Referral to Prosecutors and Public Announcement Records in Japan

The company Ogawa Construction Industry Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Toyama Labour Bureau for violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations, specifically for allowing workers to perform tasks without proper safety measures on July 6, 1996, in Asahi Town, Toyama Prefecture.

The company (有)根本電気商会 was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by failing to ensure electrical safety measures during electrical work.

The company,蓮井建設(株), was prosecuted and publicly disclosed by the Kagawa Labour Bureau for using a drag shovel for purposes other than its main use, specifically to lift concrete blocks, on June 25, 2016.

The company Joint Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by using a generator with an internal combustion engine in a poorly ventilated area.

The Osaka Labour Bureau announced that Yao Shearing Industry Co., Ltd. was prosecuted for allowing unqualified workers to perform sling work, violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

The company Fukutoku Alloys Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed by the Hyogo Labour Bureau for violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act related to inadequate safety measures to prevent burns and other hazards from high-temperature materials in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

The company (株)アイガード was reported and publicly disclosed for failing to submit a worker injury report promptly after a labor accident requiring over four days of leave, as mandated by the Labor Safety and Health Law and its regulations.

The Tokyo Labor Bureau announced the prosecution and public disclosure of Link Staff Co., Ltd. for failing to pay approximately 880,000 yen in regular wages to three workers over a period of up to two months, violating Article 4 of the Minimum Wage Act.

The company (有)英丸商事 was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Ishikawa Labor Bureau for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, specifically for not wearing a protective helmet during unloading operations on a cargo truck with a maximum load capacity of 12.2 tons in Shika Town, Hakui District, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 19, 2022.

The company Takahashi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Fukushima Labour Bureau for failing to provide special training to workers handling incineration ash at a waste incineration facility, as required by law.

The Osaka Labor Bureau announced that (株)BGC was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for failing to pay regular wages for 8 months to 8 workers, violating Article 4 of the Minimum Wage Act.

The Fukui Labour Bureau announced that TES Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for failing to pay approximately 5.04 million yen in regular wages to 21 workers for one month, violating Article 24 of the Labour Standards Act.

The company 'クライム' was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Labor Safety and Health Act by the Yamaguchi Labor Bureau. The violation involved failure to perform duties related to the supervisor of scaffold assembly work.

The company (株)森組 was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Labor Safety and Health Act and its regulations, specifically for failing to inspect the ground during excavation work at a site in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture, on June 16, 2016.

Kanamoto Construction Industry was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Hyogo Labour Bureau for failing to promptly report a work-related injury requiring over four days of absence, in a location handling high-temperature materials such as blast furnaces.

Wagou Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Minimum Wage Law by failing to pay one month's regular wages to three workers, as per the Osaka Labor Bureau's findings.

The Osaka Labor Bureau announced that First Security Services Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Labor Standards Act by allowing one worker to perform illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding 80 hours per month on average over multiple consecutive months, with over 100 hours in some months.

The company (有)大國館 was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Minimum Wage Law by failing to pay three workers a total of 800,000 yen for two months' regular wages in Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture.

The company (一社)おりば was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Yamaguchi Labor Bureau for failing to pay approximately 12 million yen in wages to 13 workers over six months, violating Minimum Wage Law Article 4.

The company (同) alias was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Minimum Wage Law by failing to pay approximately 2.2 million yen in wages to four workers over two months.

The company (有)共立精巧 was reported for failing to submit a worker injury report promptly after a work-related injury requiring over four days of leave, in violation of the Labor Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The company Kiuchi Construction Co., Ltd. was reported to the Yamanashi Labour Bureau for failing to submit a worker injury report promptly after a work-related injury requiring over four days of leave, in violation of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The company Inuui was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for failing to pay approximately 5 million yen in wages to seven workers over four months, violating Article 4 of the Minimum Wage Act.

The company Eniwa Material Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by not stopping machinery during adjustment work.

The company (有)佐用環境整備 was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Hyogo Labour Bureau for failing to install a sturdy barrier at a sludge tank exceeding 75 centimeters in height, posing a risk of suffocation due to falls, violating the Labour Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

In July 2023, Seno Kogyo was publicly disclosed by the Hyogo Labour Bureau for failing to implement fall prevention measures, such as requiring the use of fall prevention devices, when it was significantly difficult to do so, under the Labour Safety and Health Act.

The Miyazaki Labor Bureau announced that Yamagata Poultry Farm Miyazaki Branch was prosecuted for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to use a moving ladder without installing anti-slip devices or taking other measures to prevent displacement.

The company (株)十信 was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to perform tasks on a slope approximately 6.5 meters high without fall prevention measures such as safety harnesses. The violation was reported by the Kyoto Labor Bureau.

The company Nankai Gravel Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by failing to implement safety measures against falls from the roadside shoulder and allowing workers to operate drag shovels without such precautions.

The company Green System was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Labor Safety and Health Law by failing to implement measures to prevent steam explosions during metal scrap loading into a melting furnace.

