An eagle-eyed employee at the ABC Supply Co. branch in Hot Springs, Ark., spotted shingles in the back of a pickup truck that led to the arrest of a 60-year-old woman after police also found methamphetamine inside the vehicle, which the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette first reported. The suspect, Verna Suzanne Love, 60, was arrested last Wednesday…
A Watertown, Mass. roofing contractor has been cited for safety violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries falling about 27 feet at a Brighton work site in September 2023. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited OJR Construction Inc. in March 2017 and September 2019 for failing to protect employees from fall hazards by…
It is a fundamental right of every employee to be safe in the workplace, and for more than 50 years, the Occupational Safety Health Administration has issued rules and guidelines, generally referred to as “standards,” intended to improve workplace safety. Employer compliance with these standards is enforced through OSHA workplace inspections and audits. The agency…
