By James L. Curtis, Kerry M. Mohan, and Craig B. Simonsen
A circus “Hair Hang Act” performance took a dreadful turn when the apparatus the performers were hanging from suddenly fell to the ground.
The “human chandelier” act accident, the Agency alleges, occurred because the carabiner, a metal ring used as a connector, supporting the performers was improperly…
Continue Reading Extra-Ordinary Equipment Use Leads to Fall and OSHA Citation
By Mark A. Lies II and Elizabeth Leifel Ash
On August 17, 2009, three journeymen electricians from M. C. Dean (Dean), an outside contractor, were servicing electrical installations at a warehouse owned by Ryder Transportation Services (Ryder). One of the journeymen electricians fell through a skylight on the warehouse roof and suffered fatal injuries. Following this accident, the Occupational Safety and…
By Mark A. Lies II and Timothy R. Gerlach[1]
It is a fact of everyday business life that many employers will, from time to time, be required to engage outside contractors to perform a variety of services at the employer’s facility that the employer cannot perform with its own employees. Recently, OSHA has begun to expand the employer’s liability for…
Continue Reading OSHA Expansion of Fall Hazard Liability for Host Employers
