December 22, 2025 · OSHA fined Easton, Conn.-based Sound Construction $1.2 million. After a fatal 2023 trench collapse, a follow-up inspection found numerous willful hazards, from training to shield use.
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 9, 2025 · The CSB showed how inadequate testing, engineering controls, and emergency plans contributed to the fatal 2021 Yenkin-Majestic Paint explosion in Columbus, Ohio in its new video.
December 4, 2025 · OSHA proposed $20,522 in penalties on Hyoungwon E&C America for nitrogen gas asphyxiation hazards following a fatality investigation at a White, Georgia construction site.
December 2, 2025 · After five accident investigations, including one fatality, the NTSB issued a safety alert on unexpected movement of unsecured railroad equipment, including a list of best practices.
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.
October 31, 2025 · El Paso, Texas Fire Department investigators determined a CNG tank was punctured then ignited and exploded when a bus fell off a lift at the Sun Metro maintenance facility, killing two.
October 27, 2025 · ATF has finished clearing undetonated explosives and other hazardous materials from the AES site. The CSB is sending a team this week to investigate the explosion that killed 16.
October 3, 2025 · After a worker drowned while removing scaffolding from a bridge, OSHA fined Seminole Equipment and L.C. Whitford over $900,000 combined for not using fall protection or life jackets.
September 30, 2025 · A 70-year-old cast-iron valve leaked gas when U.S. Steel and contract workers attempted to flush it with water, causing an explosion which killed 2 and injured 11 at the Clairton Coke Works.
September 30, 2025 · Shelma Reyna was killed by falling boxes while loading a trailer at the Richmond, California UPS warehouse. Cal/OSHA’s preliminary investigation found a package conveyor may be involved.
September 26, 2025 · Inadequate alarms, training, procedures, and change management were among the issues cited at Cuisine Solutions by the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health program and OSHA.
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 25, 2025 · The U.S. Chemical Safety Board found emergency response plans and training to be inadequate in its final report on the 2024 toxic ammonia refrigerant release at Cuisine Solutions.