OSHA

OSHA said Alliance Grain Co. violated safety standards by not properly guarding a sump hole, contributing to a seasonal laborer becoming injured. Alliance has not yet responded to the penalties, which total $276,407. The company said it's reviewing the citations.

The lawsuit with origins in Central Illinois involves shotgun shells and has nationwide implications.

Worker advocates said they fear the past is prologue as they discussed the history of corporate malfeasance in hiding the dangers of asbestos at a Bloomington plant.

The federal workplace safety agency OSHA has proposed nearly $630,000 in fines against a cooperative for allegedly failing to protect workers – including one whose leg was partially amputated last summer at a grain bin in Atlanta, Illinois.

The U.S. Labor Department said it will fine Dollar Tree $233,255 for repeat violations at a Bloomington store.The Occupational Safety and Health…

A McLean County Highway Department employee was killed Wednesday morning in what county officials have said was an electrocution.County Administrator…