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Repeat Offender Poultry Processor Fined $861K for Numerous Safety Violations
OSHA has recently fined an Ohio poultry processing facility $861,500 for 55 safety violations. The company allegedly knew about the dangerous conditions, but ignored the …
Illinois Construction Companies Fined $2M for Knowingly Exposing Foreign Workers to Asbestos
A recent investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) determined that the owner of two Illinois construction companies knowingly exposed at least eight …
Truck Driver Fatigue Cited as Reason Behind Tracey Morgan Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board officially attributed last year’s highway crash between a Wal-Mart truck and a limo carrying comedian Tracy Morgan to truck driver …
New Survey Reveals List of Bizarre Distracted Driving Trends
Most people have heard that texting while driving is one of the most dangerous and distracting things you can do behind the wheel, but a …
Teens Who Consider Themselves “Safe Drivers” Admit They Still Text Behind the Wheel
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, distracted drivers have been responsible for over 3,000 fatal crashes in 2013 alone, 10 percent of which resulted …
Fracking Accidents Pose Dangers to Texas Residents
Drilling for oil and gas is nothing new in Texas, but as drilling rigs creep closer to populated areas, communities are growing anxious about the …
Are High-Tech Dashboards the New Distracted Driving Threat?
Dashboard displays have brought about a new wave of concern among safety experts, who liken the high-tech displays to smartphones. According to The New York …
Supreme Court Opens Door to Wrongful Death Claims for Same-Sex Couples
The LGBT community and its advocates have many reasons to celebrate, and marriage isn’t the only one. With the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex …
Silica Exposure Threatens Millions of Americans
In 1974, the United States government warned consumers of a dangerous substance, silica. Forty-one years later, silica still threatens the lives of many American construction …