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OSHA Fines Contractor and Temp Staffing Agency $152,618

Construction Equipment

Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited All Power Construction Corporation of Huntsville, Alabama and staffing agency Labor Finders of Tennessee Inc. after a temporary employee installing sewer lines suffered a fatal injury in a trench collapse in Huntsville.

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Sewer Company Cited After Cave-Ins at Two Job Sites

Construction Equipment

OSHA has cited Taylor’s Drain and Sewer Service for 10 safety violations, including two willful. OSHA found that the company failed to protect workers from cave-ins during trenching operations at two separate jobs sites in Lincoln, Neb., leading to a worker suffering a serious injury.

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OSHA urges safety during Sandy cleanup

Safety Services Company

OSHA urges safety during Sandy cleanup. “Recovery work should not put you in the recovery room,” said Robert Kulick, OSHA’s regional administrator in New York. OSHA wants to make certain that no casualties result from cleanup operations.”

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Illinois Contractor Named Severe Violator for Repeat Trenching Hazards

Construction Equipment

OSHA has cited Cross Construction Inc. for three safety violations for failing to protect workers from cave-ins during trenching operations while installing sewer pipes in Danville. Cave-ins are the leading cause of injury and death in excavation," said Tom Bielema, OSHA''s area director in Peoria. of Urbana, Ill.,

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

All fall protection equipment is required by OSHA to be checked prior to each use. OSHA 1910.66, CALOSHA, AISC, AWS and local code requirements. Ladder constructed according to OSHA/ANSI standards. Ladder constructed according to OSHA/ANSI standards. Manhole, Sewer. Visually inspect for corrosion. Lubricants.