SafetyBlog

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's California branch recently cited Disney Construction, Inc. $106,000 for safety violations that contributed to the deaths of 2 bridge workers.The two men, Marcus Zane Powell, 25, of Los Gatos, and Glenn Hodgson, 49, of Richmond, were working on a construction project that included building a bridge in Winters, California when they fell to their death. This initially appeared to be a tragic incident with no one taking fault. After a thorough inve …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a safety campaign in West Virginia to protect summer construction workers against on-the-job injury.Year after year, construction remains at the top of the list in terms of work-related injuries and fatalities. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that 4,628 construction workers were killed on the job in 2012 -- roughly 89 construction worker fatalities per week or 12 per day. Granted, this is the second lowest number sinc …

In an effort to reduce the number of road construction injuries and fatalities, Minnesota officials have launched a safety program to raise public awareness.Road work zones are often complex and confusing for motorists, consisting of barrels, cones, lane changes and more. When drivers passing through these work zones are distracted -- whether it's from listening to the radio, talking on the phone, texting or otherwise -- it places the lives of construction crew members in jeopardy. It only takes …