Contractor’s employee dies at North Carolina water plant

An employee of a contractor drowned at the Reidsville, North Carolina water treatment Plant on Tuesday afternoon. WFMY

Employee falls to death from Maine tower

A 74-year-old Bangor man died Wednesday after apparently falling off a communication tower in Union, Maine, according to the local sheriff. Fed-OSHA is investigating. The deceased had a harness and carabiner clips and was believed to be “hooked” in according to a friend that was on scene. VillageSoup – Knox

Advice to employers for screening employees for symptoms of COVID

Both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Fed-OSHA recommend employers consider screening employees for symptoms of COVID-19, but screening itself can create other liabilities. Even if not operating in a location that requires temperature screening, employers should consider screening employees for fever and other symptoms in order to protect the employees on site, according to Akerman LLP. JD Supra

Company on Virginia site was cited at other sites

Fed-OSHA earlier this year cited the company contracted to build an Amazon robotics fulfillment center in Suffolk, Virginia where two employees died in an industrial accident Saturday. The prior cited violations allegedly were identified at a Georgia construction site. Suffolk News-Herald

Texas: Nonprofit gets community block grant for OSHA training

With the help of a Community Assistance Block Grant administered by Montgomery County, Texas, Children’s Books on Wheels will be hosting free OSHA 30-hour training this month for its third year in a row. Houston Chronicle [may require registration]