The company was cited for eight repeat and 13 serious [...]
The majority of the citations allege deficiencies in the plant’s [...]
OSHA inspected an ice manufacturer and issued citations for 20 [...]
Winter weather means snow and ice, which can cause slips-and-falls.
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.
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.
What would you tell a worker using a ladder in this way?
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.
Try bending sharply at the waist for a minute and then stand up. Feel dizzy? Now imagine doing it while standing on two narrow boards high above the ground, with nothing but hard ground to break your fall should you lose your balance.
The good news is she wasn’t far from expert medical [...]
Responding to a complaint, OSHA inspected a metal hose manufacturing [...]
OSHA has proposed $108,000 in penalties against a contractor for [...]
A farm supply cooperative has been cited for four alleged [...]
Issues involving a lack of fall protection measures were number [...]
Fall protection issues have topped the list of OSHA’s most-cited [...]
After a worker fell 100 feet from a scaffolding system, [...]
A worker suffered fatal injuries when he fell through a [...]
A Georgia construction company has been fined $53,162 for violating [...]
OSHA inspectors cited 16 serious safety violations, 12 serious health [...]
While removing temporary piping on a mezzanine of a partially-built [...]
An OSHA inspection found that a worker was exposed to [...]
OSHA opened an inspection at a Richardson, TX. worksite in [...]
OSHA conducted an investigation at a Covington, LA, worksite in [...]
Two workers were standing on a temporary floor covering when [...]
A foreman was installing roofing at a four-story building when [...]
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