On Wednesday, May 4, 2016 a 22-year-old male construction laborer was assisting an excavator operator who was digging a 13.4 ft. section of a trench a...
The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) was formed in 1985 to examine the health hazards of the sheet metal industry in the U.S....
Article about a worker who was one of four who died of hydrogen sulfide exposure. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited three of the...
This barrier at the top of a large job-built ladder on this project prevented workers from accidentally falling into the large excavation....
Scaffold not fully planked, no guard rails, improper access....
Incorrect temporary scaffolding, no PPE (hard hats, eye protection). Bad housekeeping, trip fall hazards, fire hazards, generally an unsafe work site....
In May 2012, a 47-year-old maintenance mechanic of a paving company was electrocuted at a road construction site when a mobile light tower contacted a...
BNA reports OSHA rescinding a fall protection compliance directive in response to advice from ACCSH....
Watch construction workers at risk while setting a modular home: 6-min. video covers hazards specific to modular home construction: riding on tilt-up...
In February of 2016, a 53-year-old framer died when he fell 18 feet from the residential roof he was sheathing....