The penalty for serious safety lapses is rising to $10,000 and the penalty for lacking a construction superintendent to a maximum of $25,000. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Buildings Commissioner Rick Chandler also announced an enforcement blitz will target 1,500 sites in the next 90 days.
"Now we are about to see a steep increase in demand, and we must continue, we must even improve on the record of the last year. The industry that provides world-class wireless must provide world-class safety for its employees and contractors, period," FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said Feb. 11.
OSHA has teamed up with the Arkansas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America.
The injured worker's employer, TimkenSteel, was named a severe violator by OSHA in 2015.
The Roof Doctor Inc. has been cited, for the eighth time since 2012, for fall protection violations. This time, it faces six willful violations and a $427,000 fine for exposing workers to fall hazards without adequate fall protection.
A S General Construction faces $188,760 in OSHA proposed fines.
OSHA has cited Subfloor Systems and issued $66,990 in proposed penalties.
OSHA has cited Genpak for failing to implement specific procedures to prevent machinery from starting up during maintenance and servicing and also for exposing workers to fall hazards from unguarded platforms.
A and S Tree Service Faces $44,000 in fines.
Overexertion involving outside sources ranked first among the leading causes of disabling injury, according to the 2016 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index.
The contractor was issued a willful and a serious violation for failing to protect employees.
High & Dry Roofing faces $152,460 in proposed penalties from OSHA and now is in the agency's Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
Employee John Altoft, 29, fell 30 feet from a scaffold in January 2012 after being struck by falling debris inside an industrial tower. Another worker was seriously injured.
DMAC Construction LLC willfully exposed workers to falls up to 25 feet, according to OSHA.
The company was cited for one willful and two serious safety violations.
OSHA cited the company for one willful citation.
Administrator Michael Wood explained in Oregon OSHA's latest newsletter that the agency will encourage employers to consider more-protective limits and also will "tackle four to six of the most significant and outdated PELs on a state level."
Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting Inc. has been fined $108,200 by the agency.
Virtual reality interfaces have the potential to be useful in gait/locomotion research and training, particularly for scenarios focusing on the risks of slips and trips.
The citations were issued for fall protection violations and failing to provide protective eyewear to workers using a pneumatic nail gun.