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Jun 22 2011


Newark, NJ

Newswire.com

OSHA cites Newark construction company for fall, other workplace safety hazards

  • Wed 22nd June 2011
  • Newark, NJ
US Labor Department's OSHA cites Newark construction company for fall, other workplace safety hazards found at 2 New Jersey work sites.)
Jun 22 2011


Concord, NC

Shavonne Potts

Company fined over man's death

  • Wed 22nd June 2011
  • Concord, NC
The North Carolina Department of Labor has cited and fined a Concord company after an April investigation into the death of an employee.)
Jun 21 2011


Lawrenceville, GA

Eve Chen

Roofing company cited for endangering workers

  • Tue 21st June 2011
  • Lawrenceville, GA
A Lawrenceville roofing company has been cited with a handful of federal safety violations at work sites in Georgia and Florida.)
Jun 13 2011


Lewiston, ME

The Construction Index

OSHA issues $243k fine for repeat safety violations

  • Mon 13th June 2011
  • Lewiston, ME
A roofing contractor with a long history of violating workplace safety standards is facing a total of US$243,360 (£150,000) in proposed fines from the US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA).)
Jun 11 2011


Florence, PA

Chris Bishop

OSHA cites Florence company

  • Sat 11th June 2011
  • Florence, PA
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited DC Fabricators for 19 serious safety violations, including allegedly exposing workers to fall hazards, at its 25-acre West Front Street facility.)
Jun 10 2011


Washington, DC

OSHA

OSHA Announces Phase-in for Residential Construction Fall Protection

  • Fri 10th June 2011
  • Washington, DC
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced a three month phase-in period to allow residential construction employers to come into compliance with the Agency's new directive to provide residential construction workers with fall protection.)
Jun 01 2011


San Francisco, CA

Fisher & Phillips, LLP

Business Owner and Job Foreman Each Go To Jail For Worker’s Death

  • Wed 01st June 2011
  • San Francisco, CA
The owner and the foreman of a roofing company have each been sentenced to one year jail terms because they did not put fall protection measures in place that would have prevented a 39 year old employee from falling to his death from a four-story apartment building in San Francisco.)
May 24 2011


Elizabeth, NJ

OH & S

Six New Jersey Construction Firms Fined $95,470 for Fall, Repeat Violations

  • Tue 24th May 2011
  • Elizabeth, NJ
The serious violations address fall hazards at heights ranging from 12 to 40 feet, including a lack of guard rails, hand rails, harnesses, and/or belts/lanyards.)
May 16 2011


Chicago, IL

Claims Journal

OSHA Fines Illinois Steel Erection Contractor $75,460 for Fall Hazards

  • Mon 16th May 2011
  • Chicago, IL
Quinco Steel Inc., located in Chicago Heights, has been cited by OSHA for four repeat safety violations after people were observed working at heights without fall protection during a January job site inspection in Chicago. The steel erection contractor faces penalties totaling $75,460.)
May 11 2011


Tuscaloosa, AL

OH & S

$200,000 in Fines Issued to Alabama Firm for Fall Hazards

  • Wed 11th May 2011
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
In November 2010, OSHA began its inspection at a work site in Pinson as part of a regional emphasis program focused on fall hazards. Inspectors observed workers being exposed to fall hazards while installing a canopy at a new gas station.)