Jun
22
2011
Newark, NJ
Newswire.com
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.)
Jun
22
2011
Concord, NC
Shavonne Potts
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.)
Jun
21
2011
Lawrenceville, GA
Eve Chen
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.)
Jun
13
2011
Lewiston, ME
The Construction Index
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).)
Jun
11
2011
Florence, PA
Chris Bishop
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.)
Jun
10
2011
Washington, DC
OSHA
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.)
Jun
01
2011
San Francisco, CA
Fisher & Phillips, LLP
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.)
May
24
2011
Elizabeth, NJ
OH & S
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.)
May
16
2011
Chicago, IL
Claims Journal
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.)
May
11
2011
Tuscaloosa, AL
OH & S
$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.)