According to a recent news article from CBS News, a worker was killed on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. died in what investigators are calling a freak accident. The worker was a pipefitter employed in the Maintenance Division of the Capitol Grounds. He had been working in this capacity for…
According to a recent news article from KFDM News, the father of an employee of a packaging plant has filed a wrongful death action after his son died while on the job. This worker and two of his colleagues were killed during an explosion at the packaging plant that occurred…
A recent article from Huffington Post features a commentary from a labor union president arguing that safety violations resulting in the death of workers should be punishable by prison time instead of mere fines, as if often the case. Every 12 days, a member of his union or one of their…
Workplace injuries can occur at any type of employment. While there are clearly some jobs that are more dangerous than others, such as the ones like working on a commercial fishing boat, or driving a truck on icy mountain roads, accidents also happen in routine settings. For example, repetitive stress…
According to a recent news article from the Kansas City Star, one worker was killed and four others were injured when an explosion occurred at an ammunition factory. The explosion happened around 1 p.m. in a building at the plant where primer is manufactured. In a center fire ammunition casing,…
Over the past year of so, we have been hearing a lot on the news about the alarming rates of people addicted to opioid painkillers and heroin across the nation. Many cases begin with a person who suffers a work-related injury and then goes on narcotic medications to deal with…
We have all been burned at some point in our lives. Whether we are talking about being burned on the stove, suffering a moderate to severe sunburn or actually being badly burned by fire or electricity, we know just how painful burn injuries can be. For the most part, our…
Working on ladders, especially tall ladders that lead to a roof, is extremely dangerous work. While many people who do this type of work take safety for granted and do not worry too much about falling, it happens all the time. Not only do workers fall off ladders and roofs…
There is no question that working on the side of a highway or even doing roadwork in downtown Boston can be extremely hazardous. This is the reason there are so many safety campaigns that urge drivers to slow down in work zones and be careful to assure that nobody is…
In a recent case from the South Carolina Court of Appeals, claimant was working at an employer’s big box hardware store when he was injured on the job. His injury occurred in September 2010 when he slipped and fell. This resulted in a serious injury to his back. Following initial…