According to a recent news feature from CBS Boston, a construction worker was severely injured when he got his foot trapped in a cement mixer in Newton, Massachusetts. Co-workers say that the injured employee was working around the machine when he slipped and his leg got trapped. This was not a cement…
Working at any construction or demolition site is dangerous work. Every year, many workers are injured and killed on construction sites from accidents that involved being crushed by falling debris or materials, being run over by large construction equipment, being injured by power equipment, and other similar accidents. When dealing…
In Velecela v. All Habitat Servs., LLC, a case from the Connecticut Supreme Court, the claimant’s husband was working for employer. His employment included repairing all terrain vehicles (ATVs). One day at work, he had an ATV on a lift when the ATV slipped off the lift without any warning. …
According to a recent news feature from Mass Live, a worker in a factory in Ware was seriously injured due to an electrical explosion. The workplace accident occurred last April, and the cause of this accident has been under investigation for the past few months. It is common for the…
Each winter, many people in Boston will head north to go skiing in Vermont and Maine. Many will drive a couple of hours north to the big ski areas in southern Vermont like Stratton, and others will drive a bit farther up to Killington, which is a larger mountain and…
When we think of workers’ compensation, we typically think of someone getting hurt once he or she is already at work or on-the-clock. There has been significant litigation about what happens when worker is injured on his or her way home from work or his or her way to work,…
Investigators are working to piece together what happened to cause two workers to suffer serious on-the-job injuries during a demolition project in Quincy, Massachusetts. According to The Boston Globe, these workers were helping do a complete demolition of the once historic Wollaston Theatre. Authorities say that the local fire inspectors have warned…
The U.S. Department of Labor recently reached an agreement with U.S. Steel Corp. in which the company agrees to drop its policy of mandating workers immediately report injuries or illnesses or else face swift and severe punishment. The problem was not so much that the company required workers to report…
Employers in Boston and throughout the U.S. will have additional time to make sure they are compliant with the new anti-retaliation rules handed down by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The agency recently announced it would delay its enforcement of the action, which will have an impact on…
Demolition workers helping to tear down the former Wollaston Theatre in Quincy, Mass. were seriously injured after they became trapped when a wall fell on top of them. According to Masslive.com, the incident happened just south of Boston at a place that was once known by locals as, “The Wolly.” It…