Body found at South Boston worksite
The body of a 33-year-old man was found at a construction site in South Boston Sunday morning. WCVG (Boston)
Pipe break critically injures maintenance contractor at Houston-area grocery
A 50-year old contract maintenance worker was critically injured Friday morning at a grocery store in The Woodlands, Texas after an overpressurized refrigerant line ruptured, causing a concussive wave and shrapnel. Fed-OSHA is investigating. mySA (San Antonio)
GAO report cites dangerous working conditions for defense contractors
An analysis of federal data by the Government Accountability Office has found nearly 80 percent of construction and manufacturing contractors working with the Department of Defense have committed at least one serious safety or health violation. Seven deaths were cited from 2013 through 2017 due to defense contractor safety violations. Military Times
All patients released after chemical spill at Arkansas food plant
The five patients that were in the hospital after a chemical spill last week at a Springdale, Arkansas food processing plant have been released. NWA Homepage
Falling pallet kills South Carolina construction worker
A 38-year-old construction worker suffered fatal blunt crush force trauma to the torso when a pallet of construction supplies landed on him Friday afternoon at a construction site in Columbia, South Carolina. WIS (Columbia, S.C.)
Construction worker falls to death from Houston beltway overpass
A construction worker fell to his death Friday morning in south Harris County, Texas. Fed-OSHA is investigating. KTRK (Houston) [with video]
Falling object fatally strikes Twin Cities construction worker
Minnesota OSHA is investigating after a 38-year-old employee was killed at a St. Paul-area construction site when an object fell on him. WCCO (Minneapolis)
Ohio metal products manufacturer fined $183K
A Canton, Ohio aluminum manufacturer of stainless steel and carbon products faces more than $183,000 in Fed-OSHA fines after the agency says it found 17 serious and five other violations following a complaint about poor ventilation and lack of training on chemicals. Cited violations include inadequate machine guarding to struck-by hazards. Crain’s Cleveland Business
Construction worker killed in truck accident at Iowa wind farm site
A Texas man was fatally struck by a semi-truck at a wind farm construction site in rural Iowa last week. IOSH is investigating. Messenger News (Fort Dodge, Iowa)