Equipment wasn’t de-energized; paralyzed worker awarded $21.7M
The combination of working at heights and failure to de-energize equipment proved tragic for a 28-year-old construction worker. The company responsible must now pay him $21.7 million as the result of a...
View ArticleConstruction company fined $470K by OSHA for electric shock hazards
OSHA has leveled almost a half-million dollars in fines to a Philadelphia-area construction company for exposing workers to shock and fall hazards. Two company workers were shocked on the job in 2011...
View ArticleTop 10 OSHA violations in 2015: Is new regulation tripping up employers?
The No. 2 violation on the annual list of top 10 OSHA citations involves a regulation which has been significantly updated recently. The list was released at the National Safety Council‘s 2015 Congress...
View ArticleStucco contractor nailed again for scaffolding violations
OSHA recently fined a Pennsylvania stucco contractor for the second time in two months for scaffolding violations. For this recent inspection, the contractor is facing a $93,000 penalty. On Nov. 25,...
View ArticleIs undocumented worker barred from suing for his workplace injuries?
Four workers in Mississippi were injured when scaffolding collapsed at a worksite. They all filed a lawsuit against the general contractor, but it turned out one of the four workers was undocumented....
View ArticleOSHA’s top 10 citations of 2016
The most cited OSHA violations of 2016 cover a wide range of workplace safety topics, from falls to chemicals, from PPE to forklifts. Patrick Kapust, Deputy Director of Enforcement Programs for OSHA,...
View ArticleOSHA’s top 10 violations for 2017
Which OSHA regulations do inspectors cite most often? It’s an annual tradition at the National Safety Council’s Congress & Expo: OSHA reveals its preliminary data on the top 10 violations for the...
View ArticleConstruction 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. Design Plastering West LLC must pay a $150,000 criminal fine, a $100,000...
View ArticleOSHA’s Top 10 violations for 2018
What safety mistakes is OSHA issuing fines for most often? OSHA announced the preliminary most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2018 (Oct. 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2018) at the...
View ArticleOSHA’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. Here are the top 10, released at the National Safety Council’s 2019...
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