Caught on camera: workers risking their lives

State OSHA inspectors display a gallery of embarassing work site violations.

October 21, 2009 at 3:59PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The general public doesn't usually get to see the daring feats of construction workers, unless they happen to catch the eye of a state OSHA inspector. The above photos were captured in 2007 and 2008 and posted this week on the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry's website as the "best of the worst."

See if you can tell what's wrong in these pictures.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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