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Effective January 1, 2020, Cal/OSHA is revising its injury reporting obligations to be more aligned with the injury reporting obligations under federal OSHA. Details
OSHA cites Lemont contractor for safety violations
A Lemont-based roofing contractor was cited with federal safety violations for failing to protect workers from falls at two separate job sites in the west suburbs. Details
St. John’s, Newfoundland construction workers fined for incorrect use of fall protection equipment
The Newfoundland and Labrador government announced today that four St. John’s construction workers pled guilty to one charge each under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to use fall protection equipment correctly. Details
Following four recent construction incidents that took place in Northern New Jersey, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is calling on construction companies to ensure that employees working above 6 feet have the proper equipment to protect themselves from falls on the job. Details
Fall protection gear saves man from serious injury
Harry J. Kirkwood Jr., 44, of Slippery Rock, OH was protected from serious injury last week - all because he was wearing proper fall protection gear. Details
OSHA has proposed $154,440 in penalties following an inspection that was initiated after a compliance officer driving by the site observed workers on a scaffold that lacked fall protection measures. Details
Canberra painter dies after falling from roof
The death of a self-employed painter who fell from a residential roof has sparked safety warnings to tradies working alone in the territory. Details
American Building employees were installing metal roofing onto a prefabricated steel building when one of the workers fell 35 feet to the ground and sustained fatal injuries. Details
Republic Steel Agrees to Pay $235,000 Penalty, Hire Safety Managers
Additional abatement measures Republic Steel agreed to take at the Lorain mill include providing a two-hour lockout/tagout training program to all affected employees, conducting a fall hazard audit, and developing a fall protection abatement plan. Details
Massachusetts Contractor Previously Cited For Fall Hazards In 3 States
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Shawnlee Construction LLC for fall hazards identified during the construction of a new public safety building in Montville. Details
OSHA proposes $171,300 in fines for BIW
Federal workplace safety officials are proposing $171,300 in fines for Maine's Bath Iron Works for safety violation at the shipyard Details
Montville building subcontractor faces $50K fine
Workers weren’t protected against falls, OSHA says. Details
$4.6 Million Verdict for Premises Liability Case
Cohen, Placitella & Roth attorneys Joel S. Rosen and J.B Dilsheimer obtained a $4.6 million verdict against PPL Electric Utilities (Vincent R. Nertavich, Jr. v. PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, Et Al. Case No. 09092316) after jurors found that PPL Electric Utilities failed to properly monitor its work site to ensure the proper use of the required fall protection safety equipment. Details
Company Fined By OSHA After Falling Death
Worker Dies In Fall From Scaffolding Details
A Southampton roofing company has been prosecuted after a worker suffered serious injuries, including brain damage, when he fell through a roof. Details
OSHA Busts Ohio Manufacturer for 55 Safety Violations
Safety and health violations include inadequate lockout/tagout programs, fall protection, and noise sampling, among others. Proposed penalties total $174,600. Details
$38K for Hawaii construction fatality
A Hawaii builder must pay nearly $38,000 in citations in the death of a construction worker. Details
Roofing contractor fined $10k after fall
A Christchurch roofing contractor has been fined $5000 after failing to protect one of his employees from falling 5.4 metres onto concrete. Details
A roofing company working in Coquitlam was hit with an $87,000 fine for not using adequate fall protection on its construction site last year. Details
Roof Tiling Company Fined for Failing to Provide Fall Protection
The Dandenong Magistrate’s Court on Thursday fined a roof tiling company $7,500 for failing to install fall protection on a Rowville house which led to an apprentice falling 2.4 metres to the ground. Details
OSHA extends forbearance in residential construction
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it will extend for six months, through Sept. 15, its forbearance of strict enforcement in residential construction rules. Details
OSHA Extends Residential Construction Enforcement Policies
In effect for six more months, until Sept. 15, 2012, are measures giving compliance assistance requests top priority and reducing penalties up to 10 percent. Details
A Manhattan-based masonry contractor was cited following a Sept. 28, 2011, incident in which an employee fell 80 feet to a lower level from the top of a 118-foot-high scaffold. Details
Reading Roofer Facing OSHA Fines
Reading based Baystate Roofers, Inc., has been cited for 10 serious safety violations. Details
$102,300 in Fines Issued to Roofer for Hazards at Three Wis. Worksites
