Orlando Manufacturer Cited for Three Repeat and Nine Serious Violations Issued $105,000 in Proposed Fines
OSHA issued three repeat citations for alleged hazards associated with [...]

OSHA issued three repeat citations for alleged hazards associated with [...]
Two oil refineries in Mississippi and Alabama have been cited [...]

An OSHA inspection found alleged hazards associated with cranes, scaffolds, [...]

The majority of the citations allege deficiencies in the plant’s [...]

OSHA inspected an ice manufacturer and issued citations for 20 [...]
Garment manufacturers operating in the Los Angeles area have received [...]

OSHA conducted an inspection and found a range of hazards [...]
When there's no table or countertop handy and you're hungry, finding a convenient place to plug in a toaster oven can be challenging. But this isn't the solution.
Standing on the top rung of a ladder isn't safe. And neither is this.
Some people get a charge from energy drinks, but here's a way to get one from a plain old drinking fountain. This photograph shows a fountain accompanied by a sign warning of high water pressure, located right next to a unsafely placed electrical outlet and plug.
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.
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.
Making do with what you have is good advice in many situations, but in the world of workplace safety, making do often translates into taking dangerous shortcuts. Here we have a situation where someone has shoved bare electrical wires into a power outlet and then taped the makeshift wiring to hold it in place. (WorkSafeVictoria, Australia)
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.
You never know what you might snag if you excavate before calling to find out the location of underground utilities.

Using an aluminum ladder around electricity is dangerous enough but this guy has raised the stakes considerably.
Amateur "handy persons" often produce shoddy work by failing to realize their limitations. But here's an example of someone crossing the line from shoddy to potentially deadly by performing electrical work they had no business tackling.

OSHA opened an inspection on Jan. 29, 2008 after a [...]

Birdsong Corp. has been cited for 21 alleged serious safety [...]

Responding to a complaint, OSHA inspected a metal hose manufacturing [...]

Fall protection issues have topped the list of OSHA’s most-cited [...]

OSHA says inspections initiated by its Hartford, CT, office in [...]

OSHA has issued citations for numerous alleged hazards relating to [...]

A New York building developer was inspected in response to [...]

OSHA initiated an inspection of the facility in February and [...]