Roofer falls to death at Jackson Hole-area condominium site
An employee of a roofing contractor died Wednesday after falling off a roof while working on a condominium construction site in Teton Village, Wyoming. Jackson Hole News & Guide
Fed-OSHA cites security company for violence hazards at Boise mall site
Fed-OSHA has fined a security company at a Boise, Idaho mall more than $14,500 in connection with the fatal shooting of a security officer last October. The agency says the company repeatedly failed to institute controls to protect exposed employees from workplace violence hazards. KTVB (Boise)
D.C.-area fire captain succumbs to occupational cancer
West Springfield, Virginia Fire Capt. Kimberly Schoppa died last week after a battle with occupational cancer. About a year ago, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, which is now recognized in Virginia as an occupational cancer in the fire service. As a result, her death is considered to be in the line of duty. NBC Washington
Fired MLB scout sues team over COVID-19 vaccination policy
A former scout for Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals filed a lawsuit against the team April 20, alleging that it violated District of Columbia and federal law when it denied his request for a religious exemption from the Nationals’ mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. The lawsuit alleges the team failed to engage in an interactive process to identify ways to accommodate the employee’s request. HR Dive
Healthcare corporation files suit to block Fed-OSHA inspection of Texas hospital
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Fed-OSHA from inspecting an El Paso, Texas hospital, to determine whether employees are vaccinated against COVID-19. The lawsuit stems from Fed-OSHA’s national emphasis program relating to the healthcare emergency temporary standard that the agency adopted last year. Becker’s Hospital Review/Bloomberg Law
FDA authorizes COVID-19 breathalyzer tests
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test that detects chemical compounds in breath samples associated with a SARS-CoV-2 infection. The test can be performed in environments where the patient specimen is both collected and analyzed, such as doctor’s offices, hospitals and mobile testing sites, using an instrument about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage. Clean Link