Industries that produce large quantities of dust—such as wood furniture manufacturers, grain processors, and metal machine shops—are now subject to an updated OSHA inspection program.

OSHA has expanded which types of violations qualify as egregious, allowing the agency to increase fines against employers with histories of endangering workers.

Kansas-based Great Lakes Polymer Technologies LLC is facing $292,421in proposed penalties and citations for two grouped willful, one repeat, and seven serious alleged violations after a worker died while trying to clear a jam, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Peter Dillon, the owner of A4S LLC, faces felony manslaughter charges and has surrendered to law enforcement in Breckenridge, Colo., after an arrest warrant was issued related to a federal safety investigation into a fatal trench collapse, the US Labor Department said Thursday.

Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC allegedly exposed workers to unsafe working conditions at two stores in Florida and another in Alabama, according to the Department of Labor.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued the US Postal Service $350,136 in proposed penalties for alleged violations across three Tennessee facilities.