Protecting What's Right

Brazilian Blowout Sues Oregon OSHA Over ‘False and Misleading’ Test Results

Dec222010

The company that does business as Brazilian Blowout filed a lawsuit against Oregon OSHA, asking the organization to stop reporting what the company believes to be “false and misleading test results” about Brazilian Blowout. The company alleges that Oregon OSHA manipulated test results that assert that their product is unsafe. Just last month, Baron & [...]

Mining company settles coal mine death case of West Virginia miner

Jul222010

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 [...]

Imperial Sugar settles OSHA safety violations cases for $6 million

Jul112010

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 [...]