State safety inspectors are investigating after a work related accident resulted in a fatality at an Eagan, Minnesota manufacturing facility.
According to Eagan police, officers were called to Thomson Reuters on Wescott Road at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration say they are investigating the incident, but could not provide further information. Eagan police also confirm they are investigating.
Thomson Reuters released a statement that said:
Following a serious accident at our manufacturing facility in Eagan, Minnesota on November 18, 2025, we regret to confirm the death of one of our team members. We are devastated by this loss and extend our deepest condolences to the family. The health and safety of our employees is our highest priority, and we continue to work closely with the relevant authorities as part of their reviews. Our thoughts are with the loved ones, friends and colleagues during this difficult time.
The government shutdown can hit you in an unexpected way – alcohol and cannabis
A federal shutdown doesn’t just pause bureaucracy—it can have real consequences for workplace safety and public health. In fact, OSHA closed can effect alcohol and cannabis. When the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) suspends inspections, outreach, and compliance programs, everyday jobs, healthcare facilities, and even the marijuana industry feel the impact. With the industry already fragile waiting for some nod from the federal government, this impacts thousands of mom and pop businesses and millions of consumers.
During a government funding lapse, OSHA halts nonessential functions like guidance, education, and most inspections. Critical operations—investigating imminent dangers, workplace fatalities, and serious violations—continue, but many routine safety checks slow or stop entirely. This slowdown can allow hazards in workplaces to persist, increasing risk for employees and the public.
Even after the shutdown ends, backlogs in enforcement and inspections can take weeks or months to resolve. Employers are still legally responsible for meeting safety standards, but with limited federal oversight, unsafe practices may go unchecked longer than usual.
Employees in high-risk industries—construction, manufacturing, and chemical plants—may experience delays in OSHA investigations or reporting. Workers could hesitate to report unsafe conditions because complaint processing and whistleblower protections are slowed. For businesses, abatement schedules, contest periods, and enforcement deadlines continue ticking, creating confusion and risk when OSHA staff are absent.
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Food, alcohol, and beverage operations feel the impact. OSHA standards cover kitchen and bar ventilation, hot equipment handling, chemical cleaners, and safe storage of liquids. When inspections are paused, restaurants, breweries, distilleries, and beverage production facilities may be more prone to burns, slips, and chemical exposure. These lapses can compromise not only employee safety but also public health.
While it may seem surprising, the cannabis industry is increasingly under OSHA’s watch. Local Emphasis Programs target cultivation, processing, extraction, and retail operations. Cannabis workplaces face unique hazards: dust exposure, mold, flammable solvents, and intensive ventilation systems.
One reported case involved an employee at a cannabis packaging facility who died from respiratory complications caused by ground cannabis dust. OSHA also cited Massachusetts cannabis licensees for failing to treat cannabis dust as a hazardous chemical under its Hazard Communication Standard. When OSHA’s broader operations slow, enforcement and investigations in these sensitive workplaces can be delayed, allowing unsafe conditions to linger.
Healthcare workers face heightened risks during an OSHA shutdown. Hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities rely on OSHA guidance for infection control, chemical safety, and ergonomics. Without inspections, unsafe conditions such as improper handling of hazardous medications or unsafe patient lifting practices may persist, putting both staff and patients at risk.
An OSHA shutdown is more than a bureaucratic pause—it affects workplace safety across industries from healthcare to food, beverage, and the cannabis sector. Real lives are at stake, and consumers may unknowingly encounter risk in workplaces that go unchecked. Whether you’re working in a hospital, a brewery, a dispensary, or buying products from these sectors, the effects of paused federal oversight are closer than you think.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi poultry processing plant has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor that requires it to pay $164,814 in fines and put in place enhanced safety measures following the death of a 16-year-old boy at the facility.
The agreement, announced Friday in a news release, comes after an investigation of Mar-Jac Poultry by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration into the death of an underaged worker who was pulled into a machine as they cleaned it July 14, 2023.
