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The California branch of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) has fined the amusement park Great America more than $70,000 for various safety violations that resulted in a worker being critically injuring.The incident back in June at the Great America amusement park in Santa Clara, California. Mechanic Robert Hooks, 66, was working on the Flight Deck ride around 8 PM when he was struck by a passing train. The train was returning to its station when it struck Hooks, leavin …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its list of the top 10 most common safety violations reported for 2015. Not surprisingly, "fall protection" held strong in the #1 position, attesting to the need for greater safety measures to protect workers from slip-and-fall accidents.Fall Injuries: Are They Really a Problem?According to OSHA, a whopping 15% of all accidental deaths are attributed to slips, trips and falls, which is only second to motor vehicle collisions and a …

Does your job require you to work around concrete dust? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) states that approximately 250,000 people work in the concrete manufacturing industry in the United States. Unfortunately, concrete manufacturing has a relatively high rate of work-related injury, with over 10% of all workers sustaining an injury. Among the most serious injuries associated with concrete manufacturing is a respiratory disease known as silicosis.What is Silicosis?Silicos …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is expected to increase the fines it levies to businesses in noncompliance with its rules.Congress voted in favor of the penalty increase in October, just shy of the final days in the fiscal year. President Obama signed off on the bill, giving it his stamp of approval. Up until now, civil penalties for OSHA violations were capped at $7,000 for serious violations (e.g. injury that results in amputation, or work-related fatality), and $70,00 …

Overexertion injuries are among the most common type of work-related injury in the United States. According a 2007 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, employers spent more than $12.7 billion in direct costs towards the treatment of overexertion injuries. Examples include carpal tunnel syndrome, tarsal tunnel syndrome, herniated disc, pulled muscles,etc. So, what steps can you take to reduce the risk of overexertion injuries in your workplace?What Causes Overexertion InjuriesThe first step tow …