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The U.S. Department of Labor says Nationwide Children's Hospital failed to protect employees from patient outbursts that included sexual and physical assaults.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing a $1.9 million penalty on a Cincinnati meat processing plant, accusing it of ignoring worker safety standards. The processing plant has had a history of safety violations, and in 2017 OSHA added the company to its severe violator enforcement program.

Ohio was the leader of the 27 Republican-run states that opposed the mandate and brought it to the high court. Attorney General Dave Yost said the ruling protects individual rights and freedom.

Ten months into the pandemic, the Trump administration is neglecting safety at meatpacking plants and other workplaces, a former top federal official says.

Sonny Perdue says he expects "85-90% production in probably a very few days or weeks." He also says the government is stepping up efforts to buy food from farmers and distribute it to families.

Fuyao Glass America in Moraine is facing more than $720,000 in fines after being cited for “exposing employees to multiple safety and health hazards.”...

When you visit the Cleveland Clinic emergency department on the main campus, a large sign directs you toward a metal detector. The clinic has its own police force and an officer inspects all bags and backpacks and then instructs you to walk through the metal detector. In some cases, a metal wand is used. Officers confiscate anything they consider a weapon – from a pack of matches to pepper spray or handguns.

A Groveport company that manufactures steel rail components faces a $610,034 fine from federal safety officials over numerous alleged violations.The…

April 27, 2015 started like most other days for Osiel Lopez Perez. The 16-year-old was thousands of miles away from his native Guatemala, toiling away at…

Federal officials say workplace fatalities have been rising in Ohio and that lack of attention to safe work practices and training and the existence of…