The company (株)ビルト・プレイズ was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violations of the Labor Safety and Health Act and its regulations, related to working at a height of approximately 20 meters without fall prevention measures.

The company (Yū) Daikō Kōgyō was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Labor Safety and Health Law by allowing workers to enter dangerous areas during dismantling work using machinery, as per the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

The company 常沅産業（株） was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for operating a machine exceeding 3 tons without qualified workers, violating the Labor Safety and Health Act in Ibaraki Prefecture.

A sole proprietor in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Minimum Wages Act by failing to pay approximately 340,000 yen in total regular wages for one month to two workers.

The company Fuji Denki (Ltd.) was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for using a forklift for purposes other than its primary use, violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act and related regulations.

The company Daiichi Suzuki Shoten in Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture, was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Minimum Wage Law by failing to pay approximately 590,000 yen in total wages for two months to two workers.

Radeeshya was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Aichi Labor Bureau for violating the Minimum Wage Law by failing to pay approximately 300,000 yen in regular wages to three workers over two months.

The Osaka Labor Bureau announced that Matsui Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act, specifically for not installing safety devices on presses.

A violation of the Industrial Safety and Health Act was reported involving a construction site in Edogawa, Tokyo, where workers were allowed to work near a 3-meter-high entrance gate without fall prevention measures.

The company (株)大明 was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to enter dangerous areas during dismantling work using a grab machine.

The company (株）鴻業商事 was publicly disclosed for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by failing to promptly submit a worker injury report following a work-related accident requiring approximately one and a half months of leave, at Imabari Yard, Ehime Prefecture.

On May 12, 1996, Takayama Shoten in Yao City, Osaka Prefecture, was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by failing to install safety devices on a press machine.

Ito Shoji was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to work at a height of approximately 12 meters without using fall prevention equipment.

The company Prowise Co., Ltd. in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Minimum Wages Act by failing to pay regular wages for two months to three workers.

The company (有)肥後土木工業 was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to perform tasks on a roughly 10-meter-high slope without implementing fall prevention measures such as safety harnesses. The violation was reported by the Kumamoto Labor Bureau.

The Akita Labor Bureau announced that Marue Uchiya Inc. and Imaru E Ibarashima Store violated the Labor Standards Act by allowing one worker to work overtime beyond the limits set by the 36 Agreement.

Kinoshita Kogyo Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by failing to assign a site supervisor during scaffold dismantling work in Inada, Kawabe District, Hyogo Prefecture.

A construction company, Akiyama Construction Co., Ltd., was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for submitting a worker injury report containing false information related to a work-related injury requiring more than four days of leave. The incident occurred in Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture, and was reported by the Tottori Labor Bureau.

The company Mats Kensetsu was prosecuted and publicly announced for failing to pay approximately 430,000 yen in regular wages to one worker for one month, violating Article 24 of the Labor Standards Act.

The company Shuko Kensetsu was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to work without implementing safety measures against the danger posed by a concrete block wall, in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture.

The company Tomakomai Kitakurako Port Transportation Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to enter dangerous areas during operations involving vehicle-type cargo handling machinery.

The company, Nankoku Shokusan Co., Ltd., was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Kumamoto Labor Bureau for failing to establish work procedures in mobile crane operations, violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Crane Safety Regulations.

The company (株)Strada was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Minimum Wages Act by failing to pay approximately 1.98 million yen in regular wages to one worker over 14 months.

The company (株)カイサ was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Minimum Wage Law by failing to pay approximately 90,000 yen in regular wages for one month to one worker, as per the 岡山労働局 on April 22, 2022.

The company (株)米持建設 was publicly reported by the Niigata Labour Bureau for failing to promptly submit a worker injury report after a work-related injury resulting in more than 4 days of leave, in violation of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The company Matsuda-gumi was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act related to fall prevention measures during work on a roof approximately 3.3 meters high.

The Ibaraki Labour Bureau announced that (Kabu) Ichizen Mito Sales Office was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Labour Standards Act by subjecting six workers to illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding 80 hours per month on average over multiple months, with some exceeding 100 hours per month.

The Ehime Labor Bureau announced that FujiKen Engineering Co., Ltd., Saijo Office, was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by failing to implement fall prevention measures inside a hopper, resulting in workers performing tasks without proper safety measures.

The Kyoto Labor Bureau announced that Kyōhoku Forest Cooperative was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for allowing workers to perform timber felling work without implementing measures to prevent falling trees, in violation of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The company (株)ヤクシ was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Osaka Labor Bureau for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act and its regulations by allowing workers to operate a commercial dryer without fall prevention measures on April 16, 2016.

The company (有)セトル was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Minimum Wage Law by failing to pay approximately 1.6 million yen in wages to one worker over four months.

Japanese company Nippon Cokes Industries was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by failing to stop machinery during repairs.

The company, Uwajima Motor Transport Co., Ltd., Chiya Office, was prosecuted and publicly announced for failing to designate a work supervisor when handling loads over 100kg on trucks, violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The company (株)渕登製作所 was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by not stopping machinery during cleaning operations.

