ATLANTA – A five-man crew’s first day working to remove tar and stone from metal roof panels at a Macon warehouse ended abruptly in November 2023 when a 54-year-old laborer tragically suffered fatal injuries after stepping on a skylight and falling about 19 feet. A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found Georgia construction contractor could have
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in a federal court ordering a City of Industry meat processor and a Downey staffing agency to surrender $327,484 in illegal profits made from sales of products associated with oppressive, exploitative child labor. The judgment also requires the employers to
SYRACUSE, NY – A construction contractor could have prevented an employee’s fatal fall at a Smyrna, New York job site in December 2023 by providing adequate fall protection and training employees in its effective use, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found. Inspectors with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found A.W. Stiles Contractors Inc.
Connecticut property owner to pay penalty and perform lead abatement for violations of federal lead-based paint rules Under EPA's settlement J. Da Silva Properties, LLC will complete two Supplemental Environmental Projects in Danbury June 25, 2024 Contact Information Mikayla Rumph (rumph.mikayla@epa.gov) (617) 918-1016 EPA Region 1 Press Office (R1_Press@epa.gov) DANBURY, CONN. (June 25, 2024) –
EPA fines Gloucester, Mass. company for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act June 25, 2024 Contact Information Jo Anne Kittrell (kittrell.joanne@epa.gov) (857) 262-378 BOSTON (June 25, 2024) – The Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with a seafood processor in Gloucester, Massachusetts, resolving alleged violations of the General Duty Clause of Section 112(r) of