Three willful violations have been issued for failing to provide fall protection on commercial and/or residential roofs at the three inspected sites. Each violation carries a proposed penalty of $30,800. Details
Three Workers Fall 16 Feet from Balcony, Remodeling Contractors Fined $143,880
OSHA's Austin Area Office initiated an investigation on June 24 following a report that a third-floor balcony had collapsed at a construction site. Three employees fell 16 feet to the ground and received medical treatment for their injuries. Details
Santa Rosa firefighter's roof inspection draws safety fine
And as an inspector in the city fire marshal’s office for six years, one of his jobs has been to ensure solar panels on roofs comply with setbacks designed to keep firefighters safe. So in early August, when Rey briefly inspected solar panels on a home under construction near the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, he didn’t bother wearing safety equipment. Details
Wilmington business must pay $134,000 in settlement
Wilmington masonry contractor NER Construction Management Inc. has agreed to pay $134,000 in penalties and take significant steps to protect its employees against fall hazards, according to the terms of a settlement agreement that resolves litigation with the U.S. Department of Labor. Details
Roofing company fined $2,500
Roofing company fined $2,500 Details
OSHA fines 4 area firms for safety issues
Federal regulators have fined four northwest Ohio construction contractors and a Minnesota firm over safety violations found during inspections of work sites in the area Details
Connecticut Roofer Fined $127,560 for Willful Fall Hazards
"There is a simple truth that employers must recognize: Fall protection is a requirement, never an option, when employees work at heights of 6 feet or more," said Robert Kowalski, OSHA's area director in Bridgeport. Details
Worker Fatally Falls from Scaffold, Construction Firm Fined $50,000
"Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry and failing to ensure workers use fall protection when required is unacceptable," said Gary Anderson, director of OSHA's Calumet City Area Office. Details
OSHA Pounds Meat Manufacturer for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards
Sigma Processed Meats Inc. has been cited for 16 serious and three repeat violations worth $204,800 in proposed penalties. Details
Problems related to employees falling off scaffolds, roofs, ladders, and other high places were the top violations cited in fiscal 2011, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Details
OSHA fines roofing company $144,100
A Champaign-based company faces fines totaling $144,100 for failing to provide fall protection to roofers working on residential and commercial projects and for other violations. Details
The new directive states that all residential construction industry employers must protect their workers who are engaged in work at six feet or more above lower levels by conventional fall protection systems or by other fall protection measures. Details
OSHA's undersecretary defends fall-protection rules for homebuilders
The Department of Labor's deputy assistant secretary for occupational health and safety makes no apologies for new fall-protection rules that apply to homebuilders. Details
The company was cited for four willful safety citations for failing to provide fall protection and ensure workers operating nail guns wore safety glasses at two separate job sites in Findlay and Toledo, Ohio. Proposed fines total $48,400. Details
Fall protection rules tightened by OSHA
Residential builders must comply with commercial rules Details
One third of Alberta orders issued for fall protection failures
More than 600 inspections of residential construction sites in Alberta resulted in close to 400 orders issued. Details
Roofers fined for lack of fall protection
Three roofers were spotted working on top of a Nottingham cash and carry store without any safety equipment by a passing Health & Safety Executive (HSE) inspector, a court has heard. Details
Fall Hazards, Multiple Repeat Violations Lead to Contractor's $180,100 Fine
OSHA's inspection found a lack of fall protection for employees working on scaffolding and work surfaces at heights of up to 57 feet. Details
Framing contractor cited for workplace safety violations
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Twin Pines Construction Inc./Teles Construction Inc. for alleged repeat, serious and other-than-serious violations of workplace safety standards following an inspection of a Portsmouth work site. The Everett, Mass., framing contractor faces a total of $180,100 in proposed fines, chiefly for fall, scaffolding and electrical hazards. Details
Spike in fatal falls at worksites: MOM
In the first half of this year, 13 lives were lost at worksite accidents. This is more than the nine deaths recorded for the whole of 2010. The 13 deaths this year were caused by falling from heights at worksites. Details
Fall Protection Tops OSHA’s 2011 Violations List
OSHA unveiled its top 10 most frequently cited violations during a live presentation yesterday on the expo floor at NSC. Details
Islington St. project faces $180K in OSHA fines
An out-of-state contractor faces $180,000 in fines from federal officials for alleged work-place safety violations at a major downtown development site. Details
Features in new federal fall-protection rules for homebuilding and roofing. Details
