Nov
11
2010
Burlington, MA
OH & S
OSHA Blasts Massachusetts Demolition Firm for Fall Hazards
OSHA has cited USA Demolition Inc. for alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards at a Burlington, Mass., worksite. The Woburn, Mass., contractor faces a total of $86,950 in proposed fines, chiefly for fall hazards identified during OSHA's inspection of the site where USA Demolition was removing a building facade.)
Nov
09
2010
Lorain, OH
Reliable Plant
Republic Engineered Products fined $143,000 for exposure workers to hazards
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Republic Engineered Products Inc., a steel manufacturing company in Lorain, Ohio, with one alleged willful, four repeat and eight serious safety violations for exposing its workers to fall hazards, failing to provide protective equipment and failing to maintain equipment at its Lorain facility. The company faces penalties totaling $143,000.)
Nov
03
2010
Burnaby, BC CA
OH & S
Worker seriously injured after falling down ventilation shaft
A worker was seriously injured on October 26 after he fell about six metres down a ventilation shaft at a 26-storey condominium tower under construction in Burnaby, British Columbia.)
Nov
03
2010
Atlanta, GA
Safety BLR
Painter Who Fell 30 Feet Awarded Million Dollar Judgment
Lawyers for Jose Rivera, a painter who was injured while working on a residential construction site in Atlanta, say their client was awarded a judgment of over $1 million.)
Oct
25
2010
Hillsdale, OH
OH & S
Ohio Construction Company Cited $57,600 for Fall Protection Violations
OSHA has cited B.O.S.S. Construction of Hillsdale, Ohio, with one alleged willful and one serious safety violation for failing to protect workers from falls at a Monclova, Ohio, residential construction jobsite. Penalties total $57,600.)
Oct
19
2010
Pittsfield, MA
Lisa Chedekel
Grim cycle of falls and fines plagues state construction industry
Falls have emerged as a leading cause of death in the Massachusetts construction industry, accounting for an estimated 66 percent of fatalities in 2009, compared to 37 percent in 2005, according to data from the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health [MassCOSH] and the U.S. Department of Labor. )
Oct
13
2010
Kings Point, NY
Safety.BLR.com
OSHA Cites and Fines Contractor for Scaffold, Fall Hazards
A painting and stucco contractor faces a total of $225,200 in proposed OSHA fines for failing to properly erect scaffolds and provide fall protection for workers at two New York jobsites.)
Oct
06
2010
St. Catharines, ON, CA
Matt Blajer
JGB Developments Inc. Fined $30,000 for Safety Violation
JGB Roofing, of St. Catharines, was fined $30,000 on September 17 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. )
Sep
18
2010
Norwalk, WI
Agri-View
Norwalk plant faces $370K in OSHA fines
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fining VPP Group LLC in Norwalk $369,500 for 38 safety and health violations at the meat processing plant.)
Sep
16
2010
Victoria, AU
AAP
Vic man falls to death from boom lift
A man in his 40s has died after he tumbled 18 metres from an aerial work platform at a school building site in Melbourne's southeast.)