The owner of a tree removal company faces three to seven years in a state prison for creating workplace conditions that led to a worker fatality.

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Severe weather adds hazards for outdoor workers. A massive storm that unleashed a torrent of water with no warning led to an employee’s death at an excavation project in Texas.

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A monster truck show promoter died after accidentally stepping in front of a moving vehicle at a recent rally in Madison, WI.

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Tyson Foods has agreed to pay the maximum penalty for a willful violation of an OSHA standard resulting in the death of an employee.

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