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• Cave-in hazards: Willful violations add up
  January 27, 2012 by Fred Hosier

  A contractor faces $169,000 in OSHA fines after an inspection revealed cave-in hazards at a construction site. More…

  
  

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• Silica regulation: 300 safety pros, doctors call for action
  January 26, 2012 by Fred Hosier

  A letter to President Obama questions a significant delay in the federal regulatory process for a proposed revision to OSHA’s silica rule. More…

  
  

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• State lawmaker wants workers’ comp for traffic crash
  January 25, 2012 by Fred Hosier

  Anyone who has dealt with workers’ comp knows this: Usually, injuries during trips to and from work aren’t covered. But a state representative in Oklahoma has an interesting argument on why he should get workers’ comp for a traffic crash. More…

  
  

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• Man shoots nail into his brain, posts it to Facebook from ambulance
  January 24, 2012 by Fred Hosier

  Dante Autullo of Orland Park, IL, suffered a brain injury: His skull was pierced by a nail shot from a nail gun he was using. There are several amazing parts to his story, not the least of which was that he was able to post an x-ray of the nail in his head on his Facebook page before having surgery to remove it. More…

  
  

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• Woman destroys factory where dad was killed (video)
  January 23, 2012 by Fred Hosier

  One thing that every safety manager hopes: that they never have to tell a spouse, parent or child that their loved one was seriously injured or killed at work. Here’s a story about one daughter who had a unique opportunity to find closure for the workplace death of her father. More…

  
  

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• Labor Dept. seeks to force company to comply with safety regs
  January 20, 2012 by Fred Hosier

  The U.S. Labor Department has asked the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) to order a supermarket chain to comply with OSHA regulations involving fall and laceration hazards. More…

  
  

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• Study: No improvement found in California fatality rate after I2P2
  January 19, 2012 by Fred Hosier

  A preliminary report has failed to find any clear impact of California’s required Injury and Illness Prevention Programs (I2P2) on the total fatality rate in the state. The exact effect on the number of worker injuries is unclear. More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, Safety training, State OSHAs, Workers' comp

  
• Bizarre accident: Man killed in wood chipping incident was decapitated
  January 18, 2012 by Fred Hosier

  Authorities have corrected earlier reports that said a worker on a team clearing debris in Nevada City, CA, had been killed in a wood chipper. The machine was involved in the fatality, but the worker was not pulled into it. More…

  
  

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• OSHA makes its case for new I2P2 regulation
  January 17, 2012 by Fred Hosier

  OSHA administrator David Michaels has said that a new regulation to require companies to develop their own injury and illness prevention programs (I2P2) is a top priority for the agency. Now, a new OSHA white paper makes the case for the program. See what you think: More…

  
  

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• Top 10 OSHA fines of 2011

  

  OSHA issued plenty of six- and seven-figure fines in 2011. Here are ten examples of what companies did to become part of a club no one would want to be a member of. More…

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