Two shocked while changing power lines in Utah

Two men, including one who was shocked so severely his heart stopped multiple times on the scene, are recovering after an electrical incident in West Valley City, Utah on Saturday. The two employees reportedly were in a basket 10-15 feet in the air, changing a shorter power line. KUTV/KJZZ (Salt Lake City)

 

Construction worker dies of injuries sustained at Georgia worksite

An employee in his early 20s died Wednesday afternoon after being hospitalized for injuries suffered at a construction site in Dawson County, Georgia. Fed-OSHA is investigating. FYN

 

Fed-OSHA won’t enforce ruling on counting vaccine reactions as ‘recordable injuries’

Fed-OSHA has reversed its ruling and now says it will not enforce its ruling on requiring companies that mandate COVID-19 vaccines to treat adverse reactions as “recordable injuries.” The reversal could help the construction industry’s push to vaccinate more of its employees, though many company leaders were opposed to mandates. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

 

Michigan loosens COVID-19 workplace mask, distancing rules

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration has loosened COVID-19 workplace safety rules so fully vaccinated employees can go without a mask and disregard distancing requirements. Additionally, MIOHSA has lifted a requirement that employers prohibit onsite work if employees’ job can be done remotely, clearing the way for a return to offices. WNDU (South Bend, Ind.)

 

Migrant seafood industry employees in Maryland, Virginia have limited COVID protections

Migrant seafood-processing employees, who often travel long distances to their jobs where they live in communal housing, face heightened risks of catching COVID-19. One Maryland company reportedly put them to work the day after they arrived without quarantining or waiting for COVID-19 test results, safeguards that are not required under state or federal law. delmarvanow

 

Pennsylvania employee dies in forklift incident

A 54-year-old man died Thursday afternoon, shortly after a forklift struck a piece of equipment he was moving at a worksite in York County, Pennsylvania. Fed-OSHA is investigating. York Daily Record

 

Chemical distributors raise concern with proposal to Fed-OSHA

The National Association of Chemical Distributors submitted comments May 19 in response to the proposed rule published by Fed-OSHA regarding its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), expressing concerns regarding some of the agency’s proposals to harmonize the HCS with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). CleanLink