Florida construction worker hospitalized after falling from scaffolding

Fed-OSHA will investigate after a construction worker fell from scaffolding at a project site in St. Petersburg, Florida on Monday and was critically injured. WTSP

 

Ohio discount store cited for locked exits

Following a January inspection, Fed-OSHA has fined a Seville, Ohio Dollar General store $145,000 for allegedly having locked emergency doors. News 5 Cleveland

 

OR-OSHA announces free resources for employers in support of new heat rules

Oregon OSHA is launching new, free resources to support employers in understanding the new rules protecting employees from the dangers of high heat in the workplace. The resources include two fact sheets, and a heat illness prevention online course. Business Tribune

 

OSHNC fines employer after fatal forklift accident

The N.C. Department of Labor has fined an employer after its 22-year-old employee was fatally pinned by a forklift driven by another employee. The agency says the company did not require the forklift driver to look in the direction of, and keep a clear view of the path of travel. News & Observer

 

Nebraska healthcare employees’ advocate shares concerns of workplace violence

According to the International Association of Healthcare safety and security, employees in the healthcare industry are five times more likely to be a victim of workplace violence than those in other occupations. Aside from COVID-19-related incidents, such attacks have included name-calling, excessive profanity, threatening comments or actions, kicking, spitting, biting and sexual harassment. These actions can lead to post-traumatic stress for healthcare employees or cause them to leave the profession altogether. In response to recent hospital shootings in Oklahoma and Ohio, the Nebraska Hospital Association last week shared concerns regarding workplace violence in hospitals. KNOP