Mining company Massey Energy, which was subject to civil and criminal investigations after 29 coal miners were killed and two were injured in a 2008 West Virginia mine explosion, has settled with the family of one of the workers. Government investigators concluded that Steven Cain was crushed to death between the wall of the mine [...]
Congress is considering a bill that would increase fines for worker safety violations in public industry, to strengthen incentives for employers to improve safety on the job. If passed, the bill will represent the first increase in employer fines since 1990, in spite of increases in the cost of living. The bill would raise the [...]
Occupational health specialists are concerned that chronic exposure to chemotherapy drugs by health care workers may cause cancers and other health conditions. Studies dating back to the 1970s have linked exposure to chemotherapy drugs to an increased rate of certain types of cancers in health workers. It is believed that such health workers are chronically [...]
Imperial Sugar Co. will pay $6 million in fines to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and participate in a three-year, intensive oversight program by the federal agency at its Port Wentworth refinery. The settlement resolves 124 citations for safety violations after a fire at the Port Wentworth facility killed 14 people and injured [...]
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