August 2, 2010 by Fred Hosier
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
November 23, 2009 by Fred Hosier
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
October 30, 2009 by Fred Hosier
October 9, 2009 by Fred Hosier
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
May 6, 2009 by Fred Hosier
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
February 3, 2009 by Fred Hosier
As a safety pro, you’ve probably heard this claim: Once you get on OSHA’s inspection list, it’s tough to get off of it. A Midwest company can attest to that.
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Tags: carbon monoxide, fall protection, inspected, OSHA, violations
January 20, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Here’s another example of why companies want to have clean OSHA records: Once an employer gets on the agency’s hit list, additional violations will be even more costly.
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Tags: fall protection, OSHA violation, repeat citation
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