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Investigation continues into Donaldsonville chemical blast
Investigators are still looking into what led to a fatal blast Friday at a chemical plant in Donaldsonville, which left one dead and seven others injured.
6 hrs ago | The Epoch Times
Paid to Die: The Workplace Death Toll Marches On
Valley Mills Fire Department personnel view the railroad tracks near to the fertilizer plant that exploded on April 18, in West, Texas.
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Nissan IDs worker killed in Smyrna plant accident
Authorities are investigating after a technician was killed Sunday in an accident at the Smyrna Nissan vehicle assembly plant.
7 hrs ago | McGraw-Hill Construction
Calif. OSHA Investigating Worker Deaths at 49ers Stadium, Cement Quarry
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating the death last week of an elevator mechanic at the $1.3-billion Levi's Stadium, being built for the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara County.
7 hrs ago | NBC San Diego
Cows Crush, Kill Man at Ontario Dairy
A 28-year-old Riverside man died after being crushed between a gate and cows while working at a dairy farm in Ontario, officials said.
10 hrs ago | Electroindustry
Z535 Standard Considered by OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration published two items in the June 13, 2013, Federal Register pertaining to updating its regulations to incorporate references to the ANSI Z535 series of standards, which are published by NEMA: Both rules effectively do the same thing - adding references to Z535.1-2006 , Z535.2-2011, and Z535.5-2011 to ... (more)
11 hrs ago | Daily Kos
Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' may need a new nickname after two fatal blasts
Not that there should be tighter oversight of the Louisiana chemical industry or anything, but there were fatal blasts at two different Louisiana chemical plants last week.
15 hrs ago | Electrical Construction and Maintenance
The Ins and Outs of Electrical Labeling - Part 2 of 2
In part one of this two-part series on code-compliant electrical equipment labeling, we recognized that OSHA is moving toward more citations, greater penalties, and more frequent inspections.
Plant Explosion Kills 2, Cause Unknown
The blast happened at 8:37 a.m Thursday morning in an industrial area of Geismar at a chemical plant that produces ethylene and propylene.
Health officials to join La. blast investigation
Federal investigators are expected in south Louisiana over the weekend at the site of an explosion that killed one worker a chemical plant in Donaldsville, La.
Turbine contractor settles safety complaints
A contractor building the town's wind turbine has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for two alleged violations.
Change in construction law puts more burden on workers
Sean Dowdell, a steel worker who fell 25 feet when a scaffolding collapsed under him on a job in Long Island City in February 2012, had to have a leg amputated below the knee.
Timeline to reopen facility unknown
A Williams Olefins plant manager said Friday company officials had "absolutely no idea" how long it will take to get the Geismar chemical plant running, while authorities investigate the cause of a massive Thursday explosion that killed two and injured more than 100.
In the US, workers and their families are exposed to chemical hazards every day
It is tragic that Syria has used chemical weapons on its people and intervention by the US may be the right thing to do.
Explosion near Leoni Township oil well site 'horrific' but rare, state representative says
An explosion near a Leoni Township oil well site that left one man critically injured was "horrific" but a rare occurrence, said State Rep. Earl Poleski, R-Spring Arbor Township.
Explosion at Palmyra gas station during tank cleaning
An explosion reportedly heard across Palmyra injured a contractor who had been cleaning an empty fuel tank at a borough gas station.
Police: 1 dead, 7 hurt in 2nd La. plant blast
One worker was killed and seven others were injured Friday night in an explosion at a south Louisiana chemical plant, only miles from where a blast the previous day led to the deaths of two workers, authorities said.
One killed, eight injured in Donaldsonville plant blast
Crews were pressurizing a vessel around 6:45 p.m. when they overpressed a nitrogen vessel, causing it to rupture.
Richmond Chevron fire: State budget set to include refinery fees to fund inspectors
The state budget approved by the Legislature on Friday includes new fees on oil refineries to fund at least 15 new inspectors in the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, also known as Cal-OSHA.
Death on the job from heat exhaustion: why the South needs unions
An otherwise healthy 42-year-old woman is dead - because the air conditioner covering the assembly line was broken.