Workplace Injuries

• Job Caused Cancers on the Rise

  Ricky Bagolie | April 19, 2007 8:23 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  According to the International Metalworkers Federation,A new cancer prevention guide, reveals that over 600,000 deaths a year - one death every 52 seconds - are caused by occupational cancer, making up almost one-third of all work-related deaths. Workers are exposed to many types of potential cancer causing agents. Very often the cancer may develop after the worker retires from the job. Any...

• Worker killed by backhoe

  Barry Doyle | April 18, 2007 7:31 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A Florida worker died when he was struck by a backhoe and knocked into a trench.He suffered head injuries which proved fatal.The equipment on construction sites must be safe for not only the operator but those who can be expected to be working nearby.For moving equipment such as backhoes, this may include equipping the backhoe with a beeping alarm to alert those nearby when the backhoe is in...

• Sixth L'Oreal Factory Honored by OSHA

  Shannon Weidemann | April 17, 2007 8:54 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  L'Oreal operates six manufacturing plants in the United States and it was just awarded it's last OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) "Star" Flag. The award recognizes effective workplace safety. On average plants that have been awarded VPP status have an injury rate that is 50 percent lower than other plants in the same field. "L'Oreal is clearly committed to protecting the safety and...

• Nail-Guns Construction Injuries Triple

  Eddie Farah | April 17, 2007 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  They are men with an average age of 35. That's who is most likely to be injured by a nail gun. It sounds like a pretty good excuse to get out of home repairs to me.Duke University researchers find the number of do-it-yourselfers who are unintentionally injuring themselves with multiple firing nail guns, more than tripled between 1991 and 2005. 14,800 per year were recorded according to the...

• Worker injured by falling materials

  Barry Doyle | April 15, 2007 6:24 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  At a Florida construction site, a worker was injured when boards fell from a roof truss. The workers were building a warehouse at the time of the accident.After a 200-foot fall, the boards hit a worker on ground level. He suffered head and spine injuries.This accident involves issues of coordination of the work. When work is going on overhead, the areas beneath must be cleared of workers in...

• Deadly Construction Accident at Webb Building

  Christina Cole | April 15, 2007 12:40 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  A tragic construction accident has claimed a man's life and has now led to an investigation. Federal officials will determine if the construction site was safe and if all proper regulations were being followed.Work at the old Webb Building came to a grinding stop after the fatal construction accident. Officials say the worker, of West Seneca, fell approximately thirty feet from the second story...

• Senate Backs Workers' Compensation Overhaul

  Christina Cole | April 13, 2007 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Businesses will now face more exploration when insuring workers against injuries. Employees are likely to collect less money for certain ailments under workers' compensation legislation that has won key Senate approval Thursday, falling short to meet many business leaders' hopes.The legislation states businesses can face felony charges if they understate how much they pay workers or if they...

• $101 Million Paid to Tropicana Workers Killed and Injured in Garage Collapse

  Mike Ferrara | April 12, 2007 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  www.philly.comTropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City and several contruction companies agreed to pay the the families of four workers who were killed a total of $101 Million Dollars. The money will also be shared by those who were injured when the parking garage collapsed during contruction. The project was being rushed to compete with another casino also under contruction. Needless...

• Mount Sterling Plant Accident Leaves One Dead

  Lee Coleman | April 11, 2007 10:20 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Monday night a 43 year old Clay City woman was working at Lexington Metals when she was struck in the neck by a piece of steel. She was operating a 1,000 ton machine press that makes bumper parts when a piece broke in the machine. The broken piece shattered when the machine was lowered and a piece hit her on the left side of the neck. The incident happened about 10:10 p.m. She was sent to Mary...

• Workplace shooting leaves one dead, two injured

  Staff Writer | April 10, 2007 8:42 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A laid-off employee in Michigan opened fire with a 12-guage shotgun on his former office and co-workers Monday, killing a woman and injuring the firm's two partners.The office shooting occured in Troy at Gordon Advisors Accounting Firm, where employees reportedly barracaded themselves in their offices and hid during and after the shooting. Police officers on the scene removed the employees in...