Two thousand new jobs were created in Moraine, Ohio in 2014 when Chinese manufacturer Fuyao Glass converted an old General Motors facility into an auto glass factory. Since then the factory has been cited and repeatedly fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for safety violations, and now a worker has been killed. Crushed […]
Read MoreFive workers killed when gas well in Oklahoma explodes. Another worker flown by life flight to hospital. Initial reports of a blowout at the well followed by an uncontrolled release of gas. A massive fireball and thick black smoke erupted from a gas well in Pittsburg County in eastern Oklahoma on Monday. ABC News reports […]
Read MoreWith 27 serious accidents in Alaska this year, BP still raises questions on its safety record in Houston and around America. The world was horrified on April 20, 2010 when the Deep Water Horizon drilling rig exploded and later sank, killing eleven crew members and spewing 200 million of barrels of oil into the Gulf […]
Read MoreInjured workers deserve medical care, not disciplinary action, in Houston or any workplace. A city worker says employees fearing management reprisals don’t report injuries. When a worker is injured on the job, human decency says they should receive prompt medical attention. And unsafe conditions should be corrected. One would expect that standard in private industry […]
Read MoreGrain mills and silos have potential to explode from ignition of combustible grain dust, putting workers constantly in danger in Texas and across America. Grain mills produce highly combustible dust and vital safety measures must be taken to guard against massive explosions that can occur. Similar to the dangers with fertilizer production and storage that […]
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