Scaffolding - Articles - Page 2

NYC co. cited for fall, electrical, impalement hazards

Unguarded skylights, uncapped gas cylinders

June 24, 2016

The reasons behind New York City’s high – and rising – rate of construction industry injuries and fatalities can be seen in a recent OSHA enforcement action against a Brooklyn-based employer.

Fatal fall gets NJ contractor a $57K fine

June 23, 2016

A Union City, New Jersey contractor allowed dangerous hazards that led to worker's fatal fall, according to OSHA investigators, who issued the company multiple citations in the wake of the accident.

Kroger worker dies because of unsafe equipment

June 21, 2016

A 27-year-old laborer lost his life ended suddenly because his employer failed to have a competent person inspect the rail supporting a scaffold system nearly 80 feet off the ground for visible defects, an investigation by OSHA has found.

Contractor exposes employees to scaffolding hazards - again

June 9, 2016

A Pennsylvania company hired to provide labor for a store remodeling job has been fined $93,000 by OSHA for exposing its employees to fall and other hazards.

Fall + electrocution hazards endanger WV construction workers

May 24, 2016

A West Virginia contractor found itself on the receiving end of an OSHA investigation after an agency inspector observed an employee working on scaffolding with no fall protection and in close proximity to an electrical power line – a combination that could have proved deadly.

Scaffold protections would prevent more than 4,000 injuries per year

February 29, 2016

When scaffolds are not upright or used properly, falls can occur. Protecting workers from scaffold related accidents would prevent many deaths and more than 4,000 injuries each year.

Scaffolding violations put workers at risk

Excessive loads & bad weather can lead to falls

Maureen Paraventi

July 1, 2015

Workers performing tasks while on scaffolding can be exposed to fall hazards involving considerable height, a factor which makes scaffolding-related violations especially serious.

A “clear and present danger” spotted on a Rhode Island rooftop

Contractor has a history of similar violations

May 19, 2015

A pair of OSHA inspectors had just finished a workplace inspection and were heading back to their Providence, Rhode Island office when they caught sight of a dangerous situation at another site.

A long way down

Florida construction workers exposed to 200-foot falls

March 31, 2015

A company hired to restore the concrete finish on high-rise apartment buildings exposed its workers to falls of more than 200 feet due to scaffolding that was improperly assembled and secured to the building, according to OSHA.

New scaffold safety fact sheets available

November 21, 2014

Two new OSHA fact sheets – "Tube and Coupler Scaffold Planning and Design" (PDF*) and "Tube and Coupler Scaffold Erection and Use" (PDF*) – are now available to help employers protect construction workers using this type of scaffold on the job.