Feb
05
2011
Tewksbury, MA
Tewksbury Patch
OSHA Fines Company $54,000 for Hazards at Tewksbury Site
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Georgoulis Construction Inc. for alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards for fall hazards at a Tewksbury worksite.)
Feb
02
2011
Lincoln, IL
OH & S
Illinois Roofing Firm Fined $102,000 for Fall Protection Hazards
OSHA has issued McEntire's Roofing Inc. of Lincoln, Ill., six citations for failing to provide fall protection for roofers working on residential projects. The company faces penalties totaling $102,000)
Feb
01
2011
Lincoln, IL
Newswire.com
OSHA cites McEntire's Roofing of Lincoln, Ill., $102,000 for failing to provide fall protection for workers
US Labor Department's OSHA cites McEntire's Roofing of Lincoln, Ill., $102,000 for failing to provide fall protection for workers.)
Jan
30
2011
El Paso, TX
OH & S
Texas Company Cited after Worker's Fatal 30-Foot Fall
OSHA has cited Spray Polyurethane Foam with five alleged serious and one other-than-serious violation for failing to provide fall protection resulting from an investigation into a fatality at the company's worksite in El Paso, Texas.)
Jan
26
2011
El Paso, TX
Bob Grotenhuis
Company Cited in Deadly Accident
Federal safety experts have fined Spray Polyurethane Foam Company after a deadly work site accident in the Mission Valley.)
Jan
26
2011
Mansfield, OH
Staff Report
Mansfield roofer fined by OSHA
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited roofing contractor Sherriff-Goslin Co. for two safety violations.)
Jan
24
2011
Washington, DC
OH & S
ISEA Recommends Against Blanket Exemptions to OSHA's Fall Protection Regulations
In testimony at a Jan. 18 public hearing in Washington, D.C., the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) stated its position that fall protection should be provided to everyone whose work exposes them to a fall risk.)
Jan
24
2011
Vancouver, BC CA
Gerry Bellett
Worker who died after fall at Canada Place hadn't tied off his safety harness
The worker who died two days after falling 14 metres while working on the sails at Canada Place Dec. 2 "was not using a personal fall protection system" at the time of the accident, according to an initial report by WorkSafeBC.)
Jan
19
2011
Syracuse, NY
Newswire.com
OSHA fines Binghamton, NY, demolition contractor $52,500 for fall and lead hazards
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited MJ Scoville Inc., a Binghamton, N.Y., demolition contractor, for nine willful and serious violations of workplace safety and health standards at a building renovation site at 83 Court St. in Binghamton. The contractor faces a total of $52,500 in proposed fines, chiefly for fall and lead hazards.)
Jan
17
2011
El Paso, TX
OSHA
El Paso Plastering Company Fined $99K for Fall Hazards
U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued five repeat citations to Best Plastering Contractors in El Paso, Texas, for exposing workers to fall hazards. Proposed penalties total $99,000.)