Latest Manufacturing Headlines

All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Manufacturers Hit by Soaring Property Insurance Costs

Aug 13 2024 // James Kirsh expects the cost of the property and casualty insurance for his family-owned foundry in Wisconsin that makes cast iron parts for tractors and other equipment to at least double when it’s up for renewal...

Ohio Manufacturer Faces $145K in Fines After Worker Fatally Burned by Molten Metal

Jul 29 2024 // A Hubbard, Ohio industrial manufacturer failed to protect their employees from molten metal that was heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, the U.S. Department of Labor determined after its investigation into how a...

GE Vernova Blames Manufacturing Flaw for Vineyard Wind Offshore Blade Failure

Jul 26 2024 // A manufacturing flaw led to a turbine blade failure at the Vineyard Wind offshore project off the coast of Massachusetts this month, the part’s producer, GE Vernova, said on Wednesday.The turbine blade broke on July...

Explosion and Fire Hit Tequila Factory in Mexico, Killing at Least 5 Workers: Officials

Jul 25 2024 // An explosion and fire erupted inside a tequila factory Tuesday, killing at least five workers and injuring two others at the site in the liquor’s namesake town in Jalisco state, Mexican authorities said.The state...

Flooring Manufacturer Fined $300K for Exposing Texas Workers to Safety Violations

Jul 19 2024 // While one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of commercial flooring and surfaces — including recycled rubber products used throughout the nation in playgrounds, fitness centers and sports fields — touts its...

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Manufacturer’s COVID-19 Claims

Jul 16 2024 // A Connecticut-based manufacturer has been denied another opportunity to seek $100 million in insurance coverage for business losses it claims it sustained because of the COVID-19 virus.Amphenol Corp.– a manufacturer of...

What Agents Need to Know About Manufacturers E&O

Jul 1 2024 // Demand for technology-related products such as computer chips, semiconductors, electric vehicle batteries and embedded software is rapidly increasing in today’s tech-driven society, which is in turn increasing demand...

Ozempic Maker Novo Plans Another $4.1 Billion US Factory

Jun 26 2024 // Novo Nordisk A/S plans to invest $4.1 billion in another US factory, plowing more money into its biggest market amid rising discontent over the cost of its obesity and diabetes drugs.The project in Clayton, North Carolina,...

Texas Pet Products Manufacturer Fined $278K Over Employee’s Facial Burns

Jun 24 2024 // A federal workplace safety investigation of a global manufacturer and distributor of pet products in Arlington, Texas identified one willful violation and eight serious violations of required safety regulations during its...

NC Bill to Make Manufacturers Pay for ‘Forever Chemicals’ Advances in House

Jun 13 2024 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s top environmental regulator could order manufacturers of “forever chemicals” to help pay for water system cleanup upgrades whenever they are found responsible for...

Maine’s Biggest Water District Sues 18 Manufacturers Over Forever Chemicals

Jun 10 2024 // The biggest water district in Maine is suing manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals in the hopes of recouping costs of monitoring and treating polluted wastewater.The Portland Water District lawsuit comes as the cost...

Wisconsin Manufacturer Faces $177K Fine After Worker Fatally Struck

Jun 6 2024 // Federal investigators have concluded that an Appleton, Wisconsin pallet manufacturer’s failure to train employees in machine safety procedures — and ensure the procedures were followed — contributed to the fatal...

Manufacturer Faces $222K Fine for Worker’s Severe Burns at Ohio Facility

Jun 3 2024 // One of the world’s largest and best-known tool and equipment manufacturers could have prevented a 29-year-old maintenance electrician from suffering severe burns during an electrical arc blast at a company facility...

Indiana-Based RV Manufacturer to Pay $95K in EEOC Disability Suit

May 29 2024 // Goshen, Indiana-based Keystone RV Company, a leading manufacturer of towable RVs, will pay $95,460 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

Texas Manufacturer to Pay $35K for Denying Job to Applicant with Opioid Use Disorder

May 23 2024 // The Modern Group, Ltd. (TMG), headquartered in Beaumont, Texas, and one of its subsidiaries, Dragon Rig Sales and Service, LLC, a manufacturing and service company which builds oilfield service equipment for energy and...

Tesla Settles Factory Worker’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

May 14 2024 // Tesla has settled a lawsuit by a former factory employee who says she was fired for complaining about severe sexual harassment, as the electric carmaker faces a series of sex and race discrimination lawsuits.U.S. District...

Texas Home Manufacturers to Pay $135K to Settle Race Discrimination Suit

May 6 2024 // Cavco Industries, Inc.; Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.; and Palm Harbor Villages, Inc., which manufacture and sell manufactured homes in Waco, Texas, will pay $135,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S....

Ohio Manufacturer Fined $314K Following Fatal Workplace Incident

Apr 23 2024 // An Ohio subsidiary of one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers could have prevented a 26-year-old employee in Franklin from being fatally crushed in October 2023 if the company had provided proper machine...

Judge Orders Pennsylvania Utility Board to Produce Chocolate Factory Blast Records

Apr 19 2024 // Pennsylvania utility regulators must turn over inspection records to the National Transportation Safety Board as part of the federal agency’s probe into a fatal explosion at a chocolate factory last year, a federal...

Texas Home Manufacturers to Pay $135K to Settle Race Discrimination Suit

Apr 17 2024 // Cavco Industries, Inc.; Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.; and Palm Harbor Villages, Inc., which manufacture and sell manufactured homes in Waco, Texas, will pay $135,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S....