Maine-based company cited after heat-related death in Nebraska
Fed-OSHA has fined a Maine-based utility pole inspection company more than $18,000 after an employee died of heat-related causes at a Nebraska jobsite. According to the agency, the employee became ill while performing extreme physical activity in excessive temperatures. NTV
UPS says it’s compliant following crash that killed driver
A UPS spokesperson says the company is in full compliance with federal safety guidelines in connection with a crash in Marlborough, Massachusetts that killed a 51-year-old driver who was struck by another vehicle early last month while outside his truck. Fed-OSHA is investigating. Boston 25 News
Restaurants are getting louder
Restaurant owners and designers have embraced loud interiors in order to generate buzz and increase ticket averages, but noise in restaurants affects workers even more than diners, because the continuous volume leads to hearing problems. Sarasota Magazine
Workers’ bodies must remain at New Orleans hotel site until stabilization plan is done
City officials in New Orleans last week said the bodies of two dead construction workers in the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel cannot be recovered until contractors complete plans to further stabilize the building ahead of an eventual demolition. New Orleans Times-Picayune
TOSHA investigating carbon monoxide incident in downtown Chattanooga
Tennessee OSHA is investigating an incident at a Chattanooga office building that sent several employees with elevated levels of carbon monoxide to hospitals a week ago, after they reported experiencing headaches. Fire crews who responded found elevated carbon monoxide levels in a construction area. WRCB (Chattanooga) [with video]
TOSHA finds 13 violations in investigation of city’s public utilities
Some employees of Gallatin, Tennessee’s public utilities agency may have been unknowingly exposed to asbestos at the agency’s service center, according to testing of gas lines conducted after Tennessee OSHA cited more than a dozen serious safety violations. TOSHA’s inspection reportedly was spurred by a complaint. Gallatin News