Boeing Arrest Points to Workplace Drug Problem October 4, 2011 By Anna Yukhananov The arrest of more than three dozen people on drug charges at a Boeing military aircraft plant highlights the growing...
Settlement Reached in 2006 Ink Plant Explosion in Massachusetts August 15, 2011 Federal officials said they have reached agreement with the owners and a former operator of an inks and paint products...
Workers at California’s PG&E Claim Safety Ignored August 10, 2011 A Northern California newspaper is reporting that Pacific Gas and Electric repeatedly ignored safety concerns raised by its employees in...
Railroad Ordered to Pay, Promote Injured Connecticut Worker August 10, 2011 Federal workplace safety officials have ordered the Metro-North Commuter Railroad to pay $125,000 in punitive damages to a worker who...
Dad of Girl Electrocuted on Monsanto-Farm in Ill. Files Suit August 8, 2011 The father of a northwestern Illinois girl who was electrocuted while removing tassels from corn filed a wrongful death lawsuit...
Report Finds Washington Health Care Workers Often Victims of Violence July 15, 2011 The most violent job in Washington state isn’t being a police officer or a security guard. It’s working as a...
Mississippi Tire Plant to Challenge OSHA Fines June 23, 2011 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will challenge allegations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that the company committed safety...
Is Human Error in Workplace Preventable? Maybe May 27, 2011 If a worker makes a mistake that leads to an accident, should that employee take the blame? Maybe not, according...
China Urges Greater Attention to Safety at iPad Factory After Blast May 25, 2011 China asked Foxconn Technology Group and other Taiwanese firms to pay more attention to safety, after a deadly blast at...
Black Lung Disease Rising Again Among U.S. Miners May 23, 2011 By Steve James Black lung disease, long a killer of coal miners, is on the rise again after retreating in the 30 years...