December 18, 2025 · A CSB investigation update indicates hazardous nitrogen oxide gas released at Austin Powder in Ohio when a cooling system was shut down and in Tennessee during failed reactor startups.
December 16, 2025 · OSHA cited Virginia Transformer Corp. $986,888 for 53 violations after a follow-up inspection at its Pocatello, Idaho facility, which was cited 99 times since VTC acquired it in 2003.
December 1, 2025 · Since 2015, OSHA investigated four injuries from slicers, conveyors, and turntables at Taylor Fresh Foods Inc. Following a fatality, the company now faces over $1M in proposed fines.
December 1, 2025 · OSHA proposed fines of over $1M on Taylor Fresh Foods Inc. and PL Solutions Group, citing a lack of lockout/tagout procedures, after a worker was killed while cleaning a machine.
November 14, 2025 · President Trump signed a continuing resolution Nov. 12, allowing safety agencies to resume full operations until Jan. 30. FY26 appropriations must be finalized before the new deadline.
October 7, 2025 · Seven U.S. safety associations - ABSA International, AIHA, ASSP, HFES, IHMM, ISEA, and NSC - have urged Congress and President Trump to keep the government open during budget negotiations.
October 7, 2025 · MSHA will continue regular quarterly and semiannual inspections, along with air and dust environmental sampling, during the October 2025 U.S. Federal government shutdown.
October 7, 2025 · OSHA will continue imminent danger, fatality, and hazardous condition investigations, along with whistleblower complaint review, during the October 2025 U.S. Federal government shutdown.
October 7, 2025 · OSHA is keeping 25% of its employees and MSHA is keeping 50% of its employees to continue activities necessary to protect life and property during the October 2025 government shutdown.
September 26, 2025 · The U.S. Chemical Safety Board recommended improving emergency plans and updating IIAR standards in its final report on the 2024 toxic ammonia refrigerant release at Cuisine Solutions.
September 16, 2025 · OSHA cited Elo Restoration LLC after a worker fell through a skylight and was injured. The company was cited twice in 2018 for not ensuring workers were attached to fall protection.
September 2, 2025 · Horizon was cited by OSHA in 2012 and the state Dept. of Environment & Energy in 2025 for combustible dust buildup, which may have caused the July 29 explosion that killed three.