Bay Fabrication faces more than $219,000 in proposed penalties because machinery was returned to service before providing effective safety guards. One worker’s hand was crushed and another suffered the partial amputation of a finger during a bloody 10-day in July 2016. The two men, employees at Green Bay muffler component manufacturer Bay Fabrication, suffered severe
Read more →Utility workers die after losing consciousness in a drainage hole due to a buildup of hydrogen sulfide and methane. A rescue worker is in the hospital after removing his air pack to enter the confined space. Three underground utility workers in Florida died Monday after entering a confined space without the proper protective equipment. The
Read more →They expect their jointly owned health plan company, Allina Health and Aetna Insurance Company, will be a new option for wellness and employers and consumers in metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Read more →New rules target chemical manufacturing, establish a process for identifying high-risk chemicals and prioritize which chemicals should be evaluated. After 40 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will have established rules to prioritize and evaluate chemicals in the marketplace and the manufacturing process. The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which
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