Workplace Injuries

• Injured on the Job - What to do to Protect your rights in Tennessee

  John Rice | February 22, 2007 12:14 PM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  1. If physically capable make sure notice/notice in writing is given to your employer. If you are a sub-contractor notice to the general contractor.2. Make sure that you are given a panel of 3 doctors to choose from.3. Make sure all required notices are published by the employer or general contractor to the Tennessee Department of Labor.4. Make sure you acquire your temporary total benefits or...

• Construction workers risk more death and injury

  Staff Writer | February 21, 2007 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  An article from Workday Minnesota this week addresses the latest statistics from the Federal Bureau of Labor that say construction workers have the highest occupational incidence of injuries and deaths.The article says that construction worker deaths accounted for greater than 1 in 5 workplace fatalities in 2005, which amounts ot 1,186 construciton deaths out of 5,702 total workplace deaths that...

• Workers injured when wall collapses

  Barry Doyle | February 20, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Some Atlanta-area construction workers were injured when a wall collapsed. The project involved the expansion of a store in a local mall, and as part of the project wall was being taken down when it collapsed onto them.Two workers were injured. One suffered an injury to his wrist; the other a head injury.One of the basic principles of construction site safety is the proper scheduling and...

• Worker Killed by Collapsed Wall

  Christina Cole | February 20, 2007 3:21 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  At a major redevelopment project in downtown Durham, a construction worker, 35, was killed in a fatal construction accident.The worker was on the inside of the old offices of Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. when a brick wall collapsed, crushing him. The building is one of seven vintage structures being rehabilitated for shops.According to police, the worker had only worked at the site for just a few...

• Employer Pinches Pennies - Worker Will Suffer For Life

  Bob Carroll | February 19, 2007 6:40 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  When an employer decides to take unreasonable risks in order to save money, it is usually the employees who suffer the consequences. This Missouri Workers' Compensation decision shows how terrible those consequences can be. And, how unreasonable some employers can be in the pursuit of a little more profit."Exclusive Remedy" in the Tank: A Sad Missouri SagaEric Burns drove a cement truck for...

• Dupont Records 60 Years Without Lost Time

  Shannon Weidemann | February 17, 2007 9:24 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  A Stow, Ohio Dupont Performance Elastomers plant has gone 60 years without an OSHA recordable workplace injury. This is a huge milestone to achieve.According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the comparablerecordable injury rate for workers in the synthetic rubber industry was 2.9cases per 100 workers in 2005. If the Akron site's performance had been atthe industry average, there would...

• Asbestos Banned Nearly Everywhere But in the US

  Ricky Bagolie | February 17, 2007 8:35 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Often referred to as one of the largest killers known to man, asbestos is reasonsible for thousands of deaths every year yet incredibily it has not been banned in the US.Around the world, when public health workers call for national bans on asbestos, one of the things they hear from the local asbestos industry is that the U.S. has not banned asbestos. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

• Worker Compensation reform...A case of insurance company Profits over injured workers?

  Pete Strom | February 17, 2007 5:28 AM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  I was proud to see this week that the leadership in the South Caroline Senate is standing up to the insurance industry. Workers Compensation insurance has gone out of site over the past few years and it has the small business community screaming for reform. Insurance companies are making millions off of South Carolina's workers' compensation program, Senate President Pro Temp Glenn McConnell...

• Fatal scaffolding accident

  Barry Doyle | February 16, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  OSHA has fined a Florida firm over $65,000 in connection with an accident occurring at a construction site. OSHA found that the scaffolding did not have guard rails or properly installed planking and that the company did not adequately train it employees or have a competent person supervising their work.As a reslt of the unsafe condition of the scaffold, a company employee fell over 100 feet,...

• Lung Disease Covered by Workers' Comp

  Ricky Bagolie | February 16, 2007 7:52 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Anytime a worker is exposed to chemical fumes, dust, asbestos or other deleterious substance, there is a chance that they may develop some type of lung disease even years after leaving the job. If this occurs, it may be covered by workers compensation.The latest problem is with the makers of Artifical Butter Flavor. Their has been an outbreak of severe lung disease caused by exposure to...