Two driveway pavers shocked at Massachusetts jobsite
Two driveway paving employees were seriously injured Tuesday when they were shocked at a jobsite in Burlington, Massachusetts, when a dump truck bucket made contact with electrical wires. A third worker on the paving crew was able to lower the dump body, which broke the connection, and stopped the electric shock. Fed-OSHA is investigating. WCVB
Fed-OHSA fines Colorado construction company nearly $450K follwing fatal trench collapse
A Vail, Colorado construction contractor has been fined $450,000 after a trench collapse killed an employee and the company willfully exposed employees to trench hazards, according to Fed-OSHA. One employee suffered fatal injuries and two others narrowly escaped when the trench collapsed as they installed sewer pipes in a Breckenridge neighborhood last November, according to the agency, which charges the company failed to ensure the excavation was inspected by a competent person, failed to perform an inspection of the excavation, and had no trench protective system in place. Denver Post
Illinois Amazon warehouse hit by tornado consistently passed city inspection
The Amazon warehouse in downstate Illinois that was destroyed by a tornado last December, resulting in the deaths of six employees trying to take cover inside, failed no city inspections prior the disaster according to nearly 50 newly released records. However, the inspection reports have limited information and contrast with other inspection reports where city inspectors noted code concerns and snapped multiple pictures. KMOV
Attorney discusses employee’s termination due to CBD-positive test
An individual claimed she was disabled and taking CBD to combat the effects of her disability, panniculitis, an inflammatory autoimmune connective tissue disease. A recent case in federal court in Pennsylvania arising out of the employment termination of the plaintiff after she tested positive for CBD answers two questions: does CBD register on a drug screen as THC, and can employees lawfully be terminated for using it? Mondaq
Radiation poisoning may have caused death of Honolulu city employee
Multiple investigations are underway to determine if a 55-year-old tire repair employee working for the city of Honolulu died of radiation poisoning. Records reportedly indicate the employee may have been exposed while working on a truck in late 2021. People close to him say he lost close to 100 pounds and was hospitalized multiple times, complaining of numbness to his upper body and face, dizziness, nausea, and loss of taste. HIOSH opened an investigation into the case two months before the man died. Hawaii News Now