Fed-OSHA finds violations in deadly North Carolina crane collapse

The collapse of a section of North Carolina’s Bonner Bridge last spring that killed a welder and injured his co-employee as they worked on a dismantling project, resulted from a contractor’s failure to follow established safety procedures, according to Fed-OSHA. The agency issued two serious violations to the contractor for failing to use engineering surveys or calculations to control the bridge’s stability and avoid unplanned collapses. Herald-Sun

Fed-OSHA issues fines in Texas crane collapse that killed two

Fed-OSHA has released the results of an investigation into an accident on a road-widening project that killed two brothers near Beaumont, Texas in April. The accident occurred when a crane collapsed and struck their pickup truck. The company faces more than $212,000 in proposed penalties for allegedly failing to assemble a crane boom properly. Fox 4 Beaumont

Feds fine Illinois nursing home for pandemic-related violations

An Illinois nursing facility has been fined more than $83,000 by Fed-OSHA for failing to protect its staff from COVID-19, the largest penalty under a federal healthcare safety rule adopted during the pandemic. The facility allegedly failed to ensure N95 respirators fit and were used properly. KELO

Trucking industry resists vaccination mandate

Trucking industry leaders are making their voices heard regarding the federal vaccine mandate. Already experiencing a driver shortage, there is also concern drivers may walk away from the trucking industry altogether. brroud

Forklift accident kills Minnesota employee

A Richfield, Minnesota man died last week of blunt force head and chest injuries as the result of a forklift incident at a paper stock company last week. WCCO