Latest Manufacturing Headlines

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

Iowa Metal Manufacturer Settles $500,000 False Claims Act Lawsuit

Aug 11 2022 // A southwest Iowa company that makes metal castings used by military contractors in helicopters and other equipment has reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging the company failed to test the castings and falsely...

Texas Manufacturer Faces $249,000 in OSHA Penalties

Aug 9 2022 // A Jacksonville wood crate and pallet manufacturer’s history of workplace safety violations continues after federal inspectors found the company exposed workers to amputation hazards in its February 2022...

Japan Truck Manufacturer Hino Admits It Faked Emissions Data for 20 Years

Aug 5 2022 // TOKYO (AP) – Hino Motors, a truck maker that’s part of the Toyota group, systematically falsified emissions data dating back as far as 2003, according to the results of an investigation released Tuesday.President...

Ohio Manufacturer Faces $480,000 in OSHA Penalties

Aug 3 2022 // Federal safety investigators found workers at General Aluminum Mfg. Co.’s Wapakoneta site exposed to machine hazards, just 36 days after they found similar violations at the aluminum vehicle parts...

Texas Cushion Manufacturer Faces $227,000 Fine For Inadequate Safety Guards

Jul 7 2022 // A federal workplace safety investigation into how an employee suffered serious injuries in January 2022 at a Temple, Texas manufacturing facility operated by Carpenter Co. – one of the nation’s largest cushion...

Texas Manufacturing Company Fined $400,000 Over Worker’s Injuries

Jul 5 2022 // A federal workplace safety investigation found that a temporary worker suffered serious injuries on Jan. 3, 2022, after being struck by a large mold at a Texas concrete polymer manufacturing company. It was determined that...

Ohio Vehicle Parts Manufacturer Faces $315,000 in Fines

Jul 1 2022 // An Ohio aluminum vehicle parts manufacturer cited for safety and health violations after a worker in Ravenna suffered fatal injuries in March 2021, continues to put workers at risk.The U.S. Department of Labor’s...

Flood Alert in China’s Manufacturing Hub at Highest Level

Jun 24 2022 // China’s manufacturing hub of Guangdong raised its flood warning to the highest level due to the worst rains in decades, spurring more evacuations and threatening further supply chain disruptions in an economy reeling...

Whistleblower Suing Eli Lilly Alleges Drug Manufacturing Problems

Jun 8 2022 // A former human resources officer at Eli Lilly & Co. sued the pharmaceutical company on Monday, alleging she was terminated after pointing out poor manufacturing practices and data falsification involving its...

Maine Attorney General Plans to Sue PFAS Manufacturers

May 18 2022 // Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey said the state is preparing for a lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals.Frey said at the Democratic State Convention last weekend that steps are being taken to...

AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Michigan’s Manufacturing Technology Mutual

Apr 19 2022 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Manufacturing Technology Mutual Insurance Company based in Novi, Michigan. The...

Texas Metal Fabricator Cited for Exposing Employees to Hazards

Apr 18 2022 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Texas metal fabricator for repeatedly exposing employees to fall, machine and other safety hazards. OSHA’s most recent...

Wisconsin Manufacturer Cited After Worker Injured by Machine

Apr 14 2022 // An employee working at Crystal Finishing Systems Inc.’s aluminum extrusion facility in Weston, Wisconsin was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a puller machine while trying to unjam a piece of...

AM Best Upgrades Subsidiaries of New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance

Mar 24 2022 // Rating agency AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “aa” (Superior) from “a” (Excellent) of New Jersey...

Ohio Explosives Manufacturing Operator to Pay $2.3 Million Over Clear Water Act Violations

Mar 17 2022 // Austin Powder Company, owner and operator of the Red Diamond explosives manufacturing plant located near McArthur, Ohio, has agreed to implement significant upgrades to that facility’s wastewater treatment operations...

Washington Roofing Manufacturer Fined $100K in Worker Death

Mar 7 2022 // The failure to follow lockout/tagout procedures was directly connected to the death of a worker in Sumas, Washington, when an agitator arm inside a tank he was cleaning turned on, according to the Washington State...

Toyota Suspends Tokyo Factory Operations After Suspected Cyber Attack

Mar 1 2022 // Toyota Motor Corp. said it will suspend domestic factory operations on Tuesday, losing around 13,000 cars of output, after a supplier of plastic parts and electronic components was hit by a suspected cyber attack.No...

VW Fears Most of Its Cars on Cargo Ship ‘Felicity Ace’ Are Beyond Salvage

Feb 26 2022 // Volkswagen AG has lost hope that many of its roughly 4,000 vehicles aboard a cargo ship that caught fire last week in the Atlantic can be saved.The automaker’s brands and dealers have started notifying customers that...

Foresight in California Expands Workers’ Comp Class Codes for Agribusiness, Construction, Manufacturing

Feb 22 2022 // San Francisco, California-based Foresight, a workers’ compensation insurtech focused on the middle market, announced the expansion to include four new class codes and 23 incidental adjacencies to serve more customers...

Washington Roofing Manufacturer Fined $100K in Worker Death

Feb 18 2022 // The failure to follow lockout/tagout procedures was directly connected to the death of a worker in Sumas, Washington, when an agitator arm inside a tank he was cleaning turned on, according to the Washington State...