OSHA has cited Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc. for eleven safety violations at its Barron, Wisconsin, facility after a worker’s arm was amputated below the shoulder while the individual was conducting cleaning activities in a confined space.
Jennie-O Turkey Store, based in Willmar, Minnesota, is a di…
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Many fall hazards are obvious to even the untrained eye. Unenclosed elevated walkway…
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) has cited Marietta Industrial Enterprises Inc., which operates Refuse Recycling in Marietta, Ohio, for 21 safety violations. OSHA opened an inspection after a worker was found dead inside the rotating drum assembly of a machine used to screen recy…
A carnival worker was killed and another critically injured as they dismantled a Ferris wheel early on Monday morning, 16 May 2011.
The workers were taking apart the wheel, when a cable broke that was supporting the bucket lifts the men were in. The men then fell to the ground.
42-year-old Micha…
A 39-year old employee of a private utility company was electrocuted upon contacting a power line in Iowa County.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) along with the Sheriff's Department and Coroner's Office are investigating the electrocution.
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