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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Is launching an investigation into the deaths of two workers at Amazon fulfillment centers.The first incident occurred on December 4, 2013, when 57-year-old temporary worker Ronald Smith was dragged by a conveyor belt. While Smith survived the initial incident, he died soon after at the hospital from complications. The Amazon temp worker had four children and seven grandchildren.The second incident occurred less than 6 month later on …

Improperly lifting boxes, machines, tools or other heavy objects can result in painful, debilitating injury. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 1 million work-related back injuries are reported annually, making it the second leading cause of lost work -- only behind the common cold. Thankfully, a large portion of these injuries can be prevented by following safe lifting practices. Some of the most common injuries caused by improper lifting include: Herniated disc - co …

The Occupational Safety and Healthy Administration (OSHA) issued $24,000 in citations to Chevron USA, Inc. for a deadly November 2013 explosion at the company's Pascagoula plant that killed a worker.Following the deadly incident, OSHA officials immediately began a month-long investigation to determine the exact cause and whether or not it could have been prevented. According to OSHA's report, the explosion began as a result of a widespread power outage throughout the facility. 46-year-old&n …

Republic Steel, one of the country's largest producers of steel, agreed to pay a $2.4 million settlement to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) for a range of alleged health and safety violations at four of its properties. In total, there were over 100 noted violations identified at the plants in Lorain, Canton, Massillon and Blasdell,According to a report by OSHA, Republic Steel failed to protect workers against falls; failed to protect workers whom maintained and serviced h …

Vertigo is a peculiar condition that often goes unnoticed and/or undiagnosed in the workplace. Not to be confused with dizziness, vertigo is characterized by the feeling of horizontal or vertical spinning (eg: the world is spinning around you, or you are spinning around the world).While the exact rate of vertigo in the workplace remains unknown, medical experts believe it's in the tens of thousands. This condition is especially problematic among factory workers, at it leaves them temporarily dis …