Wisconsin worker killed by water main cap

• Cody Nelson, a husband, and father of two, was struck and killed by a water main cap at a construction site in Wisconsin.
• Nelson, “suffered serious injuries” and died at the scene, police said.
• Investigators with OSHA arrived at the scene, and the agency is leading an investigation into the incident, according to police.
• Nelson was working on a water main at the construction site when he was fatally struck.
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GlobalFoundries investigation remains open

• An OSHA investigation into an accident at GlobalFoundries that resulted in a worker being rushed to the hospital remains open.
• The agency began investigating the incident on March 23 and the worker has since recovered from his injuries.
• OSHA’s online reporting system indicates the case, which was initiated after an unspecified complaint, is still open. That means there could be future violations, or the case could be closed without a finding of wrongdoing.
• GlobalFoundries employs several thousand employees at the site, which operates around the clock. The manufacturing process for chips is typically a closed-loop system.
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OSHA forms alliance for safety in Oregon

• OSHA, Oregon Occupational Safety and Health and Lamar Advertising Co. offices in Oregon, Idaho and Washington have established an alliance to provide workers with information, guidance, and access to training resources on workplace safety and health.
• The two-year alliance includes emphasis on hazards inherent to the outdoor advertising industry such as falls, personal protective equipment, safe use of ladders, electrical hazards, and control of hazardous energy, among others.
• Through the alliance, OSHA is committed to jointly providing management and employees of Lamar Advertising with information, guidance, and access to training to help protect workers, promote a culture of workplace safety and health, and increase the understanding of workers’ rights and employers’ responsibilities under the law.
• The new alliance recognizes that OSHA State Plans and On-Site Consultation partners are an integral part of OSHA’s efforts, and that information about the products and activities of the alliance may be shared with these partners for the advancement of common goals.
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Occupational safety & health group opposes railway sale

• The American Federation of Government Employees Local 3840, the union representing the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health employees in Cincinnati, opposed the sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway to the private rail company, Norfolk Southern.  
• AFGE members at NIOSH, which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the Department of Health and Human Services, are responsible for conducting research and making recommendations to prevent work-related injury and illness.
• AFGE also stands in solidarity with their union siblings across 13 different rail workers’ unions who have publicly stated their strong opposition to this sale due to the irresponsible and unsafe practices of private rail corporations.
•  “Norfolk Southern managed the train involved in that incident and should not be permitted to purchase the Cincinnati Southern Railway,” said Dr. Micah Niemeier-Walsh, who serves as a NIOSH environmental and industrial hygienist and chief steward of AFGE Local 3840.
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