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Worker killed by blast of high-pressure water


May 16, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views

A plumber working at a high school was killed in a freak incident when he was hit by a stream of highly pressurized water.

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Report: More OSHA guidance needed on safety incentives


May 15, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, safety incentives

For a while now, OSHA has been telling businesses that they need to take a closer look at their safety incentive programs. Now, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says OSHA has to take a closer look at its guidance about safety incentive programs.

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1 in 3 workers don’t get enough sleep


May 14, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: fatigue, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, Safety training, Transportation safety

Pick any three employees at your company. Chances are, one of them is sleep deprived. And the chances increase for certain industries and among employees who work night and irregular schedules. And most people would not want to take the chance that these sleepy workers will injure themselves or others.

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Job site safety doesn’t end on lunch break


May 11, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Workers' attitudes about safety

Last month we told you about how a newspaper photo got an organization into trouble with OSHA. Now, fear of something similar happening cost some workers a week on the job. A newspaper snapped their photo while they were dangling their legs over the edge of an I-beam, eating lunch and watching a ball game.

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Transgender widow sues for husband’s workers’ comp benefits


May 10, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Lawsuits, Workers' comp

The transgender widow of a firefighter is suing the City of Wharton, TX, for workers’ comp benefits that she was denied because she was born a man.

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Study: Reporting more injuries leads to better safety program


May 9, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, Research on safety, Workers' comp

Researchers recently compared injury and fatality rates in the construction industry in all 50 states. Some of the results surprised researchers.

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Company to pay $400K to OSHA in settlement over injuries


May 8, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, Falls, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Safety training

A New England supermarket chain will pay $400,000 in fines, hire a full-time safety officer and make other improvements in a settlement with OSHA.

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Tree removal worker dies at nudist club


May 7, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, PPE (protective equipment)

It just goes to show that an occupational fatality can happen anywhere: OSHA is investigating the death of a tree worker at a nudist club in New Jersey.

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Will employee get comp for on-the-job stroke?


May 7, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, new court decision, PPE (protective equipment), Special Report, Workers' comp

A foundry worker had a stroke at work. He filed for workers’ comp, arguing that working in a 100° room contributed to the stroke. Will the employee get comp benefits?

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‘Cleanup in aisle 7′: Better make it quick


May 7, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Falls, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, new court decision

Imagine this: A baby vomits just inside the entrance to a Target store. Seven minutes later it’s not cleaned up and a customer slips and falls, sustaining injuries. A slip-and-fall lawsuit follows. Will the store be able to get the lawsuit thrown out? Surveillance video is key.

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Fatality & previous injuries puts company in severe violator program


May 3, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?

An engine cooling manufacturing company has been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) following a fatality last year and previous serious injuries to workers. The company now also owes OSHA $210,000.

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Revised stats: Workplace deaths in U.S. increase


May 2, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: construction safety, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics

It’s official: More workers died in the U.S. in 2010 than in 2009.

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Fatigue likely cause of fatal train crash


May 1, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, fatigue, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Transportation safety

Once again, worker fatigue has proved deadly in a transportation incident.

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Fired for safety violation, or was it age discrimination?


April 30, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, new court decision, Safety training

Could an employee show that the reason he was fired was age discrimination and not for a safety violation?

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First arrest in connection with BP Gulf explosion


April 30, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: BP, criminal charges, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

The U.S. Justice Department has filed its initial charges in connection with the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20, 2010. Now a former BP employee faces prison time and fines.

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A day to remember workers who died on the job


April 27, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

April 28, 2012, is International Workers’ Memorial Day.

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Owners face prison time for workers’ comp fraud


April 26, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: criminal charges, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Workers' comp

The owners of a roofing business could face up to five years in prison if they’re found guilty of charges of workers’ comp insurance fraud.

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Rodent problem becomes whistleblower lawsuit


April 24, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, whistleblower

How did an employee’s complaint about a rodent problem at work turn into a whistleblower lawsuit?

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Report: OSHA rulemaking process takes too long


April 23, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New rules and regulations, OSHA news

A report to Congress from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) calls the process for creating a new OSHA regulation “protracted” and “lengthy.”

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Did swan contribute to worker’s drowning?


April 20, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, Compliance, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news

OSHA is investigating the death of a worker for a company that supplied swans and dogs to keep geese away from business and residential properties. Reports suggest one of the animals may have played a part in the worker’s drowning.

