A roofing contractor in Ohio has been fined for exposing workers to fall hazards, making this the sixth time in three years the company has been cited for fall protection violations.
Blac Investments Inc. – operating as Tri County Metals – removed protective guards from a metal-cutting machine, which led to an employee suffering a partial hand amputation.
OSHA has implemented a “Weekend Work” initiative in which federal workplace safety and health inspections will occur randomly on weekends throughout Colorado.
Contractors and employers no longer need to record adverse side effects that workers experience from COVID-19 vaccinations, according to OSHA's FAQ page.
A Tennessee contractor faces more than $122,000 in violations after a 16-year-old boy in their employ doing roof construction fell to his death in June 2020.