An inspection by OSHA's Hartford Area Office found that the cave-in hazard was intensified by the presence of an unsupported sidewalk and catch basin overhanging the trench.
The supplement includes lessons learned from the use of new methodologies in studying hearing sensitivity after exposure to drug therapies that may cause hearing damage.
Construction-related injuries also decreased across the city last year—falling from 165 reported accidents in 2010 to 152 in 2011, a reduction of 7.8 percent.
The agency's inspection was initiated Nov. 2 based on a complaint alleging that a worker's finger was crushed when a mold being lifted by a remote-controlled crane swung into his hand.
The settlement resolves staff allegations that HP knowingly failed to report immediately to CPSC, as required by federal law, that certain lithium-ion battery packs contained a defect or created an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death.
The handbook's aim is to empower minerals industry personnel to apply state-of-the-art dust control technology to help reduce or eliminate mine and mill worker exposure to hazardous dust concentrations.
Ford Motor Company ACH and the United Auto Workers had two aims from the partnership launched 10 years ago with MIOSHA: focus on the hazards that can hurt people and get each plant involved.
A multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary team of researchers, educators, and extension specialists at UNL plan to use the $25 million grant to improve risk management and assessment of eight strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in beef.
OSHA initiated an inspection after the July 20, 2011, incident, in which the employee’s arm allegedly became caught in an energized turkey shackle line while the employee was working alone in a confined space.
An employee claimed that the management's lack of concern over safety complaints raised by mine workers and her unlawful discharge had a chilling effect on the willingness of other miners to raise safety issues at the mine.
The Jan. 20 bulletin from the RAPEX rapid alert system contained more than the normal number of substandard electrical appliances, but these two products were the highlights.
This request for enterprise-wide relief is based on hazards OSHA found during inspections of various DeMoulas stores, including the agency's most recent inspections at Market Basket stores in Rindge and Concord, N.H. Those inspections resulted in citations and proposed OSHA fines totaling $589,200.
It seeks comments by March 20 on possibly requiring crewmembers who are selected for testing to report immediately to the testing site upon being notified and also requiring marine employers to report failed drug tests by non-credentialed mariners.
Nebraska's Truck Safety and Hazardous Material Regulations will be reviewed, along with the newly changed federal hours of service regulations.
Figures released by ACPO show that 7,124 drivers were arrested during the drink-drive crackdown that ran across England and Wales from Dec. 1, 2011, until Jan. 1, 2012.
An employee was electrocuted while performing repair work on a tanker-style railcar July 25 at the company's work site near Marmaduke, Ark. Proposed penalties total $61,400.
On July 25, the employee's thumb was crushed while he was bending a metal part between the unguarded dies of the brake. The thumb had to be medically amputated. The company was still operating the unguarded press brake when OSHA initiated an inspection on Aug. 16 based on a referral from the state of Wisconsin.
The violations include lack of fall protection for high-rise pickers, unstable storage stacking, and unguarded machinery.
This will replace the current practice by the Department of Public Health of inspecting all food establishments at least once every six months.
"All employers, including federal employers, are responsible for knowing what hazards exist in their facilities and must take appropriate precautions by following OSHA standards so workers are not exposed to such risks," said Mark Hysell, director of OSHA's Eau Claire Area Office in Wisconsin.