A recent study found that falls are among the costliest workplace injuries. In fact, they’re in the top three workplace injuries with the highest compensation payouts. So when it comes to protecting workers from deadly fall hazards, most employers stand firm on safety training requirements and the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE). When workers […]
OSHA has proposed that a Wisconsin baking facility operator pay nearly $263,000 in penalties following its investigation into an injury suffered by an employee at the plant. The investigation marked the second time since 2019 that the federal safety watchdog agency opened an investigation into potential safety-related issues at Minnesota-based Pan-O-Gold Baking Company’s Wisconsin facility. […]
For the second time in less than six months, OSHA found serious safety violations at a battery manufacturer in Georgia. SK Battery America Inc., a global electric vehicle battery manufacturer, faces $77,200 in fines. Workers exposed to respiratory hazards in fire In October 2023, a lithium battery fire occurred at the manufacturer’s Commerce plant. Several workers suffered […]
An employer’s failure to ensure that employees turned equipment off before performing maintenance led to a fatality, according to a federal report. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) investigated the incident that saw a 24-year-old worker killed when he became entangled in a rotating drill steel while changing out the steel on a […]
An Alabama sausage manufacturer was cited by OSHA for various lockout/tagout, machine and fire-related violations. This inspection was conducted as a follow-up to a Dec. 8, 2022 inspection that found similar violations. It was also completed under OSHA’s National Emphasis Program on amputation hazards. The latest investigation found seven repeat violations related to lockout/tagout, machine […]
OSHA cited an Oklahoma contractor whose failure to follow confined spaces safety procedures led to a worker fatality. Inspectors found that a 30-year-old worker asphyxiated in September 2023 while trying to make repairs inside a water tank at a McClain County worksite. The investigation revealed that the worker had entered a permit-required confined space to […]
OSHA conducted a “listening session” in late February 2024 to get worker insight on indoor heat hazards in the restaurant industry. The event was hosted by Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, a non-profit organization that seeks to improve working conditions for restaurant workers. Discussions held at the listening session “highlighted the experiences of restaurant workers with […]
A 52-year-old carpenter with more than 20 years of experience died when his 6-foot fiberglass step ladder tipped over, causing him to fall onto a concrete surface. A job hazard analysis could have prevented the incident. Investigators with the Kentucky Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation (FACE) Program determined that he overreached while taking a measurement, […]
A Wisconsin hardwood flooring manufacturer is in hot water with federal OSHA for a variety of safety and health violations found during an inspection under a national emphasis program for amputation hazards. The agency also opened a health inspection at the facility, finding a number of problems with the company’s hearing conservation program as well […]