The company Tokoh Sangyo Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Okayama Labor Bureau for violating the Labor Standards Act by forcing 13 workers to perform illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding 100 hours per month.

TukuRoi was prosecuted and publicly disclosed by the Ehime Labour Bureau for failing to pay approximately 600,000 yen in regular wages to two workers over three months, violating Article 4 of the Minimum Wage Act.

The company Shin-ei Transport Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Hyogo Labour Bureau for operating a forklift with unqualified workers, in violation of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its Enforcement Ordinance.

The Hyogo Labour Bureau announced that Nakahariima Forest Cooperative was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for failing to display warnings at hazardous work sites involving vehicle-based timber extraction machinery, which could pose risks from flying objects.

The company (株)ステー・クス was prosecuted and publicly announced for failing to submit a worker injury report promptly after a labor accident resulting in more than four days of leave, as required by the Labor Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The company Setsu Carton Co., Ltd. in Niigata was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by not stopping machinery during cleaning operations.

The Ehime Labor Bureau announced that Osaka Soda Co., Ltd., Matsuyama Factory, was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for failing to properly inspect chemical equipment used for handling chlorine during its first use, violating Article 34 of the Specific Chemical Substances Hazard Prevention Regulations under the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

The company Hashida Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced for failing to store the key to the press's changeover switch, violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The company 大伯砕石（株） was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Ehime Labor Bureau for violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act, specifically for allowing workers to operate at a height of approximately 10 meters without fall prevention measures such as fall arrest equipment.

The Wakayama Labour Bureau announced that Akari Unsou was prosecuted for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by allowing unqualified workers to operate demolition vehicle-type construction machinery on April 8, 2022.

The Kanagawa Labour Bureau announced that Goto Data Shoten failed to take measures to remove potentially falling debris when conducting cleaning work 2 meters above a soil mound in Kawasaki City, violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

TrustThree Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed by the Fukui Labor Bureau for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to enter dangerous areas while operating vehicle-type construction machinery.

Workers were made to enter dangerous areas during work using a drag shovel, violating safety regulations in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Failure to pay one worker a month's regular wages and failure to provide regular health checkups to workers at least once a year.

Did not provide a written document containing necessary safety information as required by Article 31-2 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

Did not perform specific voluntary inspections of forklifts; allowed workers to enter dangerous areas while using forklifts.

Failure to supervise workers and failure to pay one worker a month's regular wages; failure to designate a waiting area in advance during felling operations.

Failure to pay 360,000 yen and forcing three workers to perform illegal overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement on scaffolding over 1.5 meters high in Nishitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture.

The company was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of labor laws, including operating a forklift without proper agreements and allowing illegal overtime work.

Submitted a worker injury and illness report with false content regarding a work-related accident requiring more than four days of leave. Paid one month's regular wages to one worker in Naniwa Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

Failure to take appropriate measures to prevent burns while working on a residential roof approximately 2.7 meters high, resulting in a fall through the roof.

Kawa Ward failed to pay premium wages for overtime and late-night work to one worker over a period of seven months, related to a work-related injury requiring more than four days of leave.

Did not pay approximately 360,000 yen in regular wages for one month to two workers; exceeded the extended working hours under the 36 Agreement for three workers.

The Kuwana workplace conducted overtime and holiday work without authorization, failed to pay a total of 1.42 million yen in regular wages to one worker over four months, and a work-related injury requiring more than four days of leave occurred.

Failure to pay 130,000 yen; allowed unqualified workers to operate forklifts with a maximum load of over 1 ton; failed to conclude and notify a 36 Agreement for one worker.

Failure to take necessary measures and operating a concrete mixer truck exceeding the maximum load capacity in Tsumagoi, Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture, when hiring workers.

A work-related injury requiring more than four days of leave occurred after a worker was made to perform illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement.

Rising Corporation was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Minimum Wage Act and the Industrial Safety and Health Act, related to illegal overtime work and unpaid wages.

Failure to pay 1.01 million yen and allowing Miyazaki Chuo to use a forklift for purposes other than its main use, by the Okinawa Erebun Agricultural Development Organization in Kagoshima Prefecture, Oshima District, W.

Failure to take necessary measures and not paying approximately 1.29 million yen in regular wages for three months to two workers, and not paying wages for six months to one worker.

Failed to pay approximately 350,000 yen in total regular wages for one month to two workers at a residential construction site.

Failure to pay 2,480,000 yen in wages and to implement fall prevention measures at a solar power plant maintenance site.

Failure to pay wages to one worker and unpaid wages to another worker, along with inadequate fall prevention measures on a 4.6-meter-high work platform.

The entity did not implement measures to prevent the escape of materials or objects, and did not establish a work plan or safety measures in advance when performing work using a high-altitude work vehicle.

Failure to implement measures such as establishing a designated area; used a forklift for purposes other than its main use; and did not install safety devices on a press in Nishiyodo, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

Failure to install safety devices on a press machine used by an employee, resulting in 7 months of overtime work in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.