Tag: osha
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Investigation into Colorado Springs crane operator’s fatal entrapment could last months
Workplace safety enforcement officials said it could be months before more is learned about the entrapment incident that killed a Colorado Springs crane operator last week. The Colorado Springs Fire Department recovered the operator’s body with the help of other crane operators on April 28 after spending nearly seven hours at a construction site located…
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Crane operator dies while trapped in equipment near Colorado Springs Airport
The Colorado Springs Fire Department said a crane operator died after being trapped in equipment at a construction site near the city’s airport Tuesday morning. According to fire officials, heavy rescue crews began performing a recovery operation around 8:30 a.m. near the Northrop Grumman aerospace building, located by the intersection of Peak Innovation Parkway and…
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10th Circuit upholds violations, sanctions against Colorado Springs mental health hospital
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed earlier this month that the government properly cited and penalized a Colorado Springs psychiatric hospital for failing to protect its staff from known risks posed by patients. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected Cedar Springs Hospital in 2019. OSHA then issued a citation alleging that Cedar Springs violated…