Woman dies after getting stuck in industrial bread mixing machine at North Carolina plant
A 44-year-old woman died from her injuries after getting stuck inside an industrial bread mixer for over an hour at a Selma, North Carolina business. According to the fire department, the machine was on while she was cleaning. Fox 5 New York
Man falls off ladder, dies at North Carolina construction site
A 39-year-old man died after falling from a ladder in a construction accident at a home in Wilmington, North Carolina last Thursday. The N.C. Department of Labor is investigating. WECT
New York Senate advances bills inspired by deadly New York City apartment building fire
New York Senate Democrats plan to pass a package of bills this week aimed at addressing issues raised by the deadly January fire at a Bronx, New York apartment building that killed 17 people. Investigators determined a malfunctioning space heater that was left on for several days was to blame for the blaze at the 19-story residential tower. The bill would ensure all space heaters distributed or sold to New Yorkers have thermostats and shut off automatically. Manufacturers also will have to prove the devices are verified by a testing and certification body recognized and approved by Fed-OSHA. New York Daily News
Enforcement program aims to identify employers that fail to submit injury, illness data
Fed-OSHA has initiated a new enforcement program to identify employers who failed to submit Form 300A data through the agency’s Injury Tracking Application. A Government Accountability Office report released last year found that more than half of covered employers fail to report injury and illness data as required. The agency’s enforcement program seeks to find companies that have not reported and cite them and incentivize companies that have not reported to submit their reports. Printing Impressions
Pennsylvania’s public sector employees may see boosted workplace safety standards
In an effort to enhance workplace safety standards in the state’s public sector, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order last October and collaborated with researchers at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in order to increase protections for employees in Pennsylvania, including in commonwealth workplaces. NorthCentralPA