Category: OSHA

OSHA is INCREASING PENALTIES for SERIOUS Safety Violations ON THE JOB INJURY

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is increasing penalties for serious safety violations, contending current fines are too low to have a deterrent effect. OSHA’s average penalty for a serious violation has been around $1,000. Under the agency’s new policy, the average fine for a serious violation – one that could cause death or…

HURT AT WORK? – Workplace injury – OSHA – unsafe workplaces.

According to ABC World News, the Federal Government is about to launch a sweeping crackdown on dangerous work places. Thousands of other workers are killed on the job every year and hundreds of thousands are injured. Many employers provide as safe work environment. However, there are a lot of irresponsible employers who don’t ensure workers…

WALT DISNEY WORLD – OSHA fine reduction – workplace safety issues

ORLANDO – According to the AP, a fine issued to Walt Disney World by a federal workplace safety agency (OSHA) for a serious violation that contributed to the death of a worker during a summer monorail accident has been reduced by 20 percent. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Walt Disney World signed…

Walt Disney World – ORLANDO – workplace injury – OSHA

ORLANDO – The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) cited Walt Disney World and urged them to follow monorail manufacturer operating instructions warning of potential hazards when moving the monorail in reverse. The manufacturer recommends using a spotter to watch a train backing up. The federal agency also urged Disney to provide written instruction and training…

OSHA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is looking into Walt Disney World monorail crash ♦ Epcot line

LAKE BUENA VISTA ♦ A Disney employee was killed when the monorail trains collided just outside the Transportation and Ticket Center, located at the parking lot of the Magic Kingdom. A park official reported that the crash happened during a track switch attempt, while they were trying to remove one of the trains off the…

OSHA investigating deadly Pinellas crane accident ♦ Palm Harbor ♦ Paramedics ♦ Deputies on the scene ♦ Home Port Marina

PINELLAS COUNTY— An investigation is expected to continue today into what caused a crane to topple over Monday in a deadly accident in Palm Harbor. The crane fell over at the Home Port Marina just before 6 p.m., killing the 71-year-old operator. Preliminary details indicated that the crane fell over on its side, throwing the…

OSHA fines Wal-Mart over trampling death of employee Ι Wal-Mart failed to train employees and implement effective crowd management control.

According to the Associated Press, “The death of a temporary employee who was crushed in a stampede of post-Thanksgiving shoppers at a Wal-Mart store could have been prevented, federal officials said Tuesday as they proposed fining the world’s largest retailer $7,000 – as much money as it makes in about 18 seconds.” The agency cited…