Mine Safety and Health Administration personnel conducting a special impact inspection at a Kentucky coal mine found more than they expected.

A Deleware construction company got its day in court, and was ordered by an administrative law judge to pay penalties assessed by OSHA for  trenching violations.

On this, the fifth anniversary of a propane explosion that killed four people in West Virginia, the Chemical Safety Board says satisfactory progress has been made in improving propane safety.

Although increasingly under fire for its health risks, asbestos consumption in the U.S. has increased dramatically.

A longtime mine employee who was fired for complaining about safety hazards will be reinstated, under orders from an administrative law judge with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.

The U.S. Department of Labor's regional solicitor's office in Boston has filed a complaint against DeMoulas Super Markets Inc., doing business as Market Basket, with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC).

The United Steelworkers (USW) union who work at oil refineries around the country held a National Day of Action for Safe Refineries and Good Jobs on January 21.

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is taking aim at a National Resources Defense Council (blog) that accuses the chemical industry of having undue influence over Congress, particularly in actions related to the assessment and classification of chemicals like formaldehyde and styrene.