Prepared by manufacturers in the ISEA Fall Protection Group, the use and selection guide describes the process of developing a corporate fall protection program and explains the components of fall protection systems. Details
$39,400 for lack of fall protection
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Rda Service Co of Citronelle, Alabama for seven serious safety and health violations following the death in April of its employee James Lewis, 23, after he was thrown from a ‘bucket truck’ type aerial lift. Details
OSHA Modifies Guidance on AWP Fall Protection
OSHA has rescinded its January 2009 letter of interpretation #20070823-7896 on the use of shock absorbing lanyards in aerial work platforms (AWPs). Details
AGC to Use $130,000 Federal Grant to Launch New Fall Protection Safety Training Program
The Associated General Contractors of America will launch a new fall protection safety training program next year, thanks to a new federal safety grant the association is being awarded. Details
Odyssey Corp. pays $5,600 OSHA fine after last year’s fatal bridge fall
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recently released its report on the fatal fall of a bridge worker from the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge last December. Subsequent to an “informal settlement agreement” dated June 7, Odyssey Contracting Corporation of Houston, Pa., has paid a penalty of $5,600 in response to a “serious” violation of safety regulations. Details
OSHA plans for fall protection put construction industry up in the air
In the construction industry, can worker safety come at too high a price? Where do businesses fall on tighter regulations that will increase the cost of new homes, remodeling, roof repair, and other home-related projects? Details
Firms fined over workplace violations
Three Saskatchewan contractors have been fined by Labour Relations and Workplace Safety in connection with rules forcing firms to help protect workers from falls. Details
Home Made Harness Offered No Protection
An agricultural contractor has been fined £8,000 for using a home-made harness system that offered inadequate fall protection to employees. Details
Fall Hazards Add Up to $49,000 in Fines for Nebraska Roofing Firm
OSHA's inspection of the company was initiated in April under a local emphasis program focused on fall hazards, following a referral alleging employees were exposed to fall hazards while installing a roof at a Hastings, Neb., job site. Details
Lushington Grant, sole proprietor of Mississauga-based Century Estates, was fined $26,000 on June 24, 2011, after being convicted of multiple violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Details
OSHA cites Newark construction company for fall, other workplace safety hazards
US Labor Department's OSHA cites Newark construction company for fall, other workplace safety hazards found at 2 New Jersey work sites. Details
Company fined over man's death
The North Carolina Department of Labor has cited and fined a Concord company after an April investigation into the death of an employee. Details
Roofing company cited for endangering workers
A Lawrenceville roofing company has been cited with a handful of federal safety violations at work sites in Georgia and Florida. Details
OSHA issues $243k fine for repeat safety violations
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). Details
OSHA cites Florence company
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. Details
OSHA Announces Phase-in for Residential Construction Fall Protection
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. Details
Business Owner and Job Foreman Each Go To Jail For Worker’s Death
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. Details
Six New Jersey Construction Firms Fined $95,470 for Fall, Repeat Violations
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. Details
OSHA Fines Illinois Steel Erection Contractor $75,460 for Fall Hazards
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. Details
$200,000 in Fines Issued to Alabama Firm for Fall Hazards
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. Details
$75k for not using fall protection
A Chicago area steel erector has been fined $75,000 for failing to use lanyards and fall protection in a boom lift. Details
Stucco Contractor Plastered with Fines for Scaffolding Hazards
The company's repeat violations are similar to others previously cited for lack of safe access and egress to a scaffold structure, and not protecting employees from falls when working at heights from a scaffold structure. Details
Bridge Contractor Faces $193,200 in Fines for Water, Fall Hazards
OSHA has issued the company 13 safety citations for failing to provide fall protection and implement water safety procedures for workers sandblasting and painting the Interstate 75 Disalle Bridge more than 40 feet above the Maumee River. Details
OSHA cites Bristol, Conn., contractor for willful, repeat and serious violations
US Labor Department's OSHA cites Bristol, Conn., contractor for willful, repeat and serious violations; proposes $143,000 in penalties Details
OSHA slaps $193,200 fine on I-75 bridge contractor for safety violations
An eastern Ohio contractor has been cited for serious worker safety violations at an I-75 bridge project in Lucas County last fall and been told to pay a fine of $193,200. Details
