Picture This! Girder Wrangler Tempts Fate
Heavy clothing, zero fall protection and working over water could prove to be a losing proposition for this worker.
Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturer Cited for 34 Alleged Serious Violations GalleryKitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturer Cited for 34 Alleged Serious Violations
Article, Chemical Safety, English, Forklifts, Health and Safety Management, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, PPE, Topic, Type
Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturer Cited for 34 Alleged Serious Violations
OSHA opened an inspection after a worker lost two fingers [...]
Picture This! McDonalds’ Crane is… Whack GalleryPicture This! McDonalds’ Crane is… Whack
Construction, Crane Safety, English, Forestry, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Picture This, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Picture This! McDonalds’ Crane is… Whack
A mobile crane operator and customers inside a fast food restaurant got a surprise when the crane toppled while hoisting a chiller unit. Thankfully, no one inside or outside was injured.
L.A. Garment Manufacturers Cited for Safety Violations
Garment manufacturers operating in the Los Angeles area have received [...]
Louisiana Refinery Cited for 27 Serious Safety Violations
An inspection under OSHA’s national emphasis program for petroleum refineries [...]
Manufacturer Cited for 29 Alleged Safety and Health Violations after Employee’s Hand Was Amputated GalleryManufacturer Cited for 29 Alleged Safety and Health Violations after Employee’s Hand Was Amputated
Article, Confined Spaces, English, Health and Safety Management, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Food, Topic, Type
Manufacturer Cited for 29 Alleged Safety and Health Violations after Employee’s Hand Was Amputated
A manufacturer of industrial and pharmaceutical food coatings is facing [...]
Picture This! Shocking Video Debunks Workplace ‘Accidents’
This powerful and dramatic safety video from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board in Ontario drives home the point that there really aren't any workplace 'accidents.'
Picture This! A Dangerous Balancing Act
Forklifts are remarkably effective tools in millions of workplaces, but like any other tool, they are prone to being misused
Picture This! Housekeeper Oversteps the Boundaries of Safety
What good is a sparklingly clean window if the person who attended to it is lying severely injured or dead on the ground below?
Picture This! Worker Survives Chainsaw Necklace Nightmare
Chainsaw kickbacks are often deadly, but a Pennsylvania tree trimmer survived in spite of having a chainsaw's chain embed itself in his neck. The horrifying incident hasn't put James Valentine, 21, off returning to that job. Here's a photograph showing an X-ray of the chain inside his body.
Picture This! Did Anyone See Where I Put the…
There are messy workplace and then there are th MESSY workplaces. Shown here is a housekeeping house of horrors that puts construction workers at serious risk for slip, trip and fall injuries.
Picture This! Worker Rescued Nine Hours After Racking Falls Onto Forklift GalleryPicture This! Worker Rescued Nine Hours After Racking Falls Onto Forklift
Agriculture, Confined Spaces, Construction, Emergency Action Plan, English, First Aid and Emergency Response, Forklifts, General Industry, Health and Safety Management, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Near Miss, Oil and Gas, Picture This, Topic, Type, Utilities
Picture This! Worker Rescued Nine Hours After Racking Falls Onto Forklift
We don't know how fond forklift operator Tomasz Wiszniewski is [...]
Picture This! A Bucket Load of Problems
Taking shortcuts with scaffolding is risky business. Here is a photograph showing a makeshift scaffold that was cobbled together by a person who should have known better, namely a safety supervisor.
Picture This! Scalpel Makers Risk Going Under the Knife Themselves GalleryPicture This! Scalpel Makers Risk Going Under the Knife Themselves
English, General Industry, General Safety, Health and Safety Management, Industry, Injury/Illness, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Picture This, PPE, Topic, Type
Picture This! Scalpel Makers Risk Going Under the Knife Themselves
This photograph shows workers in Pakistan, including children, making scalpels and scissors without personal protective equipment or machine guarding. They could easily suffer eye injuries or machine entanglement injuries.
