Slips, trips & falls are often considered the most common workplace injuries. Although they range in severity, its no secret that no one want to endure a slip, strip, or fall while at work. Because they happen so often, they are known as the number one cause of workers’ compensation claims each year, making their…
Fall fatalities and injuries happen all too often, when in reality, they can be prevented with proper fall prevention measures. Falls still top OSHA top 10 most cited list of violations, and it hasn’t much moved throughout the years. Falls are also considered the “Fatal Four” in the construction industry- four of the most common…
Feb. 2, 2016 Area builder exposes workers to dangerous fall hazards at two Chicago area job sites within a month OSHA cites Ziggy’s Roofing of Norridge; proposes $115K in penaltiesNORRIDGE, Ill. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Norridge roofing contractor after inspectors saw employees working on residential…
There are many types of work platforms: aerial work platforms (such as scissor lifts), scaffolding, or prefabricated, permanently-installed platforms. Which one you choose to use depends on the type of work you plan on doing and the duration of that work. A quick paint job, for instance might be done on scaffolding, while replacing light…
Jan. 20, 2016 OSHA cites Kansas grain cooperative for exposing workers to fall, grain dust hazards at Quinter locationEmployer name: Frontier Ag Inc. Citations received: Jan. 15, 2016 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Wichita Area Office cited the Quinter, Kansas, grain cooperative for two repeated and three serious…
Jan. 05, 2016 OSHA cites Latite Roofing for repeatedly exposing workers to fall hazards Employer name: Latite Roofing and Sheet Metal LLC Inspection sites: 9617 NW 7th Circle, Building #3; 9741 NW 7th Circle, Building #5; and 9710 SW 7th Circle, Building #10, Plantation, Florida 33324. Citations issued: Citations were issued to the employer on…
Dec. 23, 2015 WKL Roofing exposes workers to falls, other serious safety hazards at job site in Port Orange, FloridaEmployer name: WKL Roofing Inspection site: 4655 Spruce Creek Road, Units A-H, Port Orange, Florida 32127 Citations issued: Citations were issued to the employer on Dec. 21. Investigation findings: Inspectors with the Occupational Safety and Health…
U.S. Department of Labor | Dec. 21, 2015 Area builder cited for dangerous fall hazards twice in a month Don Bosco of Batavia puts workers at-risk again, OSHA proposes total fines of $162KBATAVIA, Ill. – Twice in a month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Batavia builder after…
U.S. Department of Labor | Dec. 16, 2015 Plaster workers made to work above two stories at two Ohio construction sites without guard rails or fall protection 26 Ohio workers died in job-related falls in 2014Employer name: B & B Plastering, Leavittsburg, Ohio Citations issued: Dec. 10, 2015 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s…
U.S. Department of Labor | Dec. 2, 2015 Batavia, Illinois, builder exposes workers to dangerous fall hazards OSHA proposes fines of $103K for lack of fall protection at residential job site BATAVIA, Ill. – Falls were the leading cause of death for construction workers last year, accounting for nearly 40 percent* of construction fatalities. Yet,…
