Bruce Rolfsen
@oshareporter.bsky.social
Retired senior reporter at Bloomberg Law, covering worker safety, OSHA, MSHA, state plans, misc DOL issues
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U.S. Steel is facing 10 violations and $118,000 in fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration related to last year’s deadly explosion at the Clairton Coke Works. From @triblive.bsky.social
U.S. Steel fined $118K for safety lapses in Clairton Coke Works fatal explosion
The company was cited 10 times by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
U.S. Steel is facing 10 violations and $118,000 in fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration related to last year’s deadly explosion at the Clairton Coke Works. From @triblive.bsky.social
A #Starlink lab exposed unsuspecting workers to toxic chemicals. Records show #SpaceX didn't act until the state got involved www.investigatewest.org/a-starlink-l...
SpaceX shrugged off toxic exposure complaints at Starlink lab
Workers say exposure caused serious health issues including a hospitalization and a miscarriage
www.investigatewest.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:02 AM
A #Starlink lab exposed unsuspecting workers to toxic chemicals. Records show #SpaceX didn't act until the state got involved www.investigatewest.org/a-starlink-l...
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs moves the state closer to adopting worker heat-stress safety measures, state #OSHA rules
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Workplace Heat Safety Task Force Delivers Recommendations, Implements Governor Hobbs’ Executive Order
Task Force of business, labor, and industry leaders finalizes Heat Guidelines for Employers, submitted to the Industrial Commission of Arizona
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January 1, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs moves the state closer to adopting worker heat-stress safety measures, state #OSHA rules
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Veterinarians and their assistants have above average illness/injury rates, #BLS finds. It's more than cat scratch fever. #OSHA
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December 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Veterinarians and their assistants have above average illness/injury rates, #BLS finds. It's more than cat scratch fever. #OSHA
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bls.gov/opub/ted/202... #BLSdata
The Mysterious Death of a Teen at a Hog Farm
A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. #OSHA
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. #OSHA
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
The Mysterious Death of a Teen at a Hog Farm
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December 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The Mysterious Death of a Teen at a Hog Farm
A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. #OSHA
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. #OSHA
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
As #MSHA's #Silica Rule Faces Political, Legal Challenges #Coal_Miners With #Black_Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under #Trump
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Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump
www.nytimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
As #MSHA's #Silica Rule Faces Political, Legal Challenges #Coal_Miners With #Black_Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under #Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...
Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/c...
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Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/c...
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DOL HQ got an exterior renovation this week. Now, it they'd just brighten up the dreary interior.
August 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
DOL HQ got an exterior renovation this week. Now, it they'd just brighten up the dreary interior.
Gas valve failure during routine maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion, US Steel says
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Gas valve failure during routine maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion, US Steel says
U.S. Steel says preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing plant near Pittsburgh that left two dead, sent 10 to hospitals and damaged part...
apnews.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Gas valve failure during routine maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion, US Steel says
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apnews.com/article/clai...
6 people are found dead at a Colorado dairy. Authorities suspect an accident involving gas exposure
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6 people are found dead at a Colorado dairy. Authorities suspect an accident involving gas exposure
Authorities say an apparent accident involving exposure to gas at a dairy in Colorado has killed six people.
apnews.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
6 people are found dead at a Colorado dairy. Authorities suspect an accident involving gas exposure
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California farmworkers keep dying from #heat illness, 20 years after the state government vowed to protect them. latimes.com/california/s... #CalOSHA #OSHA
Farmworkers keep dying from heat illness, 20 years after California vowed to protect them
Agricultural workers are toiling in the state's worst heat wave this year, amid questions about the state's commitment to ensure their safety.
latimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
California farmworkers keep dying from #heat illness, 20 years after the state government vowed to protect them. latimes.com/california/s... #CalOSHA #OSHA
#DollarTree's worker safety woes are back. Virginia #OSHA (#VOSH) is seeking a $284,000 fine against a store in Alexandria (my home town) for 4 repeat violations.
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osha.gov
August 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#DollarTree's worker safety woes are back. Virginia #OSHA (#VOSH) is seeking a $284,000 fine against a store in Alexandria (my home town) for 4 repeat violations.
osha.gov/ords/imis/es...
osha.gov/ords/imis/es...
#Trump's "skinny budget" for the #DOL in FY2026 makes no mention of #OSHA or #MSHA. (But it does claim #Easter_Seals is a " leftist, DEI-promoting" entity funded, in part, by DOL.)
Budget details:
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Budget details:
aboutblaw.com/bh5s
aboutblaw.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
#Trump's "skinny budget" for the #DOL in FY2026 makes no mention of #OSHA or #MSHA. (But it does claim #Easter_Seals is a " leftist, DEI-promoting" entity funded, in part, by DOL.)
Budget details:
aboutblaw.com/bh5s
Budget details:
aboutblaw.com/bh5s
From former OSHA boss David Michaels....
I must be very special to be one of only five white guys out of 43 experts thrown off of NIH expert Advisory Committees by the DOGE wrecking ball. @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
From former OSHA boss David Michaels....
.@Dish Network LLC wins administrative court victory over #OSHA. #OSHRC ALJ vacates $124,000 fine and willful violation of fall protection rule during installation work. @JacksonLewisPC represented Dish.
Decision is below.
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Decision is below.
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Dish Network, LLC., OSHRC DOCKET No. 23-0180
www.oshrc.gov
April 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
.@Dish Network LLC wins administrative court victory over #OSHA. #OSHRC ALJ vacates $124,000 fine and willful violation of fall protection rule during installation work. @JacksonLewisPC represented Dish.
