Workplace Injuries

• Coal Truck Collision Claims Life of Kimper Man

  Lee Coleman | November 04, 2006 6:07 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  An early morning accident Tuesday claimed the life of a Kimper man. The accident happened near the Kellogg's "Cookie" factory shortly before 6 a.m. on KY 194 in Kimper. The man apparently crossed the center line while he was traveling east and struck a 1986 Mack Coal truck that was traveling westbound on KY 194. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pike County Coroner. Both drivers were...

• Coal mine accidents cause 43 deaths this year

  Staff Writer | November 03, 2006 1:48 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The coal mining industry is facing one of the most difficult years it has had in history, as the year's death toll has already reached 43. This is the highest number of deaths resulting from coal mining accidents in more than a decade, according to an article in The Daily Athenaeum Interactive of West Virginia. Apparently these worksite injuries and deaths occur more often during the winter...

• Mine Accident in Burnwell Injures Two

  Lee Coleman | November 03, 2006 6:05 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  An equipment related accident injured two men when they were thrown from a conveyer belt they were taking apart. They were outside of a mined-out mine using torches to cut up an assembly belt when they were thrown off of it. The were contractors and employees of R & J Recycling out of Charleston, W. VA. The extent of the injuries were unknown. They were conscious and able to talk. One was flown...

• Fatal Construction Falls Spotlighted

  Bob Carroll | November 03, 2006 5:12 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  As the number of high rise buildings throughout Tampa Bay increase each year we may see more construction workers falling to their deaths. New York City, where every new building is likely to be a high rise, may be the national leader in these tragic accidents.Construction Worker Falling Deaths RiseA construction contractor in Union Square yesterday became the latest casualty of the city's...

• Improving safety in the workplace

  Staff Writer | November 02, 2006 10:06 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Unfortunately, worksite injuries continue to plague America's workplaces, even with the improvements that have been made. An interesting article in Looking Fit Magazine offers some helpful advice to both employers and employees in all types of workplaces looking to become safer. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) reported that more than 5,700 workers died from workplace...

• Bowling Green Officer Fatally Shot

  Lee Coleman | November 01, 2006 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Tuesday morning turned deadly for a Bowling Green police officer responding to a call for help from a female who reported someone wielding a knife. Rojelio Gonzalez-Pacheo was armed with two knives when he attacked Officer David Whitson. Other responding police officers used deadly force to protect Officer Whitson, Whitson and Gonzalez were both shot. They were transported to the Medical Center...

• New Jersey Workers' Compensation Benefits May Be Available in Same Sex Relationships

  Ricky Bagolie | October 29, 2006 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  The New Jersey Supreme Court may have opened the door for providing workers' compensation benefits in same sex relationships. In Mark Lewis and Dennis Winslow, et al. v. Gwendolyn L. Harris, etc., et al. (A-68-05), the Court said"Disparate treatment of committed same-sex couples, moreover, directly disadvantages their children. We fail to see any legitimate governmental purpose in disallowing...

• Owens Corning To Emerge From Bankruptcy and Pay Asbestos Victims

  Ricky Bagolie | October 28, 2006 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Owens Corning announced that Judge Judith Fitzgerald of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved the company's Plan of Reorganization. The Bankruptcy Court's approval of the plan paves the way for Owens Corning to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of October 2006 while making arrangements to compensate the thousands of the victims exposed to it's asbestos...

• The Construction Industry leads in Texas Workplace Deaths

  Beth Janicek | October 27, 2006 11:27 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Construction leads in workplace fatalities in Texas according to a 2005 study released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In Texas there were 495 fatal work injuries in 2005, and 134 occurred in the construction industry. Overall, fatalities are down from the peak of 572 in 2000. Men accounted for 95 percent of work-related fatalities in Texas. Safety is a growing concern among the...

• Ohio's Scandals Plague Injured Workers

  Justin Madden | October 26, 2006 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Injured on the job? Most workers believe that if they are injured on the job, they will be taken care of under workers compensation system. In Ohio, that may not be such good news.Under the scandal plagued Taft administration, injured workers in Ohio's workers compensation system are now overseen by CareWorks of Ohio, a highly politically connected company that may not have the best interests...