Picture This! Carpenter Survives Nail Gun to the Heart
Imagine accidentally lodging a large nail deep inside your heart and living to tell about it. A Minnesota carpenter is recovering from open heart surgery after his ordeal.
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 Shocking Rat’s Nest of Wiring
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.
Food Wholesaler Fined $55,000 for Violations
Food Wholesaler Fined $55,000 for violations resulting in serious foot [...]
Georgia Peanut Producer Cited for Numerous Alleged Safety and Health Violations GalleryGeorgia Peanut Producer Cited for Numerous Alleged Safety and Health Violations
Agriculture, Article, Combustible Dust, Electrical, English, First Aid and Emergency Response, Health and Safety Management, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Language, Machine Guarding, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing Food, Topic, Type
Georgia Peanut Producer Cited for Numerous Alleged Safety and Health Violations
Birdsong Corp. has been cited for 21 alleged serious safety [...]
Georgia Poultry Processing Plant Cited For Repeat, Serious Violations under Site-Specific Targeting Program GalleryGeorgia Poultry Processing Plant Cited For Repeat, Serious Violations under Site-Specific Targeting Program
Agriculture, Article, English, Health and Safety Management, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing Food, Topic, Type
Georgia Poultry Processing Plant Cited For Repeat, Serious Violations under Site-Specific Targeting Program
OSHA is proposing total penalties of $155,000 against a company [...]
Hose Plant Cited for 44 Alleged Safety and Health Violations Issued Nearly $59,000 in Proposed Fines GalleryHose Plant Cited for 44 Alleged Safety and Health Violations Issued Nearly $59,000 in Proposed Fines
Article, Concrete/Masonry, Crane Safety, Electrical, English, Fall Protection, Forklifts, Health and Safety Management, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Language, Machine Guarding, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Materials Handling and Storage, Noise, PPE, PPE - Respiratory, Slips, Trips and Falls, Topic, Type
Hose Plant Cited for 44 Alleged Safety and Health Violations Issued Nearly $59,000 in Proposed Fines
Responding to a complaint, OSHA inspected a metal hose manufacturing [...]
Fall Protection Issues Head Up OSHA’s Top 10 Violations GalleryFall Protection Issues Head Up OSHA’s Top 10 Violations
Agriculture, Article, Compressed Gas/Air, Construction, Education, English, Fall Protection, Forestry, General Industry, Health and Safety Management, Healthcare, Hospitality, Hospitality, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, PPE, Retail, Slips, Trips and Falls, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Fall Protection Issues Head Up OSHA’s Top 10 Violations
Issues involving a lack of fall protection measures were number [...]
Fall Protection Number One on OSHA’s Top 10 Violations List GalleryFall Protection Number One on OSHA’s Top 10 Violations List
Agriculture, Article, Construction, Education, Electrical, English, Fall Protection, Forestry, General Industry, Healthcare, Hospitality, Hospitality, Industry, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, PPE, Retail, Slips, Trips and Falls, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Fall Protection Number One on OSHA’s Top 10 Violations List
Fall protection issues have topped the list of OSHA’s most-cited [...]
Fire Brings Citations for 12 Safety Violations, Along With $71,000 in Proposed Penalties GalleryFire Brings Citations for 12 Safety Violations, Along With $71,000 in Proposed Penalties
Article, English, Health and Safety Management, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Topic, Type
Fire Brings Citations for 12 Safety Violations, Along With $71,000 in Proposed Penalties
OSHA began an investigation after four employees at a plant [...]
Firearms Manufacturers Under Gun for 50 Alleged Violations GalleryFirearms Manufacturers Under Gun for 50 Alleged Violations
Article, Chemical Safety, Electrical, English, Industry, Language, Lead, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Materials Handling and Storage, Topic, Type
Firearms Manufacturers Under Gun for 50 Alleged Violations
OSHA says inspections initiated by its Hartford, CT, office in [...]
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