Of Birds and Men: DuPont, Corporate Penalties and the Law
Just over 18 years ago, I wrote a post entitled “Of Fish and Men” where I observed that “The penalty…
Is Workplace Safety Optional?
Everyone seems to have an opinion about OSHA these days — even those who barely knew the agency existed before…
Short Stuff: Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety
OSHA Penalties are going up: OSHA’s maximum penalties are going up. Penalties for serious violations are rising from $13,653 to…
Preventing Deaths in the Season of the Trench
Sometimes it’s hard to remember with all the bad news around OSHA’s authority to protect workers from COVID-19, that there…
House Passes Build Back Better with Higher OSHA Penalties and Increased Budget
The House of Representatives this morning passed its Build Back Better bill which will significantly increase OSHA’s maximum penalties and…
OSHA to Employers Who Violate the Recordkeeping Rule: No Problem!
Fewer than half of all employers required to send their injury and illness information into OSHA last year sent in…
Indiana OSHA Cuts Penalty 94% for Fatality at Indiana Auto Parts Facility
Last October, Melissa Stephens went to work on third shift at Autonium in Jeffersonville, Indiana. She never came home to…
Criminal Prosecution After Willful OSHA Citations for 5 Deaths at Tampa Electric?
On June 29, 2017, five workers were burned to death at Tampa Electric’s Big Bend Power Station — Michael McCort, 60,…
“Weird Noise Coming From the Chipper” as Employee is Dragged to his Death
This article by Elizabeth Floyd Mair of the Altamont Enterprise is a rare summary of a court case involving an employer…
OSHA Enforcement Update: Large Cases, More Press Releases.
At a Congressional hearing last month, Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta extolled the virtues of compliance assistance, cooperation over confrontation…