Posts tagged worksite injuries

• OSHA cites alabama contractor following fatality at worksite

  Tom Methvin | October 20, 2006 4:37 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Titan Electric following the investigation of an August 2005 fatal accident in Auburn, Alabama. The worker was killed when he fell 40 feet from a concrete pole while working at Duck Samford Park where he was adjusting electrical lights. OSHA's investigation reportedly determined that safety equipment was...

• Employers must list injury and illness summaries

  Tom Methvin | October 13, 2006 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Employers must now post a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred last year. The summary required to be filed must list the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in 2005 and that were logged on the OSHA 300 form. Employment information about annual average number of employees and total hours worked during the calendar year is...

• Preventing falls of workers

  Tom Methvin | October 13, 2006 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Beasley Allen Law Firm currently represents a man who worked for a company that installed communication satellites. Our client was contracted to install a communication satellite in a truck terminal in North Alabama. Our client and his co-worker had never installed a satellite dish on top of a structure, but instead had always installed the dishes on the side of the building. Because this...