Ann Hoffman of Bradenton looks skyward Feb. 16 as she holds a section of the 850-foot COVID-19 Ribbon Memorial on the beach near Magnolia Avenue in Anna Maria. Hoffman’s older brother, Stephen Newlon, died March 30, 2020. He was the third known Manatee County resident to succumb to COVID-19. Islander Photo: Amy V.T. Moriarty
People step up to a ribbon of ribbons Feb. 16 to take part in a COVID-19 memorial on the shore in Anna Maria. Each ribbon represents a Floridian who died of COVID-19. Islander Photo: Connie Wolgast
People step up to a ribbon of ribbons Feb. 16 to take part in a COVID-19 memorial on the shore in Anna Maria. Each ribbon represents a Floridian who died of COVID-19. Islander Photo: Connie Wolgast
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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. â As the push continues to protect Americans, getting vaccines into the arms of the most vulnerable, the federal government is going after workplaces for coronavirus safety violations â including three more here in Florida.
Over the course of 11 months, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has received more than 14,000 coronavirus-related complaints.
The I-Team found OSHA received 633 of those complaints from Florida, 21 of them from Tampa alone.
âWe are strictly about the patients, we want our patients to be safe, ICU nurse Judy Preuss said.
The I-Team first met Preuss in November, after her union, National Nurses United, filed an OSHA complaint against HCA medical centers and hospitals, including Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville.