ABC5 News reports a Rockland industrial accident severed a 66-year-old man’s arm at the elbow after it was caught and pulled into the gears while he was working on a machine. Massachusetts workers’ compensation lawyers know amputation injuries are common across a number of New England industries, including manufacturing and farming.…
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…
Workers’ compensation in Massachusetts is generally what we consider a “no-fault” system. That means that if you are injured on-the-job in Boston, workers’ compensation benefits can still be paid to you no matter how the accident occurred or who was at-fault. But there are a few exceptions to this, and…
A utility worker in Plymouth suffered serious burns in an electrical injury while working at Myles Standish State Forest, according to The Boston Globe. Federal regulators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have reportedly launched an investigation and will be looking to see whether any work safety violations…
A recent news commentary from Fair Warning looks at how some workplace accidents could result in criminal charges and consequences. As the article notes, when we typically think of crimes taking place in the workplace, we think of an employee being assaulted, a robbery at a gas station or even…
According to a recent news report from News 4 Jax, a 69-year-old construction worker was killed while working at a construction site. In this case, he was working on a massive pavement project when a street sweeper came by and hit him. He was run completely over by the street…