The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has prescribed safety standards for all industries. This is to protect the health and safety of workers in Missouri and elsewhere. One industry that is known to be extremely hazardous is grain handling, and OSHA...
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Month: May 2016
Workers’ injuries: OSHA cites company after amputation injuries
Industrial workers across the country, including in Missouri, are often exposed to amputation hazards along with multiple other dangerous situations typical to manufacturing plants. Such facilities usually have various types of machines, equipment and conveyor belts...
Trench collapse hazards identified at plumbing site
It is sometimes difficult to understand how Missouri company owners can willfully subject employees to deadly safety hazards without providing protection. Sadly, this often happens even after federal regulators have cited them. This also happens in other states, and a...
Arborist killed in work accident when struck by tree limb
According to data gathered by the Tree Care Industry Association, tree trimming accidents led to the deaths of approximately 580 workers nationwide, between 2009 and 2015. Reportedly, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is concerned about the high number...
Workplace accidents: Overturned truck at landfill kills worker
Missouri workers in various industries are exposed to safety hazards on a daily basis. For this reason, it is vital for company owners to do hazard assessment checks on all work sites and to provide training to equip employees with the ability to recognize dangerous...
Global industrial leader fails to prevent workers’ injuries
A company with its head office in another state was recently cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company is known as a global leader in the manufacturing of control and motion technologies, yet it allegedly failed to install protective...