Tag WORKPLACE SAFETY
A tale of two workers: Heat deaths on the job provoke differing responses in Oregon, Idaho
After a migrant farmworker died of heat-related illness in Marion County during the 2021 heat dome, Oregon made stricter workplace safety rules. Idaho has done little following a similar death.
State finds school employees being injured at high rates by Salem students
A report from Oregon’s workplace safety regulator found the Salem-Keizer School District needs to better train employees, share information and investigate incidents when students assault educators.
Oregon OSHA fines state hospital $54,000 for failing to investigate assaults on employees
The workplace safety agency cited the state-run hospital following a recent inspection, saying the vast majority of staff injuries are not being properly investigated. The hospital was previously cited in 2020 for similar issues.
Farmworker dies in Marion County amid historic heat wave
An irrigation system in an agricultural field in Marion County on Friday, March 12, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A Woodburn labor contractor and St. Paul nursery are under state investigation after a farmworker died following a Saturday shift in the midst of a heat wave.…