OSHA: Labor Dept. Cites Florida Company After Worker Clearing Brush
January 20, 2022
January 20, 2022
NORTH PORT, Florida, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 4 issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022:
Working in the recesses of Apalachicola National Forest on a July day as temperatures neared 100 degrees, the supervisor of two crews hired to clear invasive plants saw one 42-year-old worker was sweating heavily, his hands were trembling, and he seemed confused, unable to respond to commands.
The . . .
Working in the recesses of Apalachicola National Forest on a July day as temperatures neared 100 degrees, the supervisor of two crews hired to clear invasive plants saw one 42-year-old worker was sweating heavily, his hands were trembling, and he seemed confused, unable to respond to commands.
The . . .