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United States | Charity cited after worker falls and suffers fatal injuries

Barbour EHS

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U.S. Department of Labor | OSHA has cited The Salvation Army after a 54-year-old maintenance worker died following a fall at an Orlando donation centre in November 2024.

OSHA found the worker was repairing a roof leak when he fell. The Salvation Army received a repeat violation for fall hazards and five serious citations for failures in hazard assessment, training and machine guarding.

Two “other-than-serious” violations followed for delayed fatality reporting and lack of a hazard communication programme. Penalties total $120,817.

– Accurate at time of publication | June 2025

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