What will some people do to get their safety bonus? One safety manager hid more than 80 injuries to get a $2.5 million payout.
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Tags: falfisying injury records, nuclear plants, safety bonus, TVA
An OSHA inspection into the collapse of a parking garage under construction that killed four workers and injured nine others says lack of safety inspections by contractors played a significant part in the tragedy.
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Tags: buried in rubble, inspection, Miami Dade College Doral campus, parking garage collapse
A review commission has upheld an OSHA fine against a construction company in connection with the death of a worker. The commission says the company’s communication of the need for a rescue was insufficient.
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Tags: communication, construction company, lifesaving skiff, water rescue
The federal government has released its revised regulatory agenda. It lists 10 new or revised OSHA rules for 2013, with more to come in future years.
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Tags: i2p2, OSHA regulations, OSHA rules, regulatory agenda
In 2009, a jury convicted Christopher Briejer of theft of workers’ comp benefits and he was sentenced to prison. Testimony in his trial included that he had climbed Mt. Rainier. Now an appeals court has ruled in his case.
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Tags: appeal, Mt. Rainier, slipped disk, Workers' comp
A safety manager, working on a federal government project, could face prison time and millions of dollars in fines for hiding workers’ injuries.
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Tags: fraud, hiding worker injuries, safety incentive program, Tennessee Valley Authority
This story shows that a lack of safety training can be costly, both in terms of human life and OSHA fines, and it provides a reminder for any workers involved in rebuilding towns struck by Hurricane Sandy: Make sure you have the safety training for the task at hand.
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A construction worker was half buried in concrete but survived thanks to a 90-minute rescue conducted by first responders.
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Tags: buried in concrete, collapsed form wall, construction project, first responders
Say, two construction workers get hurt on the job. They make the same amount of money, they have the same injury, and they each hire a lawyer. Can you tell just by looking at them who’s likely to get the higher workers’ comp settlement?
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Tags: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, race, University of Illinois
When is an OSHA fine categorized as willful rather than serious? The question arose in the recent appeal of a construction case involving trenching.
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Tags: competent person, OSHRC, trenching, willful violation
