On August 1, 2015 a 49-year-old male carpenter employed by a residential contractor was fatally injured after falling from an extension ladder. The vi...
In December of 2015, a 58-year-old glazier foreman died of injuries after falling from a stepladder....
There should be construction signs and barricades around the excavation area. If excavation is deeper than 5 feet, a ladder and sloping or shoring is...
Training on power line hazard awareness, including lessons from the past and a variety of class problems....
A report to Oklahoma Injury Surveillance Participants on work-related burns among roofers, including hot tar and electrical burns....
A handout with illustrations for residential workers debunking myths about the risks of falling and issues with using fall protection. Part of a colle...
Information on how to handle a backhoe/loader safely, including clothing to wear, checking the machine prior to operation and operating it safely....
Ladder is not correctly supported and incorrectly angled. All non-self-supporting ladders should be secured at the top to prevent movement. Ladders s...
This short, but excellent guide from OSHA describes two preventable fatalities, one a fall from a tree and the other a struck-by falling branch incide...
This report is from a CPWR-financed collaboration of a New Jersey-based workers’ center called New Labor, researchers at Rutgers University, and imm...