Most Popular Manufacturing Headlines This Year

The most viewed headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page over the last year.

#1 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...

#2 Michigan Manufacturer Sued for Unlawful Termination of Employee Due to Disability

Sep 23 2024 // Navitas Systems, LLC., an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company specializing in comprehensive energy storage solutions and battery manufacturing, violated federal law by using an unlawful company policy to deny a reasonable...

#3 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...

#4 Oklahoma Manufacturer Sued For Firing Employees Over COVID Vaccine Exemptions

Sep 3 2024 // AG Equipment Company, a Broken Arrow, Oklahoma compressor packaging manufacturer, violated federal law when it fired 10 employees for failing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination because of their religious beliefs or medical...

#5 Washington Metal Fabricator Faces Felony in $340K Workers’ Comp Scam

Sep 19 2024 // A Washington man who claimed he was too injured to work while operating a metal fabrication shop faces a felony charge in an alleged $340,000 workers’ compensation scam.Travis Lee Johnson, 52, of Spokane Valley,...

#6 Tennessee Investigating Plastics Factory Where Helene Flooding Killed 11 Workers

Oct 3 2024 // A Tennessee plastics factory kept workers going until it was too late to evacuate before Hurricane Helene flooding swamped the building, employees have said. Now, the company is likely facing liability lawsuits and...

#7 Ohio Manufacturer Assessed $389K in Penalties for Safety Violations

Dec 28 2023 // An Ohio industrial rubber hose manufacturer with a long history of federal workplace safety issues could have prevented a 25-year-old worker from suffering severe crushing injuries by following required safety measures,...

#8 Texas Home Manufacturer Faces $272K Penalty for Safety Violations

Apr 8 2024 // An Austin, Texas subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest producers of modular and manufactured homes faces $272,479 in penalties after federal investigators found the company exposing employees to more than two...

#9 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...

#10 California Reaches $1M Settlement with Cheesecake Factory, Janitorial Contractors

Jan 24 2024 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $1 million settlement against the Cheesecake Factory Restaurants Inc. and two janitorial contractors for reportedly underpaying 589 janitorial workers.The...

#11 Wisconsin Flooring Manufacturer Faces $269K Fine for Repeat Violations

Mar 7 2024 // A Wisconsin hardwood flooring manufacturer continues to ignore federal safety and health regulations and expose workers to multiple hazards at its Laona mill, federal inspectors found.Inspectors with the U.S. Department of...

#12 Mother of Teen Killed at Mississippi Poultry Factory Sues Company for Negligence

Feb 8 2024 // (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who died in a workplace accident at a Mississippi poultry factory is suing the companies that hired and employed him, accusing them of failing to follow safety standards that could have...

#13 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...

#14 Chicago Manufacturer Faces $1M Fine for Exposing Workers to Silica Dust

Aug 29 2024 // Federal safety inspectors became aware that a 31-year-old employee of a Chicago countertop manufacturer needed a double lung transplant after suffering accelerated silicosis ‒ an incurable lung disease – and the U.S....

#15 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...

#16 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,...

#17 Illinois Manufacturer Faces in $298K Penalties for Safety Machine Violations

Jan 18 2024 // An Illinois manufacturer faces $298,000 in penalties after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found the company failed to guard industrial equipment,...

#18 Michigan Man Who Was Accidently Shot in Face With Ghost Gun Sues Manufacturer

Mar 15 2024 // A 19-year-old Michigan man who lost his right eye after being shot with a firearm made from a ghost gun kit filed a lawsuit against his former best friend who accidentally shot him and the Pennsylvania company that sold...

#19 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...

#20 100 Firefighters Battled Blaze at Former Singer Sewing Machine Factory

Jan 9 2024 // Over 100 firefighters battled a blaze last Friday at a New Jersey industrial park that was home to the Singer Sewing Machine factory for more than a century.A passerby reported the fire around 5:30 a.m., Mayor J. Christian...