Fed-OSHA fines Florida drilling company related to electrocution
Fed-OSHA has fined a South Florida company more than $8,700 in connection with the electrocution of an employee who was drilling a hole for a major road expansion project in Orlando. The unidentified man used a drilling machine to collect soil samples when the drill struck a 12,000-volt underground power line, according to the agency. Orlando Sentinel
Business mandates mount as New Mexico deals with virus surge
Starting Friday, restaurants, breweries, retail stores, gyms and other businesses in New Mexico will be required to close for two weeks if they have more than four separate incidents of COVID-19 among employees within a 14-day period, following a new order by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. The state on Tuesday reported an additional 599 cases, bringing the total to nearly 37,900 since the pandemic began. Tulsa World
Employee dies in Alabama television tower incident
Two maintenance employees were rescued and one was killed while repairing a guy cable on a 1,500 foot television tower near Robertsdale, Alabama on Tuesday. Fed-OSHA is investigating. WPMI
Employee rescued inside Massachusetts gelatin plant
An employee was hospitalized after falling 25 to 30 feet inside a gelatin plant in Peabody, Massachusetts on Saturday. Fed-OSHA is investigating. Salem News
Two injured after falling 20 feet while working on Maine bridge project
Two construction workers were injured after falling about 20 feet from a wooden walkway while working on a bridge replacement project in Brewer, Maine on Monday. They had removed several braces when the outer bridge beam apparently twisted unexpectedly as the support was removed, causing the platform they were standing on to shift and fall to the roadway. Fed-OSHA was notified. News Center Maine
Lawsuit filed in Houston collapse that killed two
The families of two men who were killed in a staircase collapse at the future Marathon Oil headquarters in Houston have sued the petroleum company and several subcontractors involved in the construction, claiming that negligence in training, safety protocols and oversight led to the deaths. Houston Chronicle