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Husqvarna Recalls Lawn and Garden Tillers Due to Risk of Bodily Injury, Laceration

The tiller’s transmission shift rod and clip can come into contact with the control cable during shifting and cause the tiller to unintentionally mo...

Safety Watch case studies from Equipment World

Equipment World has created a series of case studies of incidents with construction equipment that are based on NIOSH FACE reports, as well as other s...

Overlapping Vulnerabilities: The Occupational Health and Safety of Young Immigrant Workers in Small Construction Firms

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) joined forces to produce this re...

Toolbox Talk: Construction Worker Dies When He Leans Out of the Protective Cage of a Skid Steer Forklift and is Crushed

This Oregon-FACE toolbox talk is about a 32-year-old skidsteer operator who died after being crushed by a lift assembly while leaning out of his forkl...

Auto Salvage Worker Killed by Unsecured Car on Transporter

This Oregon FACE Toolbox Talk is about a 37-year-old truck driver who died when a salvage vehicle rolled off the top deck of his truck and crushed him...

FY15 Fatalities and Catastrophes To Date

This spreadsheet was produced by OSHA containing fatalities and catastrophes the agency recorded in Fiscal Year 2015 though January 16, 2015. The spre...

Recommended Practices for Protecting Temporary Workers

This set of recommendations by OSHA and NIOSH is focused on temporary workers. The agencies define these workers as those supplied to a host employer...

Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths from Backing Construction Vehicles and Equipment

This Workplace Solution from NIOSH concentrates on identifying and controlling risks to workers by moving construction vehicles and equipment during h...

Remington Electric Leaf Blowers Recalled by MTD Due to Laceration Hazard

This recall involves Remington electric leaf blowers with model RM180B, item number 41AA180G983 and serial numbers ranging from S1E131XK0001 through S...