In the May edition of the American Society of Safety Engineers Journal, a senior safety consultant for Caterpillar discussed the under-reporting of “near-misses.” Near-misses are incidents where accidents happen or things go wrong at the workplace but where no one is hurt. These incidents are rarely, if ever, reported for…
Throughout the region, workers who suffer from injury while on the job are entitled to file workers’ compensation claims for injuries. Families who have lost their loved ones to work-related accidents are also entitled to claims. In the recent workplace safety news, OSHA has cited a New Hampshire automobile company…
Construction projects, road repair, and other outdoor maintenance projects often take place as the weather heats up. Though workers may be out of the elements, including rain and snow, they may also face an additional threat–heat illness. This summer, OSHA is working to create awareness around the deadly (but often…
Dangerous working conditions continue to threaten the health and safety of employees. While work-related injury or disease could affect any worker, some industries and individuals are at a higher risk. Recent studies and reports indicate that minorities and immigrant workers in construction, maintenance and other hazardous industries are at greater…
Factory workers have faced struggles for a safe workplace for generations. Early abysmal conditions in factories highlighted in works like Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle led to the rise of unions and to the passage of many workplace safety laws in the United States. Yet, even today, factory workers still continue…
In the United States, the goal is to be a society where people of all races are treated equally and enjoy equal protections under the law. Unfortunately, this is too often not the reality. Recent data shows that there is a significantly higher rate of workplace deaths among Hispanics and…
Summer vacation is a time when many teens join the workforce, earning spending money or extra cash to help their families out with bills. For the past few summers, teens looking for jobs have had it rough due to high unemployment rates in most parts of the country. This year,…
When you consider the most dangerous industries to work in, you probably think of construction, mining, oil drilling and other fields where physical labor and heavy machinery combine to create high risk. While it is true that all of these industries can be dangerous, there is also another profession that…
In this second of our two-part series detailing worker deaths and injuries in Massachusetts, our Boston workers’ compensation attorneys want to focus on the specific dangers, as well as what kinds of measures might be implemented to curb future tragedies. The report, Dying for Work in Massachusetts, reveals that of…
People in Boston are “Dying for Work” according to a new report released by a coalition of union organizations and employee advocates, detailing the various dangers posing a threat to worker safety throughout Massachusetts. In the first of this two-part series, Boston workers’ compensation attorneys will be exploring some of…