Roofer falls 20 feet at New Jersey worksite

Fed-OSHA is investigating after a 24-year-old roofer fell about 20 feet through the roof and landed inside a building at a Marlboro Township, New Jersey worksite Monday. The man reportedly injured his head, back and leg, and may have suffered internal injuries. Asbury Park Press

 

Diplomats were ignored after warning in 2018 of risky coronavirus experiments in Wuhan lab

The original Chinese government story, that the coronavirus pandemic spread from a seafood market in Wuhan, was the first and therefore most widely accepted theory. After seeing a risky lab in late 2017, however, U.S. diplomats and officials at the Beijing Embassy alerted Washington that the lab’s own scientists had reported “a serious shortage of appropriately trained technicians and investigators needed to safely operate this high-containment laboratory,” but were ignored. Politico

 

Industrial accident kills Pennsylvania battery plant employee

A 30-year-old man died in an industrial accident late Saturday at a Berks County, Pennsylvania manufacturer of lead-acid batteries and accessories for the automotive, commercial, marine and telecommunication markets. Fed-OSHA is investigating. Morning Call

 

Two construction workers injured in fall at Nashville worksite

Two construction workers were transported to a hospital after being injured in a fall at a North Nashville, Tennessee jobsite Monday morning. A company representative said a boom lift fell over, leaving the two employees with minor injuries. TOSHA is expected to investigate. WKRN (Nashville)

 

Oklahoma contractor fined $205K for excavation conditions

Fed-OSHA has fined a Sapulpa, Oklahoma construction company $205,500 after inspectors found employees working in unsafe conditions at an excavation site September. Inspectors reported finding employees in standing water in trenches while working on a street widening project. According to the agency, the company failed to ensure required cave-in protection was used, an appropriate means of escape existed, and that employees wore hardhats. KOKH

 

Teenage electrocuted at Twin Cities worksite

An 18-year-old employee of a mechanical contractor who was shocked and seriously injured at an Eagan, Minnesota apartment construction site one week ago succumbed to his injuries two days later. MNOSHA is investigating. At the time of the accident, he apparently was was holding an electrical cord when he stepped in a puddle of water. Pioneer Press