The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a masonry subcontractor, C.D. Masonry and Construction of Plainville, for safety violations following the death of an employee last year, at its Salem job site.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Royal Oak Enterprises for exposing employees to multiple safety and health hazards at the two of the company’s facilities in Missouri.

Nonni’s Foods LLC has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing employees to falls and other hazards. The company is facing $221,257 in penalties.

OSHA has cited Pearson Farms LLC for safety violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries at the farm's post-harvest operations facility in Fort Valley, Georgia. The farm is facing $128,004 in penalties.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Cleveland Brothers Inc. for exposing workers to hexavalent chromium fumes and other safety hazards at the company's shop in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Quartz and Stone Creations of New Hampshire LLC. for 12 serious and six other-than-serious violations, following an employee fatality on July 19, 2019.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Aluminum Shapes LLC. for workplace safety and health hazards after an employee injury which led to hospitalization, in August 2019.

OSHA has cited a vinyl floor manufacturer based in Fostoria, Ohio, for exposing employees to machine hazards, and failing to develop hazardous energy control procedures to prevent employees from coming into contact with moving machine parts.

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