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NTSB Proposes Major Safety Changes After 2023 Ohio Train Derailment

Jun 25 2024 // The National Transportation Safety Board opened a meeting Tuesday to determine the probable cause of a February 2023 Norfolk Southern NSC.N train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and is making sweeping recommendations to...

Roller Coaster Strikes Man in Restricted Area of Ohio Theme Park

Jun 25 2024 // CINCINNATI (AP) — A man who apparently entered a restricted area to retrieve his lost keys at a theme park in Ohio was critically injured when he was struck by a steel roller coaster, police and park officials said.The...

Ohio Pork Processing Plant Faces 43 Violations for Ammonia Exposure

Jun 24 2024 // A Sandusky, Ohio pork processing facility exposed workers to a release of ammonia gas, leading the U.S. Department of Labor to open two inspections and issue 43 violations of federal regulations.Investigators with the...

Trucking Company Fined $65K for Refusing to Give Ohio Employee the Sabbath Off

Jun 21 2024 // Nationwide automotive hauling and logistics company Wheeler Trucking, doing business as Wheeler Trucking Inc. and Wheeler Logistics, Inc. will pay $65,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle a race and religion lawsuit...

Ohio Explosion Caused by Cut Gas Line Thought to be Turned Off: Investigators

Jun 4 2024 // YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A crew working in the basement area of an Ohio building intentionally cut a gas line not knowing it was pressurized before a deadly explosion last week, the National Transportation Safety Board...

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...

Building Explosion Kills Bank Employee, Injures 7 Others in Youngstown, Ohio

May 31 2024 // YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A massive explosion blew out much of the ground floor of an apartment building, killing a bank employee and injuring several other people. Police and emergency officials initially blamed natural...

Norfolk Southern to Pay $15M Civil Penalty, Cleanup Costs Over 2023 Ohio Derailment

May 23 2024 // Norfolk Southern NSC.N agreed to pay a $15 million civil penalty and $57.1 million in past government cleanup costs on Thursday, as well as millions in future costs to resolve a U.S. government lawsuit over a 2023 train...

Michigan Police Arrest 6 Men for Stealing $8M Worth of Vehicles

May 20 2024 // LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Six men working as part of a criminal organization in Michigan have been arrested in connection with the theft of more than 400 vehicles worth about $8 million, authorities said last week.The men,...

Whistleblower Questions Delayed Use of Sensor Plane After Ohio Train Derailment

May 16 2024 // The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that officials brag is always ready to deploy within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster. But the plane didn’t fly over eastern Ohio until...

AM Best Revises Ohio Indemnity Company’s Outlook to Positive

May 9 2024 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Ohio Indemnity Company (OIC)...

Rising Spring Rains Pose Challenges for Midwest Farmers

May 7 2024 // SABINA, Ohio (AP) — It was just after dark as Ross Woodruff hopped into a truck to haul soybean seeds out to his brother, Mark, whose planter had run out. It was the first day they could plant after heavy rains two weeks...

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...

Ohio River Near Pittsburgh Reopens to Maritime Traffic After Sunken Barge Found

Apr 18 2024 // The U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Ohio River in Pittsburgh to maritime traffic on Tuesday, nearly four days after 26 barges broke loose and floated away during weekend flooding.“The river is open. The Ohio River is...

Barges Break Loose on Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Damaging Marina, Striking Bridge

Apr 16 2024 // More than two dozen river barges broke loose from their moorings and floated down the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, striking one bridge that had already been preemptively closed and damaging a marina, officials said. The boats...

Lawyers Want Ohio Residents to Wait for Details of $600M Derailment Settlement

Apr 12 2024 // The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad’s disastrous 2023 derailment in Ohio want residents to talk with them before deciding the historic deal isn’t...

Norfolk Southern to Settle Ohio Derailment Class Action Lawsuit for $600M

Apr 9 2024 // April 9 (Reuters) – U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern NSC.N said on Tuesday it had reached a $600 million deal to resolve a class action lawsuit related to the East Palestine, Ohio derailment last year.The...

Severe Weather Spawns Tornado, Damage and One Death in South, Midwest

Apr 4 2024 // Thousands of homes and businesses were without power Tuesday as severe weather roared through several states, causing at least one death and spawning possible tornadoes.Parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Mississippi,...

Freight Railroads Must Keep 2-Person Crews Under New Federal Rule

Apr 4 2024 // Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday in a milestone in organized labor’s long fight to preserve the practice.The...

Ohio Manufacturer Faces $253K Fine for Employee’s Severe Injuries

Apr 1 2024 // Despite citations from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for similar hazards at its Shelby, Ohio facility in 2022, ArcelorMittal Tubular Products USA LLC — a subsidiary of...