The accident occurred at Michael Foods' Big Red Farms facility in Wakefield, Neb.
The company was previously cited for cave-in and trenching hazards, according to OSHA.
The $100 million competition "will help to transform apprenticeships for the 21st century and serve as a catalyst to increase the use of apprenticeships to meet employer needs in new high-tech sectors," according to DOL's announcement.
Trimble Navigation Limited, VDOS Global, LLC, Clayco, Inc. and Woolpert, Inc. are the latest recipients of exemptions from the agency, which previously granted them to seven film and video production companies.
The North Dakota Industrial Commission on Dec. 9 issued an order spelling out conditioning standards that all wells must use, effective April 1, 2015, "to improve the marketability and safe transportation" of Bakken crude oil.
Gary Southern was arrested Dec. 8 and made his initial court appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Ft. Myers, Florida, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin announced.
The alliance aims to protect Illinois apprentices on construction, earthmoving, and trenching sites.
The worker died while cleaning oil residue inside a rail car at the company's facility in Mounds, Ill.
The White House outlined several actions the U.S. Department of Transportation is taking through 2017, including issuing a final rule that establishes a tire fuel efficiency consumer information program, partnering with NASCAR on a Drive for Safety initiative in next year's racing season, and working with tire manufactures, fuel distributors, and tire retailers to kick off a Tire Safety Awareness Month from Dec. 9, 2014, to Jan. 9, 2015.
Skip Elliott, vice president of public safety, health and environment for CSX, said this year, "we expanded our outreach with first responders and emergency personnel to include training specific to crude oil movements along key routes."
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that hourly workers required by their employer to undergo security screening after their shifts aren't entitled to compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The Los Angeles Fire Department's spokesperson, Katherine Main, reported that LAFD's Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section has requested the assistance of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Response Team to aid in the cause investigation.
Statements from government officials regarding National Miners Day touch on the challenges miners still face.
The company and one of its co-owners pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor criminal violation.
"Raymond Holmes sadly lost his life because basic safety standards were not in place to protect him and other workers," HSE Inspector Nick Patience said after the sentencing. "Working alongside mobile plant can be extremely dangerous, and it is vital that effective control measures are in place at all times to ensure collisions are avoided."