The Bureau of Labor Statistics is preparing to finalize a new version of a yearly report. The report, called the National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, looks at workplace injuries that resulted in fatalities each year and determines if occupations in the...
Wrongful Death
Ohio steel manufacturer punished for safety violations
An internationally-based steel firm has been fined $563,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after three repeat and seven willful safety violations at a plant in Ohio.OSHA began its investigation in late 2010 when an employee suffered a workplace...
Ohio employees can request an OSHA inspection
Employees who believe that they are working in a hazardous environment or who think their employers may be violating safety and health regulations can contact OSHA to request an inspection. Workers can ask OSHA not to inform their employer who requested the...
Understanding who is protected by OSHA
In the past few posts, we've mentioned that OSHA does not have enough funds to visit every workplace in its jurisdiction. However, it is important to understand what Ohio employees are protected by OSHA.In 1970, Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act...
Remembering the wrongful deaths of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire
This Friday marks the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire. When the top three floors of the factory caught on fire, 146 of the 500 employees at the factory lost their lives.The wrongful deaths of so many innocent people instigated an enormous...
Furnace failure spills 9,000 pounds of molten metal; workers sue
Individuals who work in high-risk professions expect their employers to take every possible step to ensure their safety. For employers, that means not only providing adequate on-the-job training, but also demanding a high standard of excellence in every product and...
Honeywell refuses to comply with OSHA regulations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) exists to protect individuals and help ensure everyone has safe working environments. In order to make sure potentially dangerous conditions are as safe as possible, OSHA routinely inspects various businesses...
Investigation into Ohio City Worker Fatality Leads to Four Citations
On May 7, 2010, a public works employee had been directed to inspect and clean a sewer line located on Yankee Road in Middleton, Ohio. The 31-year-old worker died from nitrogen fumes inhaled during a workplace accident on the site. In an attempt to rescue the young...
OSHA Asks for Extra Safety Precautions during Holiday Sales Events
Twinkly lights, red nosed reindeer, snow frosted trees and intricate flakes have started appearing in store windows all over Ohio, an indication that the holiday season is just around the corner. With the holiday season comes holiday sales. Beginning with Black...
Columbus Military Training Exercise Kills One Soldier, Injures Four Others
It may be unfamiliar to some, but enrolling with the military is just like accepting a position with a corporation. The military is a job where soldiers earn wages, are given time off and sometimes suffer from work-related injuries. A veteran soldier died this month...