Tens of thousands of workers are harmed by forklift accidents every year. Statistics compiled by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) show there are 85 deaths caused by forklifts annually. In addition, another 97,000 suffer injuries. These are not small, lightweight vehicles. Fully loaded forklifts can weigh as much as several passenger cars. OSHA estimates 70 percent of forklift injuries and deaths are preventable. Speeding, poor training programs, overlo

Violence can affect workers at several different types of jobs. Pizza delivery drivers can be robbed, and mental healthcare workers are sometimes attacked by patients. Bank tellers may be put in harm’s way during armed robberies, and the same goes for convenience store workers. According to OSHA, workplace violence is the fourth leading cause of workplace deaths in the country. It is sadly the primary cause of death among young workers. Not everyone who experiences workplace

Every October, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) releases a list of the top 10 workplace safety violations. If you guessed “fall protection” as the number one violation, you might be familiar with this list. That’s because fall protection violations have remained at the top of OSHA’s list for the last six years. Falls are one of the most common causes of workplace deaths, and it seems many businesses are still not getting the message. OSHA has another l

A recent Ohio scaffolding accident ended safely after first responders reported that the workers involved had escaped. Police officers and local witnesses say that two workers were on scaffolding around the 20th floor of the U.S. Bank Tower in Downtown Cincinnati when one side of the scaffolds suddenly broke loose. One local woman mentioned that she saw the workers swinging the rig towards the building. In a dangerous climb, the two men were able to reach a ledge of the massi