Court Rejects Challenge to OSHA’s Fall Protection Directive
On April 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed the National Roofing Contractors Association’s (NRCA) petition for review of OSHA’s December 2010 directive on the use of fall protection in residential construction. Details
OSHA issues safety citations to construction firm
An Urbana construction company has been fined for violating safety measures at a job site in Champaign last year. Details
OSHA cites Bush airport train operator over fatality
The operator of a train at Bush Intercontinental Airport that last year struck two workers, killing one and severely injuring the other, exhibited "plain indifference to or intentional disregard for" the safety of the men, a federal official said Thursday. Details
OSHA cites homebuilder DR Horton and 4 subcontractors for fall hazards at Parker, Colo., construction site
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited homebuilder D.R. Horton of Greenwood Village, along with four subcontractors, for safety violations resulting from a fall hazard inspection at a Parker worksite. Proposed penalties for all employers at the worksite total $93,640. Details
Kansas Roofing Contractor Fined $116K for Safety Violations
A roofing contractor in Wichita, Kan., has been cited for two willful and two serious alleged violations of federal safety standards. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed a total of $116,000 in penalties against Gerardo Montes. Details
Contractor Zapped with $60,800 in Fines for Electrocution, Fall Hazards
OSHA has cited A.C. Castle Construction Co. Inc. of Danvers, Mass., for allegedly exposing employees to fall and electrocution hazards at a residential worksite. The roofing contractor faces a total of $60,800 in proposed fines for 21 repeat and serious violations of workplace safety standards. Details
OSHA cites Naples, Fla., roofing contractor with 14 safety violations
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Naples, Fla., roofing contractor with 14 safety violations, nearly $61,000 in penalties Details
Unsafe West Van work site nets roofer $145,000 penalty
THREE of the top 10 fines handed out last year by WorkSafe BC for workplace health and safety violations were to companies based on the North Shore. Details
2 Fall to Their Deaths at NYC Construction Site
The two ironworkers who died after a five-story fall down an elevator shaft on a New York church construction site lacked even the most basic fall protection. Details
OSHA cites Diaz Roofing of Madison, Wis., for exposing workers to fall hazards
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Diaz Roofing of Madison, Wis., for exposing workers to fall hazards; fines total $55,800 Details
Milk producer fined after investigation of trucker’s fatal fall
A dairy processing cooperative in Wisconsin where a driver fell from his death last summer “willfully ignored” federal safety laws that require adequate fall protection for drivers, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ruled. Details
2 Fall to Their Deaths at NYC Construction Site, New York Construction Accident Lawyer comments
New York construction accident lawyer David Perecman comments on a recent New York construction accident in which two iron workers died. Brett McEnroe, 49, and Roy Powell, 51,died after a five-story fall on a New York church construction site. The two construction workers fell down an elevator shaft. Notably, they lacked even the most basic fall protection. Details
OSHA proposes $235,500 in fines to Wilmington contractor
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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. Details
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 Details
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. Details
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. Details
Company Cited in Deadly Accident
Federal safety experts have fined Spray Polyurethane Foam Company after a deadly work site accident in the Mission Valley. Details
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. Details
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. Details
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. Details
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. Details
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. Details
OSHA cites contractor for unsafe conditions at Somerville train station
Federal workplace safety inspectors found that a contractor did not properly build scaffolding during renovation work at the Somerville train station, exposing workers to potential fall hazards, according to the Department of Labor. Details
Peoria Siding & Window Co. Cited for Failing to Provide Fall Protection
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Peoria Siding & Window Co. Inc. of Washington, Ill., with one willful safety violation for failing to provide fall protection for employees working on residential roofing projects. The company faces penalties totaling $48,400. Details
US Labor Department's OSHA acts to protect residential roofing workers
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a new directive withdrawing a former one that allowed residential builders to bypass fall protection requirements. Details
