Bright Oaks Meat, Inc. was fined $7,850 after the worker's right hand was severely injured by a meat tenderizing machine in August 2013, according to Oregon OSHA.
The OSHA assistant secretary issued a statement Nov. 27 saying Craig Sanborn's prison sentence should send a message to some other employers.
The organization is asking supporters to send a memo to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade organization objecting to the float. It cites the OSHA case following the death of trainer Dawn Brancheau.
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced that the companies either failed to submit initial audit plans by the Nov. 15 deadline or didn’t complete their audits by that date.
The FAA will begin screening all obese pilots for obstructive sleep apnea.
The facility will be the largest in Korea, with 12 full-flight simulators, when it opens in 2015.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 22 announced the approval of Olysio (simeprevir) to treat chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
They've more than doubled during the past two years, according to the department.
FDA announced Nov. 22 that it has approved the first adjuvanted pandemic influenza vaccine, Q-pan, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline to protect against H5N1 influenza.
The Department of Justice announced Nov. 22 that Duke Energy Renewables Inc. pleaded guilty to violating the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act for birds killed at its wind projects in Wyoming.
The Empire State Consumer Project has found a number of hazards for young children in talking greeting cards, balloons and playpens.
Winter driving hazards, electrical safety issues, slips, falls, and more for the holiday season.
Several Aldi stores in Milwaukee have pulled their grapes due to the presence of a live black widow spider.
The company allegedly failed to correct workplace health and safety hazards cited from previous OSHA inspections.
U.S. poison control center officials express concern over the use of the capsules in households with young children.