The first week of October 2006: Two men stole a fire hydrant in the Dallas area. The new models of fire hydrants have a recessed protection valve, which prevents the fire hydrant from spewing water when stuck by a vehicle. The police suggested that the fire hydrant will most likely be sold for scrap metal due to the high price of metals. I believe that there would be a better use for the fire hydrant. A smart thief would take the fire hydrant and mount the hydrant in the back yard. This is the smartest thing to do, because the thief could water the yard using the water from the fire hydrant, thus having the prettiest lawn on the street at the city's expense. OSHA posts new whistleblower page to inform employees about their rights to protection when reporting workplace violations. Click here for the OSHA page link. A note about the links below. Some of the sources that we gather our information from will sometimes knock down their website or do away with the news link. If you find a bad link, please e-mail us so that we can take that link away. Recent deaths: This is not a comprehensive listing. We only list the recent deaths that we noticed in the news. If you click on the link describing the death, you should be taken to the source that we obtained the information. July 8, 2004 Union Tank employee found dead - Confined Space July 8, 2004 Unstable ladder caused the death of popular boss July 7, 2004 Worker Killed in Trench Collapse. July 6, 2004 Titan Specialties Lubbock TX - Woman killed in industrial explosion. July 6, 2004 Electrocution confirmed in death Worker was servicing air conditioning unit at OTW parlor July 5, 2004 One killed, one injured in bus accident July 4, 2004 Employees file suit in plant shooting killing 6 Lockheed Martin workers. July 3, 2004 Death toll rises to six in Kansas meat-plant shooting July 2, 2004 Fibre fined $203K for man's death What will the civil suit yield to the family? July 1, 2004 OSHA fines landscape company for employee death - riding in back of pick-up truck. July 1, 2004 Jury awards $17 million in Texas milk plant worker's death July 1, 2004 A worker at Grand Furniture’s distribution center shot and killed a colleague this morning. June 29, 2004 Crushed by the conveyor belt - Lock out Tag out (LOTO)The Sun Herald | Recent Injuries: We cannot possibly track all injuries found in the news, but we will try to post some interesting samples. July 10, 2004 Man rescued from trench in West View - not shored up. July 7, 2004 LPG container flies 500 feet - 1 man critically injured Horse Play: August 21, 2004 A single painter has been accused of triggering the truck fire that killed two of his colleagues last summer, but some former workers say the company allowed horseplay to spiral out of control. June 30, 2004 Employee planted a fire cracker for another employee, D.A. to file charges. Safety Alerts: Laser level safety special alert regarding the widespread use of lasers in the home by unqualified personnel and children. The following was a headline of a newsletter received from siliconvalley.com: New translation of Revelation finds mention of Internet; news not good.
O.S.H.A. LOG Changes for 2004O.S.H.A. has released modified OSHA log 300 and 301 information which must be implemented January 1 2004. ![[New!]](images/smallnew.gif) O.S.H.A. log changes for January 1 2004.
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