Company working on Tilden Ridge project cited
A Texas company installing wallboard to the exterior of the Wal-Mart under construction at the Tilden Ridge shopping center in Tilden Township was cited recently by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for not protecting workers against falls. Details
OSHA cites Naperville business
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Showalter Roofing Services Inc. of Naperville with four alleged willful safety violations for exposing workers to fall hazards at a commercial roofing job site in Wheaton. The company faces an $87,600 fine. Details
Hazards were so high, inspectors had to issue stop-work orders at dozens of Alberta commercial construction sites this fall during a six-week safety campaign. Details
OSHA fines Texas Linen Company $126,400 for fall hazards and repeat violations
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued Texas Linen Company Ltd. five serious and 15 repeat citations following a safety and health inspection at the company's facility in Austin, Texas. Proposed penalties total $126,400. Details
Business fined for unsafe workplace
A Prince Albert businessperson and his construction company have been fined more than $14,000 for not providing a safe workplace. Details
N.Y. Contractor Cited Following Worker's Fatal 50-Foot Fall
OSHA has cited Roth Metal Works, a Brooklyn, N.Y., steel erection contractor, for alleged willful and serious violations of workplace safety standards after an employee sustained a fatal fall at a Brooklyn construction site. Details
Michigan-based Cedar Creek Carpentry Fined $56K for Fall Hazards
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Cedar Creek Carpentry Inc., a carpentry contractor headquartered in New Baltimore, Mich., with one alleged willful safety violation for exposing workers to fall hazards while performing carpentry at a worksite in New Lenox, Ill. The company faces a $56,000 fine. Details
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. Details
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. Details
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. Details
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. Details
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. Details
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. Details
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. Details
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. Details
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. Details
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. Details
A Ronkonkoma, N.Y., painting and stucco contractor faces a total of $225,200 in proposed fines from OSHA for failing to properly erect scaffolds and provide fall protection for its workers at two Kings Point, N.Y., jobsites. Details
Roofers plead guilty, fined
A Regina roofing company has been fined $840 after pleading guilty to a charge under Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations. Details
In a recent letter to OSHA on the proposed 29 CFR, Part 1910, the ASSE urged OSHA to utilize existing fall standards and the voluntary consensus standards process widely used in industry as it develops the new rule. Details
Moscow, Pa.-based Roofer Cited for Willful Fall Hazards
OSHA has cited Eastern Roofing Systems Inc. of Moscow, Pa., for fall hazards at a residential roof repairing operation in Scranton, Pa. Proposed penalties total $53,200. Details
$112,000 Fine for Lacking Fall Protection
OSHA's fines against U.S. Minerals LLC for the alleged violations at its Baldwin, Ill., plant total $158,200, mostly for having no fall protection on elevated platforms. Details
MagnaGro International, a Lawrence fertilizer manufacturer, has been cited by federal authorities for 11 violations that occurred the day two employees died last April. Details
OSHA has cited Clint Horn, doing business in St. Louis as Sturgis Tuckpointing, with alleged safety violations for repeatedly exposing workers to fall hazards while working on scaffolding structures. Proposed penalties total $221,600. Details
Four NY Contractors Fined $90K Following Brooklyn Balcony Collapse
OSHA has proposed a total of $90,000 in fines against four New York contractors as the result of a Dec. 15, 2009, balcony collapse at a five-story residential building under construction in Brooklyn. Details
Last week, Pennsylvania roofing contractor Christopher Franc was sentenced to three years' probation and six months' house arrest for willful safety violations that resulted in the death of a worker, 29-year-old >Carl Beck, who plunged 40 feet to his death while working on a steep roof last August. Details
OSHA has cited Misdea Enterprises LLC, a Weymouth, Mass., masonry contractor, for alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards after an employee fell 30 feet while climbing a scaffold at a jobsite located in Brookline, Mass. The company faces a total of $61,600 in proposed fines. Details
OSHA Proposes Sweeping Fall Protection/PPE Rule Revisions
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced in a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the May 24 Federal Register its plans to require improved worker protection from tripping, slipping, and falling hazards on walking and working surfaces. Details
Construction Firm Faces $56,000 Fine for Fall Hazards in Pa.
