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
March 26, 2015 Region 3 Roofing contractor ignores electrocution hazards that caused one death, puts second worker in same jeopardy just 72 hours later Kolek Woodshop Inc. shows ‘blatant disregard’ for worker safety TARENTUM, Pa. — Andrew “CK” Sakala Jr. was fatally electrocuted on a roofing… Read More »Roofing contractor ignores electrocution hazards that caused one death, puts second worker in same jeopardy just 72 hours later