Decision is below.
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Decision is below.
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#OSHA general duty clause citation and $13,653 fine against Bobcat Contracting LLC stemming from deaths of two workers in a natural gas explosion vacated by #OSHRC ALJ. @Steptoe_Johnson PLLC represented Bobcat. @atmosenergy Corporation owned pipeline
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Bobcat Contracting, LLC., OSHRC DOCKET No. 22-0067
www.oshrc.gov
April 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
#OSHA general duty clause citation and $13,653 fine against Bobcat Contracting LLC stemming from deaths of two workers in a natural gas explosion vacated by #OSHRC ALJ. @Steptoe_Johnson PLLC represented Bobcat. @atmosenergy Corporation owned pipeline
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#OSHA to host online public hearing on heat stress prevention proposed rulemaking on June 16.
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www.osha.gov
April 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
#OSHA to host online public hearing on heat stress prevention proposed rulemaking on June 16.
www.osha.gov/news/newsrel...
www.osha.gov/news/newsrel...
Feds bow to pressure, reinstate head of WTC Health Program www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/05/f...
Feds bow to pressure, reinstate head of WTC Health Program
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-Long Island) announced Saturday that HHS had reversed its decision to terminate Howard as it planned to lay off two-thirds of NIOSH staffers.
www.nydailynews.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Feds bow to pressure, reinstate head of WTC Health Program www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/05/f...
#Big_Law Mostly Sits Out Industry Response to #Trump Executive Orders Against Law Firms.
@arnoldporter, @Freshfields, @FenwickWest, @SusmanGodfrey, and Davis Wright Tremaine (@DWTLaw) were among the large firms signing the brief opposing executive order.
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@arnoldporter, @Freshfields, @FenwickWest, @SusmanGodfrey, and Davis Wright Tremaine (@DWTLaw) were among the large firms signing the brief opposing executive order.
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Big Law Mostly Sits Out Industry Response to Trump Orders (2)
Few large law firms joined an amicus brief backing Perkins Coie in its lawsuit against President Donald Trump over an executive order targeting the firm.
news.bloomberglaw.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#Big_Law Mostly Sits Out Industry Response to #Trump Executive Orders Against Law Firms.
@arnoldporter, @Freshfields, @FenwickWest, @SusmanGodfrey, and Davis Wright Tremaine (@DWTLaw) were among the large firms signing the brief opposing executive order.
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
@arnoldporter, @Freshfields, @FenwickWest, @SusmanGodfrey, and Davis Wright Tremaine (@DWTLaw) were among the large firms signing the brief opposing executive order.
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
#OSHRC upholds two #OSHA violations and $11,250 fine against building contractor Montroy Development LLC for endangering workers near excavations at a home construction site in Camillus, NY. oshrc.gov/wp-content/u...
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April 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
#OSHRC upholds two #OSHA violations and $11,250 fine against building contractor Montroy Development LLC for endangering workers near excavations at a home construction site in Camillus, NY. oshrc.gov/wp-content/u...
apnews.com/article/hele... safety agency says workers killed in flooding were given time to evacuate
Tennessee safety agency says workers killed in flooding were given time to evacuate
A report from the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration says workers at an East Tennessee plastics company who died in flooding from Hurricane Helene had time to evacuate.
apnews.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
apnews.com/article/hele... safety agency says workers killed in flooding were given time to evacuate
#UPS accused by #OSHA of failing to provide in August adequate first aid protection to drivers in Texas. Faces $167,514 proposed fine for repeat violation. In 2011-'21 OSHA ass't secretary nominee David Keeling oversaw UPS safety efforts.
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March 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#UPS accused by #OSHA of failing to provide in August adequate first aid protection to drivers in Texas. Faces $167,514 proposed fine for repeat violation. In 2011-'21 OSHA ass't secretary nominee David Keeling oversaw UPS safety efforts.
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#Goodyear Tire faces a $1.26 Million fine from Virginia #OSHA. An inspection of Danville plant found 78 alleged violations. The plant has been cited several previous times following deaths and lesser mishaps.
osha.gov/ords/imis/es... #VOSH
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osha.gov
March 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
#Goodyear Tire faces a $1.26 Million fine from Virginia #OSHA. An inspection of Danville plant found 78 alleged violations. The plant has been cited several previous times following deaths and lesser mishaps.
osha.gov/ords/imis/es... #VOSH
osha.gov/ords/imis/es... #VOSH
#ElonMusk's #Tesla faces three #OSHA violations, $49,650 fine, stemming from death of construction worker at Austin #Gigaplant. Electric panel being worked on wasn't deenergized, agency says.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
#ElonMusk's #Tesla faces three #OSHA violations, $49,650 fine, stemming from death of construction worker at Austin #Gigaplant. Electric panel being worked on wasn't deenergized, agency says.
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#OSHRC ALJ upholds three #OSHA violations, $10,500 fine, against #Prime_International_Shipping LLC (linkedin.com/company/prim...) stemming from worker death. Judge rejected claim that endangered workers were independent contractors, not Prime employees. oshrc.gov/wp-content/u...
March 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#OSHRC ALJ upholds three #OSHA violations, $10,500 fine, against #Prime_International_Shipping LLC (linkedin.com/company/prim...) stemming from worker death. Judge rejected claim that endangered workers were independent contractors, not Prime employees. oshrc.gov/wp-content/u...