Prolerized New England Co. LLC, also known as Schnitzer Northeast, was recently cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for 10 serious work-safety violations for failing to protect workers from work-related accidents in Everett. The alleged citations come with fines totaling approximately $70,000. Our Massachusetts workers compensation lawyers…
Work-related accidents in Massachusetts and New Hampshire are a serious problem, according to the Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). According to recent reports, the regional OSHA office in Boston has filed a complaint against DeMoulas Super Markets Inc. This company does business as Market Basket. The complaint was filed…
As we recently reported on our Boston Car Accident Lawyers Blog, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working diligently to help curb driver distractions. The number of distraction-related car accidents is increasing significantly, and it’s employees who are driving on the job who are greatly affected by these…
Many employees in the state work outside in the cold and often severe winter weather, putting them at greater risk for a cold weather-related work accident in Massachusetts. Sometimes we think that our blood is accustomed to the cold, but that’s not always the case. The Centers for Disease Control…
Our Massachusetts workers’ compensation attorneys are urging all businesses to take the time and initiative this year to provide the safest work places as possible to help prevent work accidents in Boston, especially among younger people. In 2010, there were nearly 18 million workers who were under the age of…
It’s a new year and time to start over with a fresh slate. Let’s start with making workplaces safer than ever by making a New Year’s resolution to practice better safety precautions to help prevent fall accidents in Massachusetts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is all over…
A masonry contractor in Massachusetts, NER Construction Management Inc., has recently agreed to hand over more than $130,000 in fines and penalties for failing to protect its employees from a work accident in Boston. The company was recently fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after a safety…
The federal government has launched a new web page to assist businesses in protecting workers from any hazards they may face while responding to and recovering from winter storms. The idea is to keep their operations and work places safer while helping to reduce the risks of work accidents in…
Last week, an employee who worked for the Tribe Mediterranean died in a brutal Massachusetts work accident. The Tribe Mediterranean is a company that manufactures hummus. The employee was killed after his arm got caught in a grinder at the Massachusetts hummus facility. Investigating officers pronounced the worked dead on…
A fatal power plant accident in Middletown, a shooting at a beer distributor facility in Manchester and a plethora of additional fatal work-related accidents helped to contribute to the alarmingly high number of New England work accidents throughout the year. Every year there are hundreds of employees who die because…