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Eleven workers were killed after a 900,000-gallon chemical tank imploded at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill in Longview, Washington. Gov. Bob Ferguson called it the deadliest industrial accident in modern state history.
The federal Ozempic vision loss lawsuit reaches a critical milestone on June 2, 2026, when both sides present the science behind claims that GLP-1 drugs cause sudden blindness. What Science Day means and why it matters.
A contractor was killed during equipment testing at PGE's River Mill Dam; responders could not reach him until the facility's power was secured. Oregon OSHA is investigating.
At least 10 brands of adult portable bed rails have been recalled by CPSC for entrapment and asphyxiation risks. Two deaths confirmed. Nearly all were sold on Amazon by sellers that are difficult or impossible to trace.
A 34,000-gallon methyl methacrylate tank at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California began to off-gas and bulge after a refrigeration valve failed. Roughly 50,000 residents were ordered to evacuate.
OSHA issued 7 willful and 33 repeat violations to a Massachusetts contractor after a fatal Yarmouth trench collapse — a citation that signals egregious, knowing exposure to cave-in hazards.
TikTok settled a landmark lawsuit alleging its platform was deliberately designed to hook children. Meta and YouTube are next — a jury already awarded $6 million to one plaintiff. Thousands of cases remain.
A newly built apartment complex in Jacksonville had already become a hotspot for criminal activity when a man was fatally shot walking to his car. His family reached a $3 million negligent security settlement.
A salmonella contamination at California Dairies Inc. — which supplies 40% of U.S. dried milk powder — has cascaded into recalls across dozens of consumer brands, from Ghirardelli to Zapp's to Fisher nuts.
The hernia mesh litigation reaches a critical stage in 2026: Covidien faces its first bellwether trials, Bard has entered a global settlement phase, and over 26,000 cases remain pending across three manufacturer MDLs.
Enrique Cerroblanco Aguilar, 39, of Carpentersville, fell from a roof at a Palatine, Illinois construction site on May 22 and was killed. OSHA opened an investigation.
A Florida roofing company was cited for willful fall protection violations after a worker fell 25 feet to his death during a tarp installation. OSHA found the company had been warned about the same hazard before.
A 46-year-old Amazon worker collapsed and died at the PDX9 warehouse in Troutdale, Oregon on April 6. The death was not publicly disclosed for more than a week.
Volkswagen recalled 75,323 Jetta and Taos vehicles after a software error can cause the digital instrument cluster to go completely dark while driving — hiding the speedometer, fuel gauge, and all warning lights.
The Department of Justice has paid over $421 million in Camp Lejeune water contamination settlements. But with fewer than 2,400 of 400,000+ claims resolved, service members are still waiting for justice decades after exposure.
The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a $177 million jury verdict against Hyatt after a security guard — hired without a background check that would have revealed prior sexual misconduct arrests — assaulted a guest in her room.
A 29-year-old construction worker was killed in Salt Lake City when a piece of metal hoisted by a crane became dislodged and fell. OSHA opened an investigation.
Amazon settled OSHA ergonomic hazard citations across 10 warehouses for $145,000 after the agency dropped 9 of 10 original citations. The corporate-wide agreement requires ergonomic risk assessments, but the fine amounts to pocket change for a $575 billion company.
A worker was killed in an industrial accident involving a rock crusher in Swampscott, Massachusetts. The Essex County District Attorney's Office is investigating alongside OSHA.
The a2 Milk Company recalled 63,078 tins of infant formula after detecting cereulide, a heat-stable toxin produced by Bacillus cereus bacteria. Preparing formula with hot water does not eliminate the toxin.
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