A construction contractor has reached an agreement with OSHA, settling citations in connection with the death of a worker who was erecting a scaffold.

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Tags: Falls, ladders, OSHA settlement, scaffold

Oil giant BP says it will pay $13 million in fines to settle an OSHA case. It’s not about Deepwater Horizon. The origin of this case goes back more than seven years.

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Tags: BP Texas City refinery, OSHA settlement, process safety management, Texas City explosion

A New England supermarket chain will pay $400,000 in fines, hire a full-time safety officer and make other improvements in a settlement with OSHA. The agency said the company failed to protect and train its employees.

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Tags: cut hazards, fell onto concrete floor, Market Basket, OSHA settlement

OSHA has ordered a farmer-owned cooperative to increase safety training for grain bin employees and pay a $550,000 fine.

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Tags: farm coop, OSHA settlement, rescue drills, safety consultant, Safety training, trapped in soybeans