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OSHA Urges Healthcare Facilities and Providers to Employ Safety and Health Programs as Injury and Illness Rates Soar
Amid the pandemic, U.S. healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020 while serving those in need. In fact, workers in the healthcare and social assistance industries combined, suffered more injuries and illnesses than workers in any industry in the nation. ‘ As the nation prepares to observe…
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Worker’s Fatal Fall Leads to Serious Hazards Found
An OSHA investigation into the fatal injuries suffered by an 86-year-old worker at a Henderson sawmill and pallet manufacturer found the company exposed workers to hazardous energy sources and lack of machine guarding. OSHA opened the investigation on July 28th, 2021, after receiving a report that the worker had fallen form a stack of pallets…
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Toxic Chemicals and Other Hazards Found at Bergen County Manufacturing Facility
OSHA issued citations related to Methylene Chloride hazards, including overexposing workers to the solvent, and failing to provide personal protective equipment, eye wash stations, and medical surveillance employees exposed. The total fines adding up to over $127k. “Allowing employees to be exposed to methylene chloride improperly puts them at risk of certain cancers, damage to…
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Alliance Renewed Between U.S. Department of Labor and Mexican Consulate
Renewed Alliance Meant to Protect, Educate Mexican, Hispanic workers, Employers in Kansas, Missouri on Safety OSHA and the Consulate General of Mexico in Kansas City have renewed an alliance – first signed in 2013 – to continue their collaborative relationship to promote workplace safety and health with the consulate and the Mexican nationals working in…
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Helium Enrichment Unit Failed to Follow Safe Chemical Handling Procedures
OSHA found that the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management violated procedures for safe handling of chemical materials at its Cliffside Helium Enrichment Unit, a federal chemical producing plant that refines and sells helium products to private entities. These findings resulted in 21 notices of unsafe working conditions. This is OSHA’s first use…
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Lack of Excavation Safety Training puts Workers at Risk
An investigation in July 2021 found a utility contractor in Montana exposed employees working in and around trenches to potentially deadly hazards. OSHA determined the company failed to provide adequate protections from possible cave-in hazards for employees working in trenches, train its workers regarding excavation hazards, and have an experienced person monitor potential deadly workspaces…
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Two Contractors cited after 25-Foot Fall Fatally Injures Carpenter and Seriously Injuries Another
Two employees doing framework at a residential construction project, in 2021, had no prior warning when the platform underneath them failed; they both fell 25 feet, about two stories tall. Head Trauma killed a 49-year-old crew leader, and the second, a 40-year-old suffered fractures to his leg, knee, ribs and nose. OSHA performed an investigation…
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Chemical Company Cited Following Two Employee Deaths and One Sickened
Exposure to dangerous toxins at an Alabama chemical manufacturing plant lead to two deaths and sickened another worker after the employer failed to provide appropriate protective equipment and implement safe work practices during maintenance activities on chemical processing equipment An OSHA investigation found that on July 2, 2021, these employees were exposed to toxic fluorocarbon…
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Roofing Contractor Faces Possible Jail Time for Repeated Violations of Safety Hazards
A Florida-based roofing contractor, who has been known to expose his workers to serious and potential fatal risks fails to comply with court orders once again. The owner, Travis Slaughter, has failed to pay over $2 million in penalties assessed by OSHA for more than 48 safety and health violations, dating back nearly a decade.…
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