Unicold willfully disregarded employee safety, OSHA says. After two years of fighting OSHA safety citations, Unicold Corp. has agreed to fix the problems identified at its Honolulu site by OSHA and pay the fines associated with the safety violations. OSHA in February 2013 found nearly every door at the facility blocked, locked or inaccessible, and
Read more →By Jim Malewitz, Jolie McCullough, Ben Hasson and Lise Olsen Assembled data shows how and where U.S. refinery workers continue to die. Despite special emphasis programs on refinery safety, refinery workers in the United States continue to die. read more
Read more →Honda’s South Carolina facility uses the power of music to prevent ergonomic injuries on its production line. Music blares from the overhead speakers as the first shift files in for the day’s work. For two minutes, employees exercise together, working their hands, their shoulders. Every day, like clockwork, this ritual occurs. Before the daily production
Read more →By Mark Collette and Lise Olsen For two former BP workers, the Texas City disaster and its aftermath remain vivid. Two survivors remember the Texas City refinery explosion. read more
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