28 Work Places That Are Apparently Trying To Kill Their Employees

If your job requires you to crawl into a wood chipper, you're braver than I am.

1. This building that wants you to burn alive:

Emergency "exit" in a friend's office building. First time they opened it was DURING A FIRE ALARM from OSHA

2. This fire extinguisher that's nearly older than me:

Today at work. from OSHA

3. This container that will kick off its own pandemic: 

Sharps container? These people apparently never heard of one...the needles were poking out of the box. from OSHA

4. This plank that might kill you before you even clock in:

Only entrance to my current job site. from OSHA

5. This phone that said, "Not my problem":

I'll do my best from OSHA

6. This walk-in freezer that will preserve your body when you get stuck inside of it:

This is how I die from OSHA

7. This eye wash station that will blind you before the chemicals do:

Found in a graduate electrical engineering lab from OSHA

8. This situation that gives new meaning to "hit the nail on the head":

Right above the toilet. Good thing I’m not 6’1”. from OSHA

9. This thermostat that comes with its own warnings:

We had 5-6 people scrape/cut themselves walking past this exposed thermostat, so we finally complained... came in this morning to this solution. from OSHA

10. This drinking fountain that thinks it's fun to play with electricity:

This drinking fountain at work has been this way for years. Quite shocking! from OSHA

11. This "heater":

Heater at my job site. from OSHA

12. These two people who were apparently practicing for the circus, no safety net included:

The supervisor asked me to delete the picture as well. No harness on either of them. from OSHA

13. This properly placed smoking area:

Can’t you read the sign!? from OSHA

14. This building that wants you to figure it out on your own:

Only the strong shall survive from OSHA

15. This person who was willing to risk it all:

I’ve always worked in refineries where safety is usually top priority. Now that I’m working commercial I’m amazed at what I’ve seen. from OSHA

16. This door that just needs some getting used to:

I'm panicking. from OSHA

17. This grate that will allow you to gamble with your life:

9 inch width of unsecured grating over a 25 foot pit. Been this way for years. from OSHA

18. This emergency shut off that is playing hide-and-go-seek:

Emergency power shut off for a machine shop class with 25+ manual lathes, 5 manual mills, and 4 CNC mills is behind a bookshelf from OSHA

19. This light switch that leaks:

“If it rains harder than X amount, we have to empty this every 5 minutes “ - employee of the month from OSHA

20. This lab first aid kit that's likely been there since the '50s:

Opened my lab's first aid kit because I burned myself, this was the extent of its contents... from OSHA

21. This defibrillator that's super accessible:  

“Quick he’s having a heart attacking” from OSHA

22. This dryer that is gasping for air at this point:

Does my dads dryer at the warehouse count? from OSHA

23. This guy who was likely doing the right thing, but at what cost?

Yeah, I think that's right. from OSHA

24. This door stopper that would certainly stop you in your tracks:

That should work just fine as a door stopper... Complete with rusty nail. from OSHA

25. This taped-on plug, along with the power strips of death that it leads to:

I can’t even, not pictured is the 6 power strips daisy chained with 2 heaters from OSHA

26. This heater that has got arson on the mind:

Not sure if a bar is the right place for this, but this is the back office of my sisters job. from OSHA

27. This fire alarm that doesn't want to be bothered:

Fire in the building? 911 operators will let everyone know from OSHA

28. And finally, this shelf that seems a little too within reach:

Acid you say? from OSHA

H/T: r/OSHA