A 45-year-old worker at Sunbelt Forest Products died after a forklift struck her as she walked across the Athens, Ala., lumber shipping yard on Nov. 15, 2021. The subsequent U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigation has resulted in a citation levied against the company, which is now facing the possibility of fines […]

The State of California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) cited Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) with a $108,300 fine, after one of its employees was fatally injured in an accident involving an air compressor. The announcement from Cal/OSHA arrived April 22, 2021, following an eight-month investigation. Sierra Pacific Windows is […]

A New Philadelphia, Ohio-based seal and gasket manufacturer is facing $105,000 in fines after one of its employees sustained multiple broken bones in her hand while operating machinery. The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) handed down the penalties to Lauren Manufacturing LLC after “inspectors found in January that Lauren Manufacturing […]