U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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Unaware of the danger, painter fatally falls 21 feet after stepping onto unsecured balcony at Cleveland residential construction project
A 51-year-old painting contractor at a residential apartment complex in Cleveland stepped onto a third-floor balcony and it tilted suddenly, causing him to fall 21 feet onto the concrete below.
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Unaware of the danger, painter fatally falls 21 feet after stepping onto unsecured balcony at Cleveland residential construction project
A 51-year-old painting contractor at a residential apartment complex in Cleveland stepped onto a third-floor balcony and it tilted suddenly, causing him to fall 21 feet onto the concrete below
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Mercury poisoning: Long Island thermometer maker's workers sickened by unsafe exposures to toxic metal, faces nearly $200K in penalties
Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a thermometer manufacturer for overexposing their employees to mercury at its West Babylon facility.
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Department of Labor finds LaFayette insulation manufacturer ignored safety standards after investigation of worker's serious head injury
A 21-year-old line operator at a LaFayette, Georgia, insulation manufacturer suffered severe head trauma after being caught in a machine's roller.
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US Department of Labor investigation of Del Monte cannery worker's amputation injury finds company violated federal safety standards
At a Plover, Wisconsin, Del Monte Foods cannery, a 20-year-old seasonal worker suffered a partial amputation of their finger after attempting to unjam an unguarded palletizer machine, a federal workplace safety investigation found.
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US Department of Labor, American Society of Safety Professionals in East Texas partner for better safety, health in the workplace
OSHA's Dallas and Fort Worth Area offices and the ASSP East Texas Chapter have signed a two-year alliance to educate employers and member on work hazards.