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Retaliation or justified firing for safety violation?


April 19, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Forklift safety, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, new court decision, Workers' attitudes about safety, Workers' comp

Making the call on whether to fire an employee for violating your company’s safety rules can be tough. Add state workers’ comp law and federal family leave law, and things can get even more complicated.

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Company hit with $406K fine in fatal grain explosion


April 18, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, Fatality, fire/explosion, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Safety training, Who Got Fined and Why?

“Disregard for the law” is how Labor Secretary Hilda Solis describes the events that led to a grain explosion that killed six workers and left two others seriously injured. Now OSHA has decided on the penalties for two companies involved in the incident.

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Charged with moonlighting as fighter while collecting workers’ comp


April 17, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: criminal charges, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Workers' comp

This is not your usual case of suspected workers’ comp fraud in which an injured worker is seen making repairs on his house or lifting children. Raphael “Noodle” Davis, a Los Angeles City firefighter, ran into trouble by moonlighting as a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.

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New ruling: How far back can OSHA look for recordkeeping violations?


April 16, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, new court decision, OSHA news, Recordkeeping, Special Report

A new court ruling significantly changes how far back OSHA can look for violations of its standard on recording employee injuries.

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Newspaper photo of worker on roof leads to OSHA fine


April 16, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, Falls, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, State OSHAs, Who Got Fined and Why?

You’ve probably heard about OSHA inspections started because a compliance officer happened to be driving by a construction site and saw a potential violation. This story involves an investigation started because of a newspaper photo.

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Nail pierces builder’s heart and he lives to tell about it


April 13, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, construction safety, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views

“Very lucky” is how one doctor describes Dennis Hennis of Vineland, NJ who shot himself in the heart with a nail gun.

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Feds shut down trucking company over safety concerns


April 12, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Alcohol/drugs, Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Transportation safety

It doesn’t take a crash, injuries or deaths for federal authorities to shut down a motor carrier. Serious concerns about vehicle and driver safety are enough to take commercial vehicles off the road, as this case shows.

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Two workers seriously burned in dust explosion: $231K OSHA fine


April 11, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?

OSHA has cited a pasta manufacturing plant with three willful and three serious violations in connection with a dust explosion that sent two maintenance employees to the hospital with serious burns to their upper bodies.

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Wal-Mart opts out of workers’ comp program


April 10, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: cost of safety, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Workers' comp

Wal-Mart has decided to manage its own injury benefits program in one state. That’s led proponents and opponents of such an option to weigh-in on whether it’s a good idea for businesses or not.

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Will workers’ comp pay for operation to reverse a medication’s side effect?


April 9, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, new court decision, Special Report, Workers' comp

Employees taking medication for work-related injuries may be eligible for additional workers’ comp benefits for side effects from the drugs. In this case, the unusual side effect was …

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Company that bashed OSHA on YouTube ordered to pay $42K for contempt


April 9, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, inspections, Latest News & Views, new court decision, OSHA news

Companies have the right to require OSHA to get a warrant before allowing a safety and health inspection. But once OSHA has a warrant, continuing to prevent an inspection can be costly.

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It’s tornado season: Are your workers prepared?


April 9, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Electrical safety, Falls, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, safety video/photo

It’s usually video of the aftermath that shows the destructive power of tornadoes. However, the recent outbreak of twisters near Dallas provided a picture of the havoc during the storms: video of tractor trailers being picked up and dropped like toys. Click through for a link to the video and advice for safe tornado response.

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State uncovers 538 businesses without workers’ comp in three months


April 5, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, Who Got Fined and Why?, Workers' comp

Computers are making it easier for state inspectors to check whether businesses have workers’ comp insurance policies. The result: more fines.

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Court says employee wounded on way to work should get comp


April 4, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, new court decision, Workers' comp

An employee was talking on his company-issued cell phone to a co-worker in his own car when he was shot in the face by someone in a passing vehicle. Now a state court has ruled that the employee should receive workers’ comp benefits.

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OSHA cutting small businesses a break on fines


April 3, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?

A year-and-a-half ago, OSHA instituted new policies aimed at increasing average amounts for certain types of safety and health fines. After reviewing the results, the agency is making one change that actually will cut some businesses a break.

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