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In the United States in 2021, there were 5,190 workplace fatalities across all sectors. Of these 5,190 fatalities 42% of occupational fatalities occurred as a result of roadway incidents, 16% occurred following a slip, trip, or fall in the workplace, 9% were the result of a homicide. [3]
Before the Lennar at Westview death, OSHA had investigated Downrite 13 times over the last 10 years and fined the South Miami-Dade company four times. Feb. 17, 2022: ...
A federal investigation into a worker who was crushed to death at a Port Everglades area cement facility resulted in $82,269 of proposed OSHA fines for the two companies involved.
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OSHA's protection applies to all federal agencies. Section 19 of the OSH Act makes federal agency heads responsible for providing safe and healthful working conditions for their workers. OSHA conducts inspections of federal facilities in response to workers' reports of hazards and under programs that target high-hazard federal workplaces. [8]
The Act created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an agency of the Department of Labor. OSHA was given the authority both to set and enforce workplace health and safety standards. [14] The Act also created the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission to review enforcement priorities, actions and cases ...
The recent worker death occurred at the Troy, Alabama sawmill, about 45 miles southeast of Montgomery. Lineman electrocuted on out-of-state job, Alabama union says. ‘Great guy to be around’
Global excess and reported COVID-19 deaths and death rates per 100,000 population according to the WHO study [12] A December 2022 WHO study comprehensively estimated excess deaths from the pandemic during 2020 and 2021, concluding ~14.8 million excess early deaths occurred, reaffirming their prior calculations from May as well as updating them ...