OSHA has cited White Horse Construction of Parkersburg, Pa., with two alleged willful violations for exposing workers to fall hazards on a Limerick, Pa., jobsite. Penalties total $56,000. The agency initiated its inspection on Jan. 28 as part of its regional emphasis program focused on fall hazards at construction sites. Details
Construction sites rife with fall hazards, review finds
A safety blitz held after the Christmas Eve deaths of four migrant workers led to the shutdown of 784 dangerous jobs on sites throughout Ontario. Details
Investigators Witness Fall Hazards, Fine Construction Firm $47K
OSHA has cited Acies Group LLC for three repeat violations and one serious violation related to fall hazards at a construction worksite in Lebanon, N.J. Proposed penalties total $47,000. Details
ASSE To Host International Fall Protection Symposium At June Professional Development Conference
The American Society of Safety Engineers, in partnership with the International Society for Fall Protection, will feature an International Fall Protection Symposium June 16-17, in conjunction with its professional development conference in Baltimore, MD, June 13-16. Details
Fall Violations Included in Two Enforcement Cases
wo enforcement cases announced Tuesday by OSHA involve alleged fall protection violations and combined penalties totaling $105,000 against Birdair Inc. of Amherst, N.Y., and National Wrecking Co. of Chicago. Details
OSHA cites subcontractor in workers' fall on Cowboys Stadium roof .
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Monday that it cited a Cowboys Stadium roofing subcontractor for two violations in a December incident in which two maintenance workers slipped on an icy roof and slid until they were caught by a gutter. Details
Louver Maker’s ‘Blatant Disregard’ for Safety Results in Proposed $55,500 Fine
OSHA has cited American Warming and Ventilating Inc., a manufacturer of louvers, dampers, and shutters, with $55,500 in proposed penalties for alleged serious and repeat violations of federal workplace safety and health standards. Details
Inadequate’ safety measures for open stairwell at construction site led to teen being injured
A housebuilder has been fined after a teenage apprentice fell from the first floor of a house he was working on. Details
WorkSafe BC's 2009 fines set a record
North Shore employers face $100K in fines, many for roofing Details
Agreement Reached in Fatal Roofing Accident Leads to Half-Million In OSHA Penalties
OSHA has fined the C.A. Franc construction company $539,000 following investigation of an incident in which a roofing worker fell 40 feet to his death at a jobsite. Details
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) www.osha.gov cited two contractors for allegedly violating safety standards after the tragic death of a worker who plummeted 90 feet from a tower in Epping, New Hampshire, last year. Details
OSHA has cited two contractors responsible for the rehabilitation and painting of a municipal water tower in Epping, N.H., for alleged violations of safety standards following the Aug. 7, 2009, death of a worker who fell 90 feet from the tower. Details
Calvert Construction Ltd. Pleads Guilty to Occupational Health & Safety Violation
Calvert Construction Ltd. pled guilty to one charge and was fined $480 for violating Saskatchewan’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulations. Details
Two Fatal Falls, One from 40 Feet, the Other from 225 Feet, Lead to $609K in Fines
OSHA has fined the C.A. Franc construction company $539,000 following the investigation of a roofing worker who fell 40 feet to his death at a worksite in Washington, Pa. The Valencia, Pa.-based roof installer -- whose owner is Christopher A. Franc -- was cited for 10 per-instance willful citations for failing to protect workers from falls. Details
Worker survives 8-foot drop on jobsite
A worker put on his harness but forgot to attach it at the top at a job site near Wabasca Friday, injuring himself when he fell from the roof to the floor. Details
OSHA has cited Star Service Corp. of East Boston, Mass., for 25 alleged violations of workplace safety standards. The construction contractor faces a total of $54,250 in fines after OSHA inspectors twice found workers exposed to falls while repointing brick on a building located at the intersection of Meridian and Saratoga Streets in East Boston. Details
Brustin and Lundblad, Ltd. Receive $9.5 Million Dollar Jury Verdict
Brustin and Lundblad, Ltd. of Chicago, last night received a jury verdict in the amount of $9.5 million dollars, (reduced by 1/3rd for plaintiffs’ comparative negligence to $6.35 million) for a Chicago area construction laborer, who was 20 years old at the time of the accident. Details
Aviation company fined £2,400 after painter fall
5. Aviation company fined £2,400 after painter fall Date: 20 January 2010 Release No: 658/SWW/10 A Southend-based company has been prosecuted after an aircraft painter was severely injured in a fall - leaving him unable to work for more than two years. Details
OSHA proposes $40,500 fine for St. Johns Shipping
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $40,500 in fines against St. Johns Shipping Co. in Fort Lauderdale for safety violations. Details
Labour Ministry to conduct inspection blitz of scaffolds following 4 deaths
