Workplace violence is a serious recognized occupational hazard, ranking among the top four causes of death in workplaces during the past 15 years.
An increased rate in the use of marijuana seems to be one of the prime factors in the overall rise in illicit drug use.
Serious violations involve unguarded platforms, walkways with uncovered holes, improper design of ladders, and a lack of implementation of a housekeeping program for combustible dust.
One of them, Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, received its third administrative penalty, the California Department of Public Health announced.
The inspection identified several hazardous conditions similar to those cited by OSHA during inspections of Rite Aid stores in the Bronx and Rome, N.Y., in 2007 and 2008.
OSHA cited Trenton, N.J.-based IEW Construction Group Inc. for 12 serious safety violations found while the company was doing repair work on the Alexander Road Bridge in Princeton, N.J.
The Communication Workers Union fought for enactment of new laws in Northern Ireland and Scotland that mean owners of attacking dogs can be imprisoned and fined.
The agency wants comments by Oct. 6 on some proposed changes, before the staff submits a revised Enforcement Policy in early 2012. One such change is listing the factors that would cause daily civil penalties to be assessed.
Three willful violations with penalties of $147,000 involve not providing protective leg coverings and eye or face shields to employees who operated chain saws, and not providing hard hats to employees working on the ground under trees.
FAA alleges that MIT offered a fiberboard box containing 33 electronic devices to FedEx for transportation by air from Cambridge, Mass., to Seattle on Aug. 25, 2009.
OSHA opened an inspection following the death of a worker who suffocated when engulfed in grain that he was walking on in a bin that had a running auger.
Since 2000, 130 school-age pedestrians (younger than 19) have died in school transportation-related crashes with 56 (43 percent) between the ages of 5 and 7.
OSHA opened an investigation after a March 18 incident in which a worker's right index finger became caught in the sleeve of the glass former press stem while he was performing maintenance and was amputated.
Some of the serious violations involve exposing employees to electrical hazards due to the company's failure to properly mark voltage panel boxes, properly guard voltage junction boxes, and cover live electrical parts.
OSHA cited Marshfield DoorSystems Inc. with one repeat and two alleged serious violations after a worker's hand became caught in an ingoing nip point on a conveyor belt line in March, resulting in contusions, abrasions, and friction burns.
Violations include failing to provide machine guards on a bandsaw blade, allowing aluminum dust to collect in the shot blast machine, and failing to implement explosion protection measures for equipment and exhaust ventilation systems.
Proximity detection refers to a technology that can be installed on mining machinery to detect the presence of personnel or other machinery within a certain distance.
The National Impaired Driving Crackdown that continues until Sept. 5 is trying to get impaired drivers off the road. Not drinking and driving tops the National Safety Council’s safety tips for the holiday weekend.
Alleged violations include failure of personnel to prepare adequately for retracting a radioactive source range monitor from the reactor core, which could have overexposed workers.
The number of construction fatalities in 2010 was 751, down from 834 in 2009 and 1,239 in 2006.