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Home » fatal work injuries

Articles Tagged with ''fatal work injuries''

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VIDEO: Watch Your Step! Avoiding Ladder Citations

February 16, 2023
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Tammy Clark of Tammy K. Clark Companies shares how contractors can avoid accidents and costly citations related to ladder safety.


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OSHA Fines Three Contractors Related to Fatal Fall at Florida Worksite

February 9, 2023
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The worker fell 12 feet to the ground while working with roof trusses at a Tallahassee job site.


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New York Roofing Contractor Cited $687,536 for Fall Protection Violations

Chris Gray, editor of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro
Chris Gray
February 6, 2023
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The roofing contractor's safety history includes two fatal falls from 2019 and 2022.


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Two Recent Roofing Deaths Emphasize Need for Fall Safety

Chris Gray, editor of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro
Chris Gray
January 10, 2023
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Roofing remains one of the top three deadliest occupations in the United States, and two recent deaths emphasize the need for safety on the jobsite.


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The 10 Largest Roofing OSHA Penalties of 2022

Chris Gray, editor of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro
Chris Gray
December 27, 2022
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Find out which roofing contractors paid the heaviest tolls in 2022 following OSHA inspections.


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Roofing Worker Deaths on the Rise

Work-related fatalities due to falls, slips, and trips increased by roughly 7% in 2021, DOL data shows
Art Aisner, Editor in Chief of Roofing Contractor
Art Aisner
December 21, 2022
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Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows roofing remains one of the deadliest occupations in the United States.


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Two Roofing Contractor Falls from University Buildings Highlight Need for Safety

September 1, 2022
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Two unrelated incidents at universities making headlines show the need for roofing contractors to take proper precautions when working at heights.


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New York Roofing Contractor Fined $1.3 Million After Employee's Fatal Fall

August 23, 2022
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OSHA opened an inspection in February when a worker for the roofing contractor fell from the roof of a three-story residential construction project in Spring Valley.


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OSHA: Louisiana Roofing Contractor Fined After 22-Year-Old Worker Dies from Fall

Chris Gray, editor of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro
Chris Gray
August 3, 2022
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Roofers were repairing and replacing a roof at a Baton Rouge job site when one of them lost their footing, stepped on and fell about 30 feet through a skylight.


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Tennessee Roofing Contractor Dies After Contact with Electrical Wire

Chris Gray, editor of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro
Chris Gray
July 14, 2022
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A Tennessee roofing contractor is dead and two others injured following an accident with an electrical hazard on July 11 at a home in Wilson County.


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