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Tipoffs for Jacksonville, Florida (Federal Agencies) Newsletter for Friday April 12, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Department of Labor Finds Florida Contractor Ignored Federal Safety Measures That Could Have Prevented Welder's Confined Space Fatality
PALATKA, Florida, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * St. John's Ship Building exposed workers to lack of oxygen * * * As he had many other days, the morning shift welder arrived at 5 a.m. to work at St. John's Ship Building Inc. in Palatka on Aug. 28, 2023. Tasked with doing some fabrication work in a 4-foot by 8-foot space in a ship's hull, the employee began work unaware that fatal suffocation woul  more

OSHA: Department of Labor Finds Florida Contractor Ignored Federal Safety Measures That Could Have Prevented Welder's Confined Space Fatality
PALATKA, Florida, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 4 issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: As he had many other days, the morning shift welder arrived at 5 a.m. to work at St. John's Ship Building Inc. in Palatka on Aug. 28, 2023. Tasked with doing some fabrication work in a 4-foot by 8-foot space in a ship's hull, the employee began work unaware that fatal suffocation would soon end his life. Less than two hours aft  more

Texas U.S. Attorney: Florida Woman Convicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Scheme
TYLER, Texas, April 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: A Jacksonville, Florida woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Sharena Seay, 39, pleaded guilty to money laundering before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love on April 11, 2024. According to information presented in court, Seay laundered the proceeds of her drug trafficking operations th  more