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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! 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! Give It Up For Crazy Legs and His Dueling Ladders

Gymnastics should be considered one of the skills of safe ladder use. This worker is shown straddling two ladders, with one foot on each. This looks like a recipe for a nasty or even fatal fall.

Picture This! Give It Up For Crazy Legs and His Dueling Ladders2023-09-04T16:13:11+00:00

Picture This! ‘Scaf-fold’ Could Prove to be Operative Word

This makeshift scaffold, made from ladders lashed together, screams trouble even before anyone sets foot on it.

Picture This! ‘Scaf-fold’ Could Prove to be Operative Word2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This! You’ve Got to Know When to Scaffold ‘Em

This picture illustrates a depressingly common half-measure in construction--the use of an unsafe work platform that provides zero fall protection to workers.

Picture This! You’ve Got to Know When to Scaffold ‘Em2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Florida Contractor Cited for Alleged Repeat Violations at a St. Petersburg Construction Site

After a worker fell 100 feet from a scaffolding system, [...]

Florida Contractor Cited for Alleged Repeat Violations at a St. Petersburg Construction Site2018-02-09T00:00:00+00:00

Construction Company Cited for Willful Violations After Worker Dies

OSHA opened an inspection at a Richardson, TX. worksite in [...]

Construction Company Cited for Willful Violations After Worker Dies2018-02-07T00:00:00+00:00

Construction Company Fined for Alleged Repeat Violations

OSHA conducted an investigation at a Covington, LA, worksite in [...]

Construction Company Fined for Alleged Repeat Violations2018-02-07T00:00:00+00:00

Working Safely With Supported Scaffolding – Construction Safety Video

This video trains workers in the correct way to erect, maintain and use scaffolds. Includes, creating a stable foundation, platforms and planking, Power Lines, ramps and walkways, fall protection and more.
(21 minutes)

Working Safely With Supported Scaffolding – Construction Safety Video2018-02-06T00:00:00+00:00

Scaffold Safety Safety Video – Spanish

Excellent training program for anyone working on or near scaffolding. Attention given to safety rules, operating procedures and safe use of scaffolding. Meets scaffold training requirements.

Scaffold Safety Safety Video – Spanish2018-02-06T00:00:00+00:00

Safety Tips for Those Working Around Water

People who aren’t expecting to end up in water often are not prepared for that possibility and the results can be tragic. Every year in the United States and Canada, an estimated 3,800 people drown, with many of these victims being people who ended up in the water unintentionally.

Safety Tips for Those Working Around Water2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Alleged Repeat, Serious Violations Carry $117,000 in Proposed Penalties Against Illinois Business

OSHA conducted a safety and health inspection in August 2007 [...]

Alleged Repeat, Serious Violations Carry $117,000 in Proposed Penalties Against Illinois Business2018-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

Alleged Scaffolding and Fall Hazards Bring Citations For 25 Violations

OSHA has proposed $54,250 in fines after twice finding workers [...]

Alleged Scaffolding and Fall Hazards Bring Citations For 25 Violations2018-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

Makeshift Ladder Explodes!

An apprentice mechanic, working part-time with a transport company, was working when a drum of windshield washer antifreeze exploded. The explosion was set off by a spark from his welding. The investigation into this death

Makeshift Ladder Explodes!2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Altered Scaffold Collapses Under Weight

Two workers fell from a suspended scaffold when it broke in half 10 stories above the ground. The scaffold was loaded with supplies and equipment to repair balconies. It had been altered to lengthen the

Altered Scaffold Collapses Under Weight2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Scaffold Slippery from Ice and Snow

A tubular welded frame scaffold was covered with ice and snow. A construction laborer working on the third level slipped and fell headfirst to his death on the pavement about 20 feet (6.1 meters) below.

Scaffold Slippery from Ice and Snow2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Too Experienced to Need Training?

A construction crew was preparing to pour concrete into forms. A laborer climbed a ladder on one side of a form and stepped over the form to stand on an unguarded scaffold on the opposite side.

Too Experienced to Need Training?2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Company Cited Following Fall Fatality

Work-related fatal falls continue to take a terrible toll in the workplace. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 815 workers throughout the US lost their lives in falls in 2004. In Canada, a worker dies in a fall about every three days.

Company Cited Following Fall Fatality2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Scaffold Death Costs Company Almost $46,000

An Alberta painting contractor is paying the price after a worker fell from a scaffold that rolled from under him while he was trying to staple a tarp onto a wall.

Scaffold Death Costs Company Almost $46,0002018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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