Man electrocuted while working at Ohio landfill
A 25-year-old man was electrocuted Tuesday morning while working in the gas recovery plant of a Brown County, Ohio landfill. Officials say he was in a bucket truck while working on electric lines, when the truck made contact with other power lines he was not working on. Fed-OSHA is investigating. WLWT [with video]
Amtrak employee killed in Chicago railyard
Fed-OSHA is investigating after an Amtrak employee was killed in an industrial accident last week in a mechanical facility in a Chicago railyard. Chicago Sun-Times
Employee seriously burned at New Jersey smelter
An employee of a Kearny, New Jersey smelting plant was hospitalized Monday afternoon after a furnace “burped,” splashing liquid metal on his hands, feet and buttocks. Fed-OSHA is investigating. Hudson Daily Voice
Connecticut construction worker falls to death at mall worksite
A construction worker fell to his death from an elevated section of the building’s exterior early Tuesday morning at the site of a Norwalk, Connecticut shopping mall, where work has been continuing around the clock in advance of the holiday season. Fed-OSHA officials on Tuesday afternoon investigated an area near several air lifts outside the mall. The Hour
Safety violations found following attacks at Iowa psych hospital
Following an investigation, Iowa OSHA investigators have charged seven serious safety violations including inadequate emergency plans, low staffing, poor communication and ineffective safety shields that staffers haven’t been trained to use, at a state-run psychiatric hospital where several patients have assaulted employees. KETV (Omaha)
US packing plants experiencing lowest-ever workplace injury rate, BLS reports
Newly released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics finds safety in America’s meat and poultry processing facilities reached an all-time low rate of worker injuries and illnesses in 2018. The 2018 data show a 20-year injury reduction from 20.1 to 4.3, illustrating a sustained industry trend of workplace safety improvement, according to the North American Meat Institute. Drovers
Kentucky contractor fights $14K in penalties following fatal wall collapse
A Louisville, Kentucky construction company is contesting $14,000 in penalties following a February incident in which a retaining wall collapsed and killed a 25-year-old employee. WLKY (Louisville) [with video]