Flash: Cal/OSHA’s First COVID Cites

Cal/OSHA issues citations to 11 employers for allegedly failing to protect employees from COVID exposures. Here’s who they are. Cal-OSHA Reporter

 

Maintenance employee falls to death at Brooklyn Navy Yard

A 25-year-old maintenance employee who was cleaning the roof of a building fell to his death at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Thursday morning. Fed-OSHA is investigating. The man reportedly was a subcontractor for a film production company. Brooklyn Paper

 

Hoosier farmers face increased grain bin death risk

The US has seen an increase of 27 percent in reported grain bin entrapments between 2018 and 2019, with deaths rising by more than 50 percent during that period. Purdue University research shows that there is a direct correlation between grain quality and grain bin accidents, and that 62 percent of all grain bin entrapments result in death. Chronicle-Tribune

 

Eight propane forklift safety considerations crews need to know

Forklifts enable employees to keep containers and other heavy materials on the move during their shift. But due to the nature of the equipment, forklifts introduce some workplace hazards that crews need to be aware of and know how to avoid. Maritime Logistics Professional

 

Employee killed at Michigan pipeline worksite

A 49-year-old man died Thursday afternoon after being crushed by the dump truck he was operating at a pipeline construction site in northern Oakland County, Michigan, according to police. The incident has been reported to MIOSHA. Detroit News

 

Man dies in apparent workplace accident at South Carolina farm products business

A man died in an apparent workplace accident Thursday afternoon at a Florence County, South Carolina farm products business. South Carolina OSHA is investigating. WPDE

 

Contracted employee dies at Tennessee plant

Tennessee OSHA is investigating a workplace fatality of an employee of a contractor at the Humboldt Tyson facility. WBBJ

 

Will essential workers have enough PPE for a second wave?

Hospitals continue to struggle to procure enough equipment in advance of a potential second wave of the pandemic. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a directive on April 13 that required all hospitals to provide at least one new N95 respirator to health care workers per day upon request. The New York State Nurses Association Executive Director said while the move was appreciated, one new mask per day still did not meet conventional guidelines for the use of protective equipment. City & State New York