Under the memorandum signed in February, OSHA can now “issue certifications in support of applications for U nonimmigrant status and T nonimmigrant status visas,” the agency said.
The contractor faces citations for four serious violations and over $50,000 in proposed penalties.
In the last five years, employees have been found exposed to trench hazards seven times, OSHA said.
According to OSHA, the contractor allegedly “ignored safety requirements to save time.”
The state plan covers nearly 80,000 state and local government workers in Maine.
The employee was terminated after raising concerns about conditions at a childcare facility.
In July 2022, an eight-foot-deep trench collapsed, killing a worker.
The grain-handling company was also issued citations for 16 violations—including two willful—following the September 2022 incident.
Blocked exit routes and unsafely stacked boxes and merchandise were among the violations the company received citations for.
DolGen Midwest LLC faces proposed penalties of $254,478.
The effective date of the final rule is Monday, March 13, 2023.
The company now faces citations for 21 violations and proposed penalties of $195,988.
OSHA found employees at two worksites exposed to fall hazards.
The company left the guard doors of a bottle-labeling machine open and turned off a safety switch, according to the agency.
The e-commerce company is facing proposed penalties of about $15,000.
Walmart was cited after an employee was injured in a warehouse nearly six years ago.
Inspectors found obstructed exit routes and unsafely stacked boxes at a store in Texas.
The employer has agreed to pay the two workers a combined total of $15,706 in back wages.
The company and owner now face citations for 20 violations and proposed penalties of over $200,000.
The new interim final rule, open for public comment, concerns “procedures and timeframes.”