Workplace Injuries

• OSHA finds serious safety violations at Manhattan and Bronx construction sites

  Paul Napoli | December 16, 2011 12:15 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed fines totaling $181,560 against numerous contractors for exposing workers to dangerous hazards...

• Compensation for Tornado Hero after Workers Compensation Denial

  Doug Landau | October 26, 2011 8:48 PM | 1 CommentFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  After being thrown a city block by 200 mph winds, a Midwest social worker endured the 1-2 punch of having his workers comp claim denied. Mark Lindquist nearly gave his life trying to save three...

• Everyday Surfaces Teeming With Germs

  Nolan Erickson | October 26, 2011 2:52 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  I’m not too much of a germaphobe, but a number of recent studies have highlighted just how unsanitary commonly used surfaces are. One report states that gas pumps are the top offenders for...

• Netflix Spin-off "Qwikster" Fails To Secure Twitter Handle, Loses Brand To Pot-Smoking Muppets

  Brett Emison | September 21, 2011 1:03 PM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO

  Forgive me if I'm just a little off-topic today, but as a Netflix subscriber and as someone fairly engaged in the online world, a story about the Netflix spin-off, Qwikster, caught my...

• OSHA Finds NJ Manufacturer Exposing Workers to Serious Workplace Hazards

  Paul Napoli | August 08, 2011 12:31 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  August 7, 2011 SAFAS Corporation, a Clifton, NJ manufacturer of simulated granite products made of polymer, is facing $135,000 in penalties for exposing workers to hazards in the workplace. The...

• Did You Know... Textile & Cotton Workers Face Dangers of Brown Lung Disease?

  Brett Emison | August 01, 2011 11:23 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO

  Brown lung disease (also called cotton worker's lung and known medically as byssinosis), is a chronic lung disease closely associated with the textile industry because it is caused by exposure to...

• OSHA Finds Death of Worker Result of Sawmill’s Failure to Follow Safety Standards

  Paul Napoli | July 27, 2011 11:20 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  July 27, 2011 A New York sawmill has been cited for alleged serious violations of workplace safety standards and fined $152,100 by government safety inspectors following an investigation of a...

• Man Crushed by Concrete Divider at New Jersey Turnpike Construction Site

  Paul Napoli | July 11, 2011 7:45 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  July 11, 2011 A truck driver delivering concrete dividers to a construction site for the New Jersey turnpike died today when one of the dividers fell off the truck, crushing him. State police told...

• FELA "Rogers" Case Upheld By US Supreme Court: Injured Railroad Worker Wins 5-4 Decision By Ginsburg

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | June 23, 2011 3:00 PM | 1 CommentNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  In a major defeat for CSX and other railroad companies that have long attempted to curtail rail employees' protections under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, or FELA, the U.S. Supreme Court...

• Gradual Work Injury is NOT Compensable

  Doug Landau | May 11, 2011 10:03 PM | 1 CommentFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Loyal company workers are often surprised to find out that not all workplace disability is covered by the Virginia Workers Compensation law. Recently the case of a Northern Virginia worker who...