Which companies are on OSHA’s target list now?
Which companies will receive OSHA inspections in Fiscal Year 2020 (which began Oct. 1, 2019)?
Construction
OSHA’s top 10 violations for 2019: 27K citations
The top 10 most cited violations by federal OSHA in the first 10.5 months of fiscal year 2019 accounted for 26,915 violations.
Doctor clears her for work, but she refuses to go back: Can she get workers’ comp?
An employee injured her neck at work. A doctor said she could return to work without restrictions. The employee quoted another doctor who recommended restrictions. She quit and filed for workers’ comp. Did she get benefits?
Fungal infection due to trenching on the job or hay on employee’s hobby farm?
An employee contracted a fungal infection in his lungs while digging a trench, but his employer claimed he got the infection while bailing hay on his hobby farm. Was the employee able to get benefits?
Not reporting injuries could bring an OSHA inspector to your door
Questions have arisen about whether the Trump administration has weakened the OSHA electronic injury reporting rule because there appear to be few (if any) penalties tied to not reporting. That’s changed.
Did injured worker prove employer violated safety reg and get additional comp benefits?
An employee says his employer could have taken steps to prevent his injury, therefore he deserves additional workers’ comp benefits. How did a court rule?
Construction firm ordered to pay $250K in fatal fall case
A judge has ordered a construction company to pay a total of $250,000 in penalties in connection with an employee’s fatal fall.
Company pleads guilty to manslaughter, pays $852K in death of worker
A construction company has pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter for causing the death of a construction worker.
