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• What do employees really think about workplace safety?
  September 2, 2010 by Fred Hosier

  What better time than Labor Day weekend to find out what U.S. employees think about safety in the workplace? More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, Workers' attitudes about safety

  
• Worker killed while mowing lawn
  September 2, 2010 by Fred Hosier

  On average, about 95 people are killed each year in lawn-mowing incidents. A worker for New Castle County in Delaware is a recent victim. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

  
• $200 million settlement proposed in crash caused by texting
  September 1, 2010 by Fred Hosier

  A commuter rail system and its former operating contractor want to use federal law to limit their liability in a deadly train crash caused by a texting employee. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, Transportation safety, What do you think?, cell phone and driving, cost of safety

  
• Jury awards $30.4 million in worker’s popcorn lung lawsuit
  August 31, 2010 by Fred Hosier

  A jury in Chicago has awarded the largest individual verdict in a popcorn lung disease case. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Chemical safety, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Lawsuits, What do you think?, cost of safety

  
• Video cameras focus on workers to improve safety
  August 30, 2010 by Fred Hosier

  What if you could capture on video the seconds immediately before and after an injury-causing incident in the workplace? One employer hopes to do just that. More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, Transportation safety, What do you think?, Workers' comp

  
• 5 workers die: Emergency responders were an hour away
  August 26, 2010 by Fred Hosier

  Ingredients for disaster: flammable materials, confined space, no emergency responders on site. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Chemical safety, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views, fire/explosion

  
• OSHA fines SeaWorld in fatal whale attack on trainer
  August 25, 2010 by Fred Hosier

  OSHA has cited SeaWorld of Florida for three safety violations following the death of an animal trainer who was pulled under the water by a six-ton killer whale in Orlando. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, Falls, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, What do you think?, Who Got Fined and Why?

  
• Worker rescued from giant tank of peanuts
  August 25, 2010 by Fred Hosier

  A fall left a worker submerged in a giant tank of peanuts. Fortunately, he lived to tell about the experience. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Falls, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Respiratory safety, confined spaces

  
• Other investigations suffer because of BP disaster
  August 24, 2010 by Fred Hosier

  A federal agency says it’s overburdened and understaffed, and as a result, other investigations will suffer because of its work on the BP oil rig explosion. More…

  
  

  Posted in: BP, Chemical safety, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views, fire/explosion

  

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Safety News & Workplace Safety Special Report

• $1.2 million OSHA fine for hiding injuries and illnesses

  

  OSHA fines over one-million dollars have become more common. But here’s one with a twist: It’s not for workplace hazards — it’s for recordkeeping violations. More…

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