Worker dies in Agua Caliente Casino as a 3,000-pound metal gate fell. Within a month of the new Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City’s opening, a metal gate at the casino’s loading dock fell, burying a construction worker underneath its 3,000-pound weight. The construction worker who died in Agua Caliente Casino was a 41-year-old male. Following the Dec. 7, 2020, disaster, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that the project’s contractors – Penta Building Group, No-Limit …
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The use of drugs and alcohol abuse at the workplace can have a negative impact on productivity and well-being. Not only may it hinder the performance of the person who is under the influence, but it may also jeopardize the individuals and other colleagues. It is also expensive for organizations. Each year, alcohol misuse costs the workplace around $33 billion to $68 billion, while drug addiction at work is predicted to cost $81 billion. The effects of drug use vary …
Heavy lifting at work is one of the main causes of occupational injuries. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shoulder and back injuries accounted for more than 36% of all injuries resulting in missing workdays in 2001. The main causes of these injuries were overexertion and cumulative trauma. Bending was the most widely cited action that resulted in a back injury, accompanied by twisting and spinning. Strains and sprains from poorly lifted loads or bearing loads that are either …
OSHA whistleblower protection is for someone who warns officials of an individual or company that is engaging in unethical or immoral conduct. Employees are protected from termination by employers under OSHA’s whistleblower rules, such as firing, discipline, abuse, and demotion. OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program enforces the rules of more than 20 federal statutes that shield workers from retaliation for voicing or disclosing complaints about risks or abuses, among other factors of various workplace protection and health, industrial motor carrier, consumer …
