Posts tagged health

• Asbestos removal contractor cited for workers without proper respiratory protection and training

  Paul Napoli | May 28, 2012 12:57 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  An asbestos removal contractor is facing $56K in fines after government safety inspectors found workers exposed to asbestos and fall hazards during asbestos remediation at a Buffalo, NY...

• OSHA cites Brooklyn contractor in fatal Brighton Beach building collapse

  Paul Napoli | May 27, 2012 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Federal safety regulators have found the collapse of a building under construction in Brighton Beach that killed one worker and injured four others was the result of poor construction by a...

• Worker crushed to death by huge roll of newsprint paper at PA printing plant

  Paul Napoli | May 18, 2012 9:44 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Federal officials are investigating after a huge roll of paper destined for a printing plant rolled off the boxcar delivering it, crushing a rail worker. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...

• OSHA fines NJ cup maker $156K after amputation of worker’s fingertips prompts inspection

  Paul Napoli | May 15, 2012 6:01 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Federal regulators have cited a New Jersey cup manufacturer for a slew of safety violations in an inspection following the amputation of a worker’s fingertips. The Occupational Safety...

• OSHA sites Union Drilling for repeat violations at PA natural gas well

  Paul Napoli | May 06, 2012 7:46 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Texas based Union Drilling Inc. is facing workplace safety and health violations and proposed fines of $70,000 after an inspection of a Pennsylvania gas well by federal regulators. The U.S....

• Recall expands to 12 brands of dry cat and dog food after at least 14 people sickened by Salmonella

  Paul Napoli | May 06, 2012 1:25 AM | 49 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Officials have linked an outbreak of Salmonella infections to recalled pet food manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that fourteen...

• Study links pacemaker and defibrillator implantation to deadly heart infections

  Paul Napoli | April 26, 2012 11:43 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Patients receiving implanted cardiac devices such as defibrillators and pacemakers are at risk for potentially fatal infections involving the heart, a new study shows. Infective endocarditis...

• U.S. docs rarely test for parasite that causes miscarriage, premature birth and birth defects

  Paul Napoli | April 22, 2012 12:53 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Scientists have identified the strains of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite most often associated with miscarry, premature birth and birth defects, but testing of pregnant women in the United States...

• Delta Air Lines agrees to OSHA seat belt compliance measures after death of baggage handler

  Paul Napoli | April 17, 2012 8:34 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Delta, one of the largest domestic airlines in the United States, has reached a settlement with federal regulators that will bring the company into compliance with safety regulations following...

• OSHA begins National Emphasis Program on worker safety in nursing and residential care facilities

  Paul Napoli | April 11, 2012 2:06 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Government regulators are beginning a three-year program focusing on protecting workers at nursing and residential care facilities from serious safety and health hazards. The U.S. Department...