Inspectors will visit hundreds of construction sites across Ontario this month in what the Ministry of Labour is calling an enforcement blitz spurred by a tragic accident that killed four workers on Christmas Eve. Five workers fell 13 storeys to the ground, with only one man surviving the fall, when the swing stage platform they were on suddenly snapped. Details
2 firms fined for safety lapses
TWO construction companies have been fined a total of $96,000 for worksite safety violations, which, in one case, resulted in one worker being injured. Details
Platform safety probed in highrise deaths
The investigation into a construction accident that killed four men on Christmas Eve at a Toronto apartment building has elicited concerns about the safety of the platform that the workers were standing on before it broke in two. Details
Worker Who Fell Not Wearing Safety Equipment
The man who fell nearly 30 feet at a construction site in Devils Lake Tuesday was a new hire who was not supposed to be up on the deck from where he fell and he wasn’t wearing the proper safety equipment. He was in satisfactory condition Wednesday in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Details
Construction Workers' Deaths in Austin Bring Nearly $160K in Fines
Four contractors are facing nearly $160,000 in fines from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following the deaths of three construction workers in Austin, Texas. Details
Sprinkler Installer's Fall Leads to Investigation, $61K in Fines
OSHA has cited Tri-State Sprinkler Corp. for alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards after a worker fell ten feet at a Medford, Mass., worksite. The Derry, N.H.-based contractor faces a total of $61,200 in proposed fines. Details
Building company fined for not providing edge protection
Building company Generation Homes has been fined $6,500 for failing to provide edge protection on one of its building sites. Details
OSHA cites firm in bridge-fall death
A Forest Park bridge and water tower painting contractor has been cited for eight safety and health violations stemming from an August incident where a worker fell to his death while painting underneath an overpass along Interstate 75 in West Chester Township. Details
Singapore Task Force Unveils Fatal Falls Prevention Plan
All workplaces in Singapore would be required to implement Fall Protection Plans by 2015 under the plan published Dec. 2. While fatal falls have declined by 60 percent from a decade ago, the plan is meant to reduce them further. Details
Two Injured in Fall From Cowboys Stadium Roof
Two workers were hurt in a fall from the roof at Cowboys Stadium Thursday morning, Arlington police said. Details
OHSA Issues $472K in Fines for Alleged Safety Violations at Ohio Plant
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Endres Processing LLC, headquartered in Rosemount, Minn., and its subsidiary, Endres Processing Ohio LLC, with safety and health violations that include exposing workers to combustible dust hazards. The firm manufactures an animal feed supplement from unsold bakery products. Proposed fines total $472,900. Details
Southington firm faces $50K in OSHA fines
A Southington maintenance contractor faces $50,250 in federal fines for allegedly placing its utility line painters at risk of electrocution, authorities say. Details
OSHA cites contractor for safety breaches at Peekskill Middle School
A Peekskill-based contracting company was recently cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for violating safety standards during work it did at Peekskill Middle School. Details
Do Z359 Standards Cover Transportation-Related Falls? Yes, Says ASSE
The American Society of Safety Engineers recently noted that falls in the transportation industry are covered under the American National Standard Institute/ASSE Z359 Fall Protection standards, including rolling stock, which refers to all vehicles, such as trailers, that move on a railway. Details
Brooklyn contractor cited for electrocution and fall hazards at Westchester County worksite
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $50,600 in fines against Metro Steel Fabricators Inc., a Brooklyn steel erection contractor, for alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards at a Tuckahoe jobsite. Details
Construction worker injured in fall from building
A construction worker was taken to the hospital after falling off the roof of the BJ’s Wholesale Club being built on Crown Colony Drive. Details
Fall protection is still high on lists of violations
Recently released federal and state safety data show that fall protection remains a top concern. According to preliminary federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration data for the 12 months ending Sept. 30, fall protection had the second-highest number of violations. Details
Fall Protection Definitions & Nomenclature Standard Gets an Update
The American Society of Safety Engineers announced the approval of a newly revised American National Standards Institute (ANSI) /ASSE Z359.0-2009 "Definitions and Nomenclature Used for Fall Protection and Fall Arrest" voluntary consensus standard. The aim of the standard, says ASSE, is to provide the most current information on slip, trip, and fall prevention. Details
Fall Hazards at Massachusetts Sites Net $308,500 in OSHA Fines
