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Was firing for reporting injury? Company must pay $213K


April 18, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Investigations, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Transportation safety, whistleblower

A railroad employee was injured at work, reported it and filled out required paperwork. Weeks later he was fired.

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Where was the lockout/tagout? Worker killed


February 14, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views, lockout/tagout, OSHA news, Workers' attitudes about safety

“I’ll just be a moment.” “No one would throw the switch while I’m working on the machine.” This workplace fatality shows there’s never a good reason not to lock out equipment while maintenance is being performed.

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Bizarre accident: OSHA investigates fatal killer whale attack


March 2, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, What do you think?

An OSHA investigation will determine whether any safety protocols were broken in connection with the drowning of a trainer by a killer whale at SeaWorld Orlando.

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