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OSHA proposed $265,868 against an Illinois contractor with two willful and nine repeat violations. What repeat requires, and why rate screens miss it.

Two scaffold incidents on September 7, 2026 both happened while the structure was being built or taken apart. What 1926.451(f)(7) and 1926.454(b) require in that window, and a checklist for the crew.

A Michigan worker slid into a sewer excavation when the trench wall gave way beside a trench box. OSHA 1926.651(k)(1) covers the adjacent areas, and almost nobody inspects them.

IPAF's 2026 global report puts electrocution ahead of falls from the platform and overturns. OSHA 1926.453 has no clearance table, and that is where crews get caught.

29 CFR 1926.106 is four paragraphs long, sets no depth threshold, and applies to far more construction sites than the crews on them realize. Here is what it requires and how to make the call.

A 22-year-old worker died when a crane jib collapsed at an Indiana wind farm. Here's what OSHA's crane standard requires before your next extension.

OSHA proposed nearly $300,000 in penalties after a worker was fatally trapped in a confined space beneath a Texas elementary school. The citations include a willful violation for removing factory rollover protection.

A 23-year-old worker died and two more were injured in three separate trench collapses across Southeast Michigan within 48 hours. Here's what protective systems should have been in place.

The average medically consulted injury costs $40,000 in direct costs alone. Factor in indirect costs and the number can hit $320,000. Here's what a recordable actually does to your business — and why sharing these numbers with your crew changes the conversation.