Workplace Injuries

• Loudoun Lyme Disease Fair to Educate Leesburg, Broadlands & Ashburn Residents

  Doug Landau | May 12, 2011 6:03 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  With so many Broadlands, Ashburn and other Loudoun County neighbors and friends suffering from Lyme disease, an Informational Fair to educate public deserves to be publicized. The first annual...

• 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...

• Forklift Safety

  Michael Roberts | April 27, 2011 2:37 PM | 1 CommentGadsden, AL

  Many serious workplace injuries and deaths occur because of mistakes in operating forklifts and their load. Each year in the United States, tens of thousands of injuries occur in relation to the...

• Brooklyn’s Flatbush Gardens Cited for Worker Hazards, Including Raw Sewage, Lead and Asbestos

  Paul Napoli | April 25, 2011 11:51 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  April 25, 2011 The apartment complex of Flatbush Gardens in Brooklyn, NY exposed its maintenance workers to raw sewage, asbestos, lead paint and electrical hazards, says OSHA. The U.S. Department...

• Remember The Dead, But Fight For The Living

  Mark Bello | April 22, 2011 2:22 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  April 20, 2011 marked a year when workers were pushed to finish drilling faster than what some thought was safe, causing the BP well to spew 206 million gallons of oil, and thus, triggering the...

• CPSC Launches Pool Safely Campaign

  Chrissie Cole | April 21, 2011 1:59 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The CPSC recently announced its campaign, Pool Safely: Simple Steps Save Lives. The television and radio public service announcements (PSAs) highlight various water and safety steps that can be...

• The Effects of Radiation

  Mike Bryant | April 14, 2011 8:19 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  News of the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan continues to emerge on a daily basis. Ever since the natural disaster occurred, and particularly in the last couple of weeks, the focus has largely...

• If OSHA Investigates my on the job Accident, That Means I will Win, Right ?

  Doug Landau | April 11, 2011 10:58 PM | 1 CommentFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Wrong. Just because OSHA investigators come on the scene of your Virginia, Maryland or Washington, DC on the job accident does NOT mean that you will win your workers comp claim or personal injury...

• OSHA and Counting American Workers' Injuries and Fatal Accidents

  Doug Landau | April 10, 2011 10:49 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  While the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is supposed to be the main federal agency charged with the enforcement of safety and health legislation, its coverage is actually much...

• Beware of Fake Cashier Checks

  Mike Bryant | April 10, 2011 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  We have spoken with a couple of different people who have been put through horrible economic problems after being swindled. Basically, they have been selling something in a want ad or on line. They...