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Safety training: Owner, supervisor jailed for worker’s death


May 27, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: construction safety, Falls, Fatality, PPE (protective equipment), Safety training, Special Report, State OSHAs, What do you think?

Prison

OSHA can’t send people responsible for workplace safety to jail. But they can refer cases to local prosecutors who are able to seek prison time. That’s what happened in this case, and now two men will be locked up.

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Report: Feds considering manslaughter charges for BP


April 4, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: BP, cost of safety, criminal charges, Fatality, fire/explosion, In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views, Lawsuits, What do you think?

It’s almost one year since the oil well explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 workers and caused the biggest offshore spill in U.S. history. A recent news report says the federal government is consolidating its efforts to bring criminal charges against the company and perhaps some of its managers.

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Owner, manager face jail in death of pregnant employee


October 22, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: cost of safety, criminal charges, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, lockout/tagout, Safety training, What do you think?

When investigations into workplace deaths find particularly egregious safety failures, the penalties won’t stop with fines from OSHA. These cases can be forwarded to prosecutors for criminal charges. That’s what happened in this California fatality.

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3 company officials charged with involuntary manslaughter in pregnant teen worker’s death


April 27, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: criminal charges, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Worker health

California is serious about providing outdoor workers with relief from heat: Three top officials for a now out-of-business farm labor contractor face involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of a teen from heat stress.

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