OSHA Watch: Oct 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026

First edition, published Nov 13, 2026. It looks back 30 days (Oct 13 to Nov 12, 2026); weekly editions after this cover 7 days.

This roundup collects safety enforcement and rulemaking from official federal sources between Oct 13, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026: our own stories on OSHA citations and cases, plus the official releases, Review Commission decisions and Federal Register documents posted in that window. Each citation is an allegation until it is resolved; Review Commission items note whether a judge's decision became a final order.

Our OSHA stories in this window

• J. Fletcher Creamer & Son cited in Piscataway, NJ — OSHA cites J. Fletcher Creamer & Son for workplace safety violations in New Jersey project. (New Jersey)

OSHA and Department of Labor enforcement releases

• US Department of Labor cites Illinois utility construction company for repeated exposure to trenching hazards OSHA news releases, Oct 21, 2026 · Illinois

Item titles are the official titles from the agency; follow the link for the full document.

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission decisions

• ALJ Decision in J & G Quality Construction Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 26-0231, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Nov 5, 2026
• ALJ Decision in J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 24-1055, Directed for Review. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Nov 2, 2026
• ALJ Decision in U.S. Postal Service, dba East Portland Station, OSHRC Docket No. 23-1008, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Oct 29, 2026
• ALJ Decision in Gorick Construction Co., Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 24-1081, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Oct 28, 2026 · New York
• ALJ Decision in Continental Electric Construction Company, LLC., OSHRC Docket No. 24-1734, Directed for Review. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Oct 21, 2026 · Illinois
• ALJ Decision in Heartland Builders LLC., OSHRC Docket No. 26-0277, Directed for Review. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Oct 15, 2026

Item titles are the official titles from the agency; follow the link for the full document.

OSHA rules and notices in the Federal Register

• Obayashi-Jay Dee Joint Venture; Cemetery Brook Drain Tunnel Project; Grant of Permanent Variance Federal Register: OSHA, Oct 29, 2026
• Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition Federal Register: OSHA, Oct 29, 2026
• Nemko North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition Federal Register: OSHA, Oct 16, 2026

Item titles are the official titles from the agency; follow the link for the full document.

By state

• Illinois: US Department of Labor cites Illinois utility construction company for repeated exposure to trenching hazards; ALJ Decision in Continental Electric Construction Company, LLC., OSHRC Docket No. 24-1734, Directed for Review.
• New Jersey (state edition coming soon): J. Fletcher Creamer & Son cited in Piscataway, NJ
• New York: ALJ Decision in Gorick Construction Co., Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 24-1081, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

States with a live HERE City construction site link to that site; states whose edition is not live yet are listed without a link.