Parkersburg with two alleged willful violations for exposing workers to fall hazards on a Limerick, Pa., jobsite, according to an agency press release. Penalties total $56,000.
OSHA has cited Importers Service Corp. in Jersey City for failing to lock out energy sources and exposing workers during the maintenance and repair of equipment to potential injuries. Proposed penalties total $158,500, according to an agency press release.
EPA has added more than 6,300 chemicals and 3,800 chemical facilities regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to a public database called Envirofacts, according to an agency press release.
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