Depending on what your job is, workplace safety can range from getting a stiff wrist to all sorts of daily life and death situations. Fortunately, at least if you are in the US, there is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to make sure your employer does their utmost to prevent any injury. However, just because there is a rule doesn’t mean all employers actually follow it.
The “r/OSHA” online is dedicated to documenting the most atrocious, random and grimly hilarious workplace safety violations. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.
#1 The More You Look The Worse It Gets
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#2 Is This Structurally Sound?
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#3 Safety Standards In 1960
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#4 Covered In Stainless Steel Dust With No Face Masks Or Respirators
Like polishing a cybertruck wasn’t already dumb enough…
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#5 Fuel Spill Clean-Up
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#6 We All Like A Little Bit Of Shade Right?
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#7 The Lock Is To Prevent The Fire Escaping
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#8 Construction Workers At Epcot, Disneyworld, Early 1980s
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#9 Hired A Company To Remove A Tree. Came Home To This:
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#10 Huh, So That Is Why They Told Me To X-Ray The Ground First
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#11 Shockingly Dumb Placement
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#12 I Mean If The Grabber Is Closed Before Getting In I Don’t See The Harm
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#13 This Is How My Great Grandpa Stored His Dynamite, Passed Away, And Left Me To Deal With It Christmas Eve
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#14 Chained And Locked Fire Exit
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#15 Pure Waste
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#16 That Should Do It
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#17 What My Grandpa Was Using To Change Photos Above The Stairs
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#18 At Least He Let His Wife Drive
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#19 Grandpa’s Asbestos Tin
He uses it to anneal metal.
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#20 Only A Matter Of Time Until Maximizing Profits. Bankrupts The Whole Company
100s of racks damaged way beyond being safe. It’s a game of Jenga stacking 1000s of pounds up in overstock. Just a matter of time until something horrible happens.
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#21 From A Power Washer Advertisement: Look How Easy It Cuts Through Soft Material!
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#22 Totally Safe, It’s A Load-Bearing Dumpster
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#23 New Ceiling Lights In My Workplace Are Powered By Putting 220v Mains Voltage Into Metal Railing With Scissor Clips. The Ceilings Are Low Enough That I Could Touch The Railings If I Stretch Enough. They Were Done This Way For “Aesthetics”
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#24 Drinking Coffee While Working With Isotopes At Lab
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#25 Saw This Outside My Office Today, What A Lovely Place To Relax Before Starting The Job
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#26 I Get Really Nervous When Adam Savage Wears His Watch (And Ring) While Machining. Shouldn’t He Consider Removing These Items Before Machining?
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#27 What’s The Fastest Way To Get Workers On A Roof?
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#28 Removing Lead Paint With A Blowtorch Without A Mask
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#29 Saw This At A Bar I Deliver To
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#30 My Guys’ Sense Of Humor When I Point Out Three Uncovered Hole Hazards On A Job Site
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#31 Got Canned Yesterday For Pointing Out This Massive Violation
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#32 Invisible Forklift
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#33 We Carried 50 Beds, 50 Cupboards, 50 Sideboards And 50 Wall Cabinets Over That Pitfall
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#34 Suggested Friend. This Is His Facebook Picture
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#35 It’s A Fun Day When Nothing Is Locked Out!
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#36 I Found An Electrician Wearing This
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#37 Bro Forgot To Use The Volt Cutters
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#38 There Is An Osha Violation, And Than There Is Pure Madness
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#39 Saw On My Facebook.. Dude Grinding Right Into The Produce
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#40 Road Out Front My Parents’ Place In Rural West Getting Re-Paved
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