Did you know that the roots of modern electricity go way, way back? They go all the way back to 4000 years ago! In 1936, while excavating ruins in a 2000 year old village near Baghdad, workers discovered what we today call the Baghdad Battery.… Read More »Did you Know? The Baghdad Battery
In June of 2016 tragedy struck the maintenance crew at the Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, New Jersey. A maintenance worker was replacing an overhead ballast in a light fixture and fell from his ladder. He was hospitalized for the injuries sustained… Read More »Electrical Hazards Cause Employee’s Untimely Death
April 02, 2015 Region 4 OSHA cites South Carolina contractor for exposing workers to cave-in and struck-by hazards at work site in Pooler, Georgia Employer name: Jordan Construction Co. of Hilton Head Inc. Inspection site: At the time of the inspection, workers were installing sewer lines at… Read More »OSHA cites South Carolina contractor for exposing workers to cave-in and struck-by hazards at work site in Pooler, Georgia
April 2, 2015 Region 5 Workers exposed to asbestos hazards at A.M. Castle & Co. in Franklin Park Employer name: A.M. Castle & Co. Investigation site: 3400 N. Wolf Road, Franklin Park, IL, 60131 Date investigation initiated and what prompted inspection: On Sept. 25, the U.S. Department of… Read More »Workers exposed to asbestos hazards at A.M. Castle & Co. in Franklin Park
April 1, 2015 Region 2 Lack of cave-in protections led to trench collapse, Bednar Landscape workers’ deaths in Boonton OSHA releases finding in October 2014 trench disaster Employer name and location: Bednar Landscape Services Inc., located at 501 Division Street in Boonton, New Jersey. The company… Read More »Lack of cave-in protections led to trench collapse, Bednar Landscape workers’ deaths in Boonton
March 31, 2015 Region 2 OSHA fines Dayton, New Jersey, companies $64,200 after investigation finds blocked exit routes and chemical, noise and energy control hazards Employers name and location: Imagine Screen Printing & Productions LLC, which imprints graphic design images onto apparel such as t-shirts and… Read More »OSHA fines Dayton, New Jersey, companies $64,200 after investigation finds blocked exit routes and chemical, noise and energy control hazards
April 6, 2015 Fred Hosier Metal ladder touches electric line; worker dies, OSHA issues fine Calling the situation “blatant disregard for worker safety,” OSHA has fined an out-of-business roofing contractor in connection with an electrocution last year. To view the rest of the article continue on… Read More »Metal ladder touches electric line; worker dies, OSHA issues fine
April 1, 2015 Region 5 USPS cited for electrical hazards at Chicago’s Clark Street distribution center Employer name: United States Postal Service Investigation site: 2643 N. Clark, Chicago, IL 60614 Date investigation initiated and what prompted inspection: On Jan. 14, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and… Read More »USPS cited for electrical hazards at Chicago’s Clark Street distribution center
March 30, 2015 Region 5 Koser Iron Works faces penalties of more than $102K for exposing workers to machine, fire and explosion hazards, lack of training OSHA cites company for 2 willful, 4 repeated, 12 serious safety violations BARRON, Wis. – Once again, workers were exposed… Read More »Koser Iron Works faces penalties of more than $102K for exposing workers to machine, fire and explosion hazards, lack of training
March 26, 2015 Region 1 New Hampshire electrical contractor exposes employee to fall and electric shock hazards at Concord jobsite Daniels Electric Corp. faces $40,000 in fines after OSHA spots violations Employer name: Daniels Electric Corp., an electrical contractor based in Gilford, New Hampshire. Inspection site: 8… Read More »New Hampshire electrical contractor exposes employee to fall and electric shock hazards at Concord jobsite