“Tragically, a teenage boy died needlessly before Mar-Jac Poultry took required steps to protect its workers,” said OSHA Regional Administrator Kurt Petermeyer in Atlanta. “This settlement demands the company commit to a safer workplace environment and take tangible actions to protect their employees from well-known hazards. Enhanced supervision and increased training can go a long way toward minimizing risks faced by workers in meat processing facilities.”
“Mar-Jac was aware of these safety problems for years and had been warned and fined by OSHA, yet did nothing. Hopefully, Mar-Jac will follow through this time so that no other worker is killed in such a senseless manner,” Jim Reeves, an attorney for the victim’s family, told WHLT-TV.
The victim’s family sued Mar-Jac Poultry MS, LLC, and Onin Staffing earlier this year. The lawsuit alleges that Perez was killed due to Mar-Jac ignoring safety regulations and not turning off machinery during sanitation. The suit also claims Onin Staffing was negligent in illegally assigning the 16-year-old to work at the plant.
Headquartered in Gainesville, Georgia, Mar-Jac Poultry has raised live birds for poultry production since 1954 at facilities in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi for food service customers in the U.S and abroad, the DOL’s news release said.
A telephone call Friday to the company seeking comment about the settlement was not answered.
TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed new standards for fire departments around safety. This 608-page first draft was discussed by local fire rescue squads at Hudson Valley Community College to educate each other on the potential changes.
Rick French representing North Greenbush explained that some proposed rules have already been covered by local departments such as smoke detectors in living quarters. “We’re trying to educate anybody that has a stake and help them to make informed comments on it.”
Fire officials worry how some updated health protections, such as replacing old or damaged equipment, will affect smaller departments. “It would impose significant financial equipment training restrictions, or requirements, on fire departments across the country,” stated Association Secretary for the Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY), John D’Alessandro.
FASNY has been reporting a decrease in active firefighters for decades and worries these standards could make this issue worse. Former Cheif, Art Hunsinger, said one rule would even require resources for a new position.
“Tracking things that now they want on paper on a daily basis. You’d almost have to hire someone to do that full-time.”
The Rensselaer County Director of Public Safety said they have already given some feedback to OSHA and the group agrees some of their proposed guidance may be too strict. “Until this process is completely over and we see the actual completed standard, that’s when we’ll have to figure it out,” stated Jay Wilson.
Presenters expect OSHA’s new rules to be implementable in another two to five years. The public comment period is open until May 6, 2024.
NEW YORK — Amazon failed to properly record work-related injuries at warehouses located in five states, a federal agency said Friday while announcing it issued more than a dozen citations during the course of its ongoing investigation of the company.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it handed out 14 citations during inspections over the summer at six Amazon warehouses in New York, Florida, Illinois, Colorado and Idaho.
The citations were for failing to record, or misclassifying, injuries and illnesses, not recording them within the required time and not giving the agency “timely” records of such matters, OSHA said. The e-commerce giant, which earned over $33 billion last year, faces about $29,000 in penalties.
Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in a prepared statement the company invests millions in a “robust safety program” to protect workers.
“Accurate recordkeeping is a critical element of that program and while we acknowledge there might have been a small number of administrative errors over the years, we are confident in the numbers we’ve reported to the government,” Nantel said, adding the company was pleased OSHA acknowledged “all of the alleged violations are ‘other than serious’ and involve minor infractions.”
Seattle-based Amazon has long faced criticism over its workplace injury rates, which the company itself has acknowledged to be higher than the industry average in some cases. Earlier this year, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that, while the company’s data shows injury rates for its delivery and courier workers were lower than average, injury rates for its warehouse workers were higher compared to its peers.
Labor and safety experts have criticized how the company tracks the productivity levels of workers who pack and stow packages and say the fast-paced environment of the warehouses could contribute to higher injury rates. Amazon has said it doesn’t have productivity quotas and it only evaluates its employees compared to their peers.
The citations arise from referrals that were made to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Nicholas Biase, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York, said the civil division of the office and OHSA have been investigating potential worker safety at Amazon warehouses and “possible fraudulent conduct designed to hide injuries from OSHA and others.” The attorney’s office has been encouraging former and current Amazon workers to directly report safety issues to them.
