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.
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Tags: Dawn Brancheau, drowning, killer whale, SeaWorld, Tilikum
A fall left a worker submerged in a giant tank of peanuts. Fortunately, he lived to tell about the experience.
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Tags: giant tank of peanuts, grain handlers, self-contained breathing apparatus
A worker falls to his death while upgrading a communication tower. An OSHA investigation showed that the worker had, for some reason, detached himself from his fall protection. Is the company at fault?
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Tags: fall protection, unpreventable employee misconduct, worker falls
Police are trying to determine whether to file murder charges against an accused shoplifter who knocked over a store clerk while allegedly trying to steal a TV.
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It’s not unusual for employees who claim they were injured on the job to get caught working or playing sports without the alleged effects of their injuries. In this case, the worker claimed he needed to use a wheelchair. But the worker was caught walking perfectly by …
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Tags: excavator, prison, workers' comp fraud
One worker was killed and three firefighters were hospitalized after being overcome by mysterious fumes that rose out of an opened manhole in Middletown, OH.
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Tags: fall, mysterious fumes, nitrogen, overcome by fumes
A subcontractor faces an OSHA fine in connection with an incident on the roof of the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium that seriously injured two workers.
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Cal-OSHA is looking into a fatality involving a 19-year-old gas station employee.
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Tags: changing a light bulb, electrocution, severe grief reaction
A jury in Alabama awarded $10 million to a woman whose husband died in a workplace incident in 2008.
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Tags: Fatality, fell 150 feet, jury verdict
The death of a construction worker in California provides lessons about trenching and forklift use.
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Tags: buried alive, falling, forklift, trench
Authorities are investigating a gruesome fatality involving a teenager working at a restaurant.
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Tags: sewage pit, teenager, uncovered manhole
A migrant worker fractured his ankle on a sidewalk outside of employer-provided housing. Does he get workers’ comp benefits for his injury?
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In the first year of the Obama administration, OSHA was busy handing out fines the likes of which hadn’t been seen for eight years. Here’s our rundown of 10 significant fines from the last 12 months, and what they mean for businesses:
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Tags: BP, Obama administration, OSHA fines, prison time, top 10
A construction company faces $789,000 in fines and its owner could spend up to six months in jail following a worker fatality.
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Tags: criminal charges, fall fatality, jail, per-employee citations
Two companies face fines for a fatality in which an employee fell into a vat of melting chocolate.
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Tags: dies in vat of chocolate, Falls, floor openings, railing
Here’s proof that even falls from low heights can be fatal.
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Tags: fall from ladder, fatal, head injuries
A burned out light, two identical doors and an 18-foot fall add up to a costly jury verdict for one employer.
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Tags: 18-foot fall, burned out light, costly jury verdict, disability
When a worker doesn’t use PPE and dies on the job as a result, is the employer responsible or is it a case of employee misconduct?
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Tags: employee misconduct, PPE, worker dies
When a worker doesn’t use PPE and dies on the job as a result, is the employer responsible or is it a case of employee misconduct?
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Tags: employee misconduct, fall protection, PPE
OSHA has released its preliminary list of the top 10 most frequent workplace safety violations for 2009.
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Tags: fall protection, frequent workplace safety violations, hazard communication, scaffolding, Top 10 safety violations 2009
OSHA has fined a waste processing company $207,800 after an investigation prompted by a fatality at the facility.
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Next time you want to address proper ladder use and fall protection with workers, you might want to use this story about a man who fell to his death when he was trying to reach a light fixture.
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Tags: died from fall, fall protection, jury-rig
When it comes to workplace injuries, have you ever asked yourself, “Is there something in the water?” A recent magazine article kinda suggests that.
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Tags: Men's Health, top 10 accident-prone cities, workplace injuries
Every safety manager has seen it: It-won’t-happen-to-me syndrome. What if you could show workers how likely they are to die from various causes? A new online calculator allows you to do just that.
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Once OSHA finds significant safety violations at one facility, it’s likely to go after other locations owned by the same company.
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Tags: fast moving machinery, OSHA fines, Sims Bark, Sims Stone, struck by equipment
Looking for another scary example to drive home your safety message? Two window washers in Long Beach, CA, were rescued from a partially collapsed scaffold. A TV station caught one worker’s rescue on video.
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Tags: collapsed scaffold, safety harness, window washer rescued
A construction fatality in Texas has spurred criticism of OSHA’s recent inspection increase. But not all of the criticism is the same.
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Expecting an employee to construct a proper scaffold from materials and tools available at a worksite violates state labor law, according to a New York state court.
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Tags: New York state labor law, responsibility for safety, scaffold
Here’s a reminder about the importance of guarding against slip-and-falls.
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U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis had two messages for attendees at the American Society of Safety Engineers’ annual conference: We’re here to help companies provide safe workplaces, but we’ll also crack down on those who don’t.
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Tags: American Society of Safety Engineers, Hilda Solis, Jordan Barab, Safety 2009, Texas construction fatalities
When is a fire escape not a fire escape? When it’s a scaffold, according to a New York Court.
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Tags: demolition, fire escape, scaffold
California authorities have made massive allegations of workers’ comp fraud against an employer.
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Tags: insurance premiums, Petronella Roofing, workers' comp fraud
The owner and a manager of a roofing company in Santa Rosa, CA, will both go to jail after a pair of incidents involving employee falls through skylights. One employee died, the other was permanently disabled.
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Tags: fall protection, falls through skylights, permanently disabled
Slips, trips and falls are routinely one of the top causes of injuries in workplaces. They also subtract from a company’s bottom line due to medical and workers’ comp insurance, lost productivity and retraining costs.
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Tags: ASSE, flooring, slip, top causes of injury in workplace, trip and fall prevention
An employer’s insurance coverage doesn’t pay for housekeeping services for workers injured on the job, according to a new ruling by Arizona’s Court of Appeals. But that’s not the case in all states.
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Tags: back surgery, tripped, workers' compensation
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