The agency published a request for information about both, saying it wants to know what if anything it can do to prevent injuries and deaths in both areas.
OSHA opened an inspection at the Gainesville, Ga., plant after receiving a complaint in September about safety hazards. Proposed penalties total $187,100.
OSHA found that the wheels of the rail car had not been chocked, and a safety chain had not been attached to prevent the car from rolling away while it was being disconnected from the rest of the train.
OSHA's Fort Worth Area Office began its investigation Sept. 20 following a report that an employee's arm was pulled into the rollers of an operating textile machine while the employee was cleaning fibrous material out from under the machine.
The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee's meeting in New Orleans will be open to the public.
Both the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency are issuing certifications for the Sbach 342, aka the XA42, which XtremeAir GmbH claims is the safest aerobatic aircraft ever.
NTSB recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard include the requirement for training in stability for vessel owners and skippers, and mandatory use of flotation aids for workers while on deck.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs said it found evidence that FedEx's hiring processes and selection procedures discriminated on the bases of sex, race, and/or national origin against specific groups identified at 23 facilities in 15 states.
NHTSA research shows overloading 15-passenger vans both increases rollover risk and makes the vehicle more unstable in any handling maneuvers.
The workers died due to inhalation of hydrogen sulfide gas while cleaning an underground storm drain system at the recycling facility.
The worker's thumb was amputated on Sept. 22 when a forging machine foot pedal, which was not adequately guarded, operated unintentionally.
Temporary employees working under the direction of the contractor were erecting scaffolding when the plank upon which the victim was working snapped, resulting in a 27-foot fatal fall to the concrete floor below.
An inspection by OSHA's Manhattan Area Office found that the employee and bucket were too close to the power line, the employee had not been adequately trained, and he lacked insulated gloves.
GMS, the world's largest cash buyer of ships for recycling, reportedly will scrap the ship now named the Oriental Nicety in India.
OSHA inspectors found that workers melting and pouring casts were exposed to mechanical, welding, electrical, and confined space hazards, as well as a lack of machine guarding.
OSHA issued one willful and nine serious violations following a health inspection that found workers exposed to excessive noise levels and other hazards at the company's Houston facility.
"This will improve chemical hazard control programs across the country," OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels said March 20 as he and Secretary Solis described the "right to understand" final rule.
The ANPRM published March 20, to ensure licensees are prepared for the potential loss of all AC power at a nuclear power plant, stems from the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster.
OSHA found numerous instances of unguarded moving machine parts and electrical hazards, including failing to train employees in electric safety-related work practices.
The fine involves obstructed exit routes and storing materials in an unsafe manner.