By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | June 10, 2009 - 6:03 pm - Posted in Common

Death at ice cream plant being investigated
The Herald-Mail, MD
By DAVE McMILLION HAGERSTOWN — The death of a man who died May 29 after falling from a tanker truck at the Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream plant is being investigated by Maryland Occupational Safety and Health, a spokeswoman for the Maryland Department of ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 4:37 pm - Posted in Common

Construction platform collapses in Texas, 3 die
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
A fourth man, apparently suspecting the scaffolding was about to give way, managed to jump off the platform and survived. Hassinger said police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were trying to determine what caused the collapse.

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 4:22 pm - Posted in Common

3 dead after construction accident in Austin
Dallas Morning News, TX
Hassinger said the investigators from the Austin Police Department and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration were trying to determine what caused the construction elevator to collapse.

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By OSHA - Google News | - 4:18 pm - Posted in Common

OSHA issues citations to US refiners
Reuters India, India
"Our inspection teams were repeatedly seeing the same problems at the refineries," said acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jordan Barab in a statement. "We found it necessary to remind employers of the importance of compliance with OSHA ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 3:48 pm - Posted in Common

OSHA Cites East Central Machine & Tool Co. $120000 In Fines
WorkersCompensation.com (press release), Florida
The inspection found one alleged willful and 11 alleged serious violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. "This worker's life will be forever changed. There is no excuse for this accident," said Charles Adkins, OSHA's regional administrator ...

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By OSHA - Google News | - 3:45 pm - Posted in Common

OSHA issues citations to US refiners
Reuters UK, UK
"Our inspection teams were repeatedly seeing the same problems at the refineries," said acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jordan Barab in a statement. "We found it necessary to remind employers of the importance of compliance with OSHA ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 3:32 pm - Posted in Common

Bayer workers exposed during pipe maintenance
Charleston Gazette, WV
Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials learned of the incident from The Charleston Gazette and were looking into it, said OSHA spokeswoman Leni Uddyback-Fortson. Neither plant manager Nick Crosby nor plant spokesman Tom Dover ...

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Horrific Scaffolding Collapse At The 21 Rio Condo Projects ...
InjuryBoard.com, FL
OSHA has several requirements for scaffolding safety. Initially, it is critical that the scaffolding be constructed properly. OSHA has very detailed requirements for the construction of scaffolds. These requirements include: In addition, OSHA has ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 2:59 pm - Posted in Common

Mesothelioma Deaths Rising According to Study
Blogger News Network
The results of the study were released by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and showed that between 1999 and 2005 there were over eighteen thousand deaths in the United States that resulted from malignant mesothelioma, ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 2:17 pm - Posted in Common

Construction platform collapses at Austin, Texas, building; 3 ...
Los Angeles Times, CA
A fourth man, apparently suspecting the scaffolding was about to give way, managed to jump off the platform and survived. Hassinger said police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were trying to determine what caused the collapse.

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