Residents and business owners in the Northeast are still dealing with Hurricane Sandy cleanup efforts. Officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are spreading the word and raising awareness about the dangers affiliated with mold. OSHA recently released a new fact sheet to do just that — to…
Last month, our Quincy workers’ compensation lawyers discussed the Top 10 Work Accidents in 2012. These work accidents caused thousands of lives to be lost and resulted in as many as 15 workers per day going to work in the morning and not coming home safely at the end of…
On October 24, we wrote about the Top 10 Work Accidents in 2012. Problems faced by workers leading to accidents included a number of different health and safety violations, including inadequate fall protection, communication problems, inadequate respiratory protection and dangerous scaffolding, among other issues. Understanding each of these workplace risks…
On March 25, 1911, a horrific tragedy occurred in New York City that resulted in the fourth highest number of deaths from an industrial accident in the history of the United States. This tragedy, which resulted in 146 workplace deaths, was called the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and it was the…
On November 23, 2012, a natural gas explosion occurred in Springfield Massachusetts, a large city about 90 miles West of Boston. The explosion caused more than 20 injuries. Located in the entertainment district, 42 nearby buildings were damaged. Reports attribute the disaster to a natural gas worker who was responding…
The people who help us get to and from where we’ve got to be oftentimes struggle with their sleep, according to the National Sleep Foundation. In a recent study, the 2012 Sleep in America poll, transportation officials — including truck, taxi, bus, limo, train and plane operators — were talked…
It’s that time of year again! The temps are dipping and the snow is on its way. This is when we see an increase in the risks for work accidents, injuries and fatalities for many workers throughout the state. Each year, there are workers who are seriously injured or even…
A New England worker was flown to Massachusetts General Hospital after an industrial accident severed his fingers. According to the Morning Sentinel, the 23-year-old worker was employed at the Maine Pellet Co. when the accident happened just before 9:00 p.m. Full details of the injury have not yet been released,…
The Alliance between officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and those with the International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA) aims to continue to reduce the risk of work accidents among window washers. The renewed Alliance aims to address the dangers of slip, trip and fall accidents (especially from…
On-the-job accidents, injuries and fatalities at Logan Airport and other large airports nationwide are most commonly experienced among the ground crews and other support personnel. Our Boston workers’ compensation attorneys understand that an airport like Logan would simply cease to run without these dedicated and hardworking employees. Still, these workers…