New Place Carpentry, a New Haven, Conn., contractor with a long history of fall protection violations, faces a total of $308,500 in new fines from the OSHA for willful and repeat fall hazards following the agency's inspections at worksites in Plymouth and Methuen, Mass. Details
Company faces charges in worker's fall last year
Federal labour code charges have been laid against a local rural Internet provider after a man fell from a residential TV tower at Gould Lake last year. Details
Researchers construct new safety program
In the past five years in Nevada, more than one-third of construction deadly occurrences have been related to falls. UNLV’s construction management program and the school of nursing have come together to help educate workers to reduce this statistic. Details
Contractor working in Methuen hit with safety violation fines
A construction company working on a Toll Brothers development off Pond Street has been hit with $197,000 in fines for unsafe working conditions at the residential site. Details
Demolition Resumes on Trouble-Plagued Deutsche Bank Building
It’s a new beginning of the end for the former Deutsche Bank building. This week, crews are scheduled to start disassembling the remaining 26 floors of what was once a 41-story office tower at 130 Liberty Street. Details
Reliance Fall Protection Introduces Tool Lanyard Series
Reliance Fall Protection, a leader in custom fall protection solutions, is pleased to introduce the Reliance Tool Lanyard Series. Lanyards are available in a variety of configurations, and can support tools weighing up to 50 lbs. Details
The U.S. Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has revealed the preliminary top 10 most-frequent workplace safety violations for 2009 as part of a presentation at the NSC's annual Congress & Expo. The number of top 10 violations has increased almost 30 percent over the same time period in 2008. Details
Manager at Illinois Firm Sentenced for Obstructing OSHA Investigation
A manager of a roofing company in Illinois who pled guilty to obstructing an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) into an employee's death was sentenced to serve 30 days in custody. Details
Man gets 30 days for hiding safety violation
A Moline man who pled guilty to trying to cover up safety violations during a fatal 2007 roofing accident in Rock Island was sentenced Thursday to 30 days in federal custody. Details
OSHA has proposed a total of $91,000 in fines against Summer and Winter Construction LLC, a Pittsfield, N.H.-based roofing contractor, for alleged fall hazards at worksites in Hanover and Manchester, N.H. Details
Deaths at workplaces up in first six months
SINGAPORE: The number of fatalities at workplaces has gone up. The Manpower Ministry (MOM) and the Workplace Safety and Health Council said in their latest report that 36 people were killed at the workplace in the first half of this year. Details
Roofer cited for safety violations
A Pittsfield roofing contractor could face up to $91,000 in fines from the Department of Labor for conditions inspectors say put its workers at risk of falling. Details
Falls still problem for Hanford workers
Worker falls continue to be a problem at Hanford, with a recent fall captured on video. Details
City to upgrade following court ruling
The City of Kamloops will determine whether an appeal is likely before looking at what, if any, improvements are needed at its facilities. The city was found by the B.C. Supreme Court to be partially at fault in connection to an accident at the Mission Flats landfill that cost a man his leg. Details
OSHA revises policies for fall protection during steel erection
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently revised the steel erection compliance directive for the agency’s Steel Erection Standard to change two enforcement policies related to tripping hazards and installation of nets or floors during steel erection. Details
New York Construction Accident Attorney Wins a $9.36 Million Verdict for Injured Construction Worker
New York construction accident attorney David Perecman adds yet another impressive win to his roster by winning monetary compensation for an injured construction worker that covers, past and current medical care costs, pain and suffering, and future medical and home care needs, in the amount of $9.36 Million. Details
Plymouth laborer injured in fall at Cohasset construction site
A Plymouth construction worker was hospitalized with severe head injuries after falling from a 25-foot-high scaffold at a waterfront construction site in Cohasset. Details
Reliance Fall Protection Introduces EXC™ Self Retracting Lifelines
Stainless Steel units are built for Extreme Conditions Details
Reliance Fall Protection Releases New Catalog
Reliance Fall Protection, a leader in custom fall protection solutions, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of it’s new 63 page full color catalog. Details
Reliance Fall Protection Introduces the ‘Comfort Series’ Harness
Reliance Fall Protection, a leader in custom fall protection solutions, introduces the ‘Comfort Series’ of Full Body Harnesses. These harnesses combine our best-selling ‘A’ Series™ and ‘Ironman’ Series™ harnesses with ‘X’ style shoulder padding and thigh padding, eliminating the need to purchase these products separately. Details