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Manufacturing Plant Cited for 29 Alleged Serious Violations Issued $109,500 in Proposed Fines

An OSHA inspection found that a worker was exposed to [...]

Manufacturing Plant Cited for 29 Alleged Serious Violations Issued $109,500 in Proposed Fines2018-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Masonry Company Cited for Four Serious, 11 Repeat Safety Violations Carrying $210,000 in Proposed Penalties

OSHA issued the citations following an inspection that began in [...]

Masonry Company Cited for Four Serious, 11 Repeat Safety Violations Carrying $210,000 in Proposed Penalties2018-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Masonry Contractor Cited for 21 Alleged Safety Violations

The company was cited for eight repeat and 13 serious [...]

Masonry Contractor Cited for 21 Alleged Safety Violations2018-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This! Excavation Puts Safety Out of Reach

Clutter and an excavation could create considerable risk for anyone needing to access a first-aid kit or fire extinguisher.

Picture This! Excavation Puts Safety Out of Reach2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This! Planks, But No Thanks

This skinny plank, which barely spans its supports at both ends, provides workers with a potentially exciting, yet unsafe, means of getting to and from their worksite. It could easily snap or shift, or a worker could simply lose his balance and fall from it.

Picture This! Planks, But No Thanks2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This! Human Crane Feeling the Strain

When people don't have the right equipment or are too lazy to go get it, they tend to improvise in ways that are anything but wise. Here's a photo of a man holding a worker upside down outside an elevated window. The strain is plainly evident on his face.

Picture This! Human Crane Feeling the Strain2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This! You Do the Hokey Pokey And…

Practice makes perfect, or so it is said. But workers who perfect unsafe practices and think nothing bad will ever happen to them are often sadly proven wrong.

Picture This! You Do the Hokey Pokey And…2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This! Do Sharp Metal and Safety Ropes Mix Well?

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.

Picture This! Do Sharp Metal and Safety Ropes Mix Well?2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This! A New Version of Walking the Plank

We often get away with multitasking as we walk, but not if the floor we're walking on is missing a few key components, such as planks.

Picture This! A New Version of Walking the Plank2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This! Stacking the Odds Against Safety

This photograph illustrates a recipe for disaster. A worker toils high above the ground while standing on a stack of pallets hoisted by an aerial lift. To make matters worse, he has no form of fall protection and isn't even wearing a hardhat.

Picture This! Stacking the Odds Against Safety2023-09-04T16:42:43+00:00

Ice Cream Company Issued $90,500 in Proposed Fines for 22 Alleged Serious Violations

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

Ice Cream Company Issued $90,500 in Proposed Fines for 22 Alleged Serious Violations2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This! A Few Bricks Short of a Secured Load

This photograph of bricks tumbling from a scaffold shows how vital it is for workers to secure tools and materials against movement when working from scaffolds or other elevated areas. Anyone working or walking below could easily have been killed by the falling materials.

Picture This! A Few Bricks Short of a Secured Load2023-09-04T16:40:19+00:00

Picture This! Remember, You Can’t Fly!

This photo was snapped in Australia, so it was probably a nice day to be working outside, but this guy is more than a little light on fall protection equipment and other safety gear. One slip and he could face some heavy personal consequences.

Picture This! Remember, You Can’t Fly!2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Ice Plant Cited for 20 Alleged Serious Violations Issued $90,000 in Proposed Penalties

OSHA inspected an ice manufacturer and issued citations for 20 [...]

Ice Plant Cited for 20 Alleged Serious Violations Issued $90,000 in Proposed Penalties2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This! One Point of Contact Puts Safety in the Gutter

Most people hate the task of removing leaves and needles from rain gutters, so they try to get the job done as quickly as possible. This photograph shows a worker breaking two cardinal ladder safety rules while clearing a gutter of leaves.

Picture This! One Point of Contact Puts Safety in the Gutter2023-09-04T16:33:24+00:00

Picture This: Makeshift Bucket Lift is a Safety Downer

Here's an example of how not to inspect a roof. This unsafe practice provides no fall prevention nor protection against what would likely be a fatal fall.

Picture This: Makeshift Bucket Lift is a Safety Downer2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Linen Company Cited for 21 Alleged Safety and Health Violations Issued $47,600 in Proposed Fines

OSHA conducted an inspection and found a range of hazards [...]

Linen Company Cited for 21 Alleged Safety and Health Violations Issued $47,600 in Proposed Fines2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This! Everything-But-The-Kitchen-Sink Platform Elevates Fall Hazard

When working in a stairwell you need to have the right equipment and a plan for performing the job safely. The worker shown in this photograph has come up short on both counts, having cobbled together a questionable assortment of ladders, blocks and boards into a highly unstable and unsafe platform. 

Picture This! Everything-But-The-Kitchen-Sink Platform Elevates Fall Hazard2023-09-04T16:31:16+00:00

Manitoba Hydro Gets Hefty Fine for ATV Violation

A Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health investigation found that Manitoba [...]

Manitoba Hydro Gets Hefty Fine for ATV Violation2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

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