Masonry Contractor Cited for 21 Alleged Safety Violations
The company was cited for eight repeat and 13 serious [...]

The company was cited for eight repeat and 13 serious [...]
OSHA issued four repeat citations carrying $45,000 in proposed penalties [...]

If you haven’t already done so, here’s a reminder! Employers [...]

OSHA conducted an inspection and found a range of hazards [...]
What good is a sparklingly clean window if the person who attended to it is lying severely injured or dead on the ground below?
This rickety looking set-up is enough to raise the hair on your neck.

We don't know how fond forklift operator Tomasz Wiszniewski is [...]
The only potential safety feature in this photograph is the grass at the base of this unsafe scaffolding. It might slightly cushion the impact should a worker fall from it.
A massive $3.1 billion project to replace Seattle's aging Alaskan Way Viaduct with an underground tunnel is making use of automated survey machines to detect ground movement while the two-mile-long tunnel is being bored under downtown Seattle.
A safety inspector visited a church roofing project site after receiving a complaint about unsafe conditions and observed safety ropes running over sharp metal roofing surfaces. Here's a photo of what the inspector saw before issuing a stop- work order.
This photograph was taken in Indonesia, but workers all over North America often place themselves in similar danger by attempting to lift or roll heavy objects that could crush them if they lost control of those items. In this photo, workers are seen pushing a huge log up a steep ramp to a truck bed.
An inspection under OSHA’s national emphasis program for petroleum refineries [...]
Everyone knows how dangerous it is to text while behind the wheel of a moving car. This guy has upped the ante.
We assume this is important information, so it shouldn't be scrawled on a piece of paper towel that could blow away in a draft or get wet and quickly become illegible.
The message on the bright yellow caution sign shown here, warning that the area in front of this electrical panel must be kept clear for 36 inches, seems to have been lost on the person who parked a bicycle right in front of it.
Assuming that any old light bulb will work in a light fixture could lead to a meltdown like the one shown in this photograph. Worse yet, it could cause a fire.
Working without fall protection on any roof is dangerous, but taking life or death risks on a crematorium roof is both hazardous and ironic.
If a worker becomes tired enough, nothing will stop that person from falling asleep. If that person is driving or performing other safety sensitive tasks, an unintentional nap can have devastating consequences.
This photograph depicts the dangerous combination of two pieces of lifting equipment being used to elevate a worker. Worse, someone is standing or walking directly under this dangerous situation.
A Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health investigation found that Manitoba [...]
Climbing a ladder requires concentration on one's placement of hands and feet, which means this worker may be oblivious to a sharp piece of metal protruding into the area just above his body.

Whatever part of this safety footwear which was considered to be “safe” by the wearer is something that only he would know.
It's Fire Prevention Month--a good time to point to hazards at work and around the house that need to be addressed before a fire occurs. This photograph shows a power bar that has overheated and could easily have caused a fire. Worse yet, it was still in use, under a bed.
Some confusing wording on a safety message probably raised a few eyebrows.
This dramatic photograph shows what can happen when a garbage truck driver forgets to lower a raised bin before driving away. The driver survived, but not without injuries.