Sometimes an employee’s blatant disregard of safety rules requires disciplinary action. For whatever reason, they get that “it won’t happen to me” attitude, then they get injured. Sometimes that isn’t even enough for them to get the point. Mistakes happen. Everyone has momentary lapses of reason and do something potentially dangerous. Then there are some […]
The Department of Labor (DOL) ordered BNSF Railway, one of the largest railroads in North America, to reinstate an injured worker and pay more than $290,000 in back pay and damages after wrongly accusing the employee of violating a doctor’s restrictions. OSHA found the railroad violated federal law when it fired the worker, and ordered […]
Who pays when a gig economy employee is injured? The director of a federal workplace safety agency says the question is “very fraught” legally. NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard said at a keynote address at the National Safety Council’s Virtual Congress 202One that employment laws in the U.S. were written for employee-employer relationships. Howard noted […]
A new survey seeks information that will help update a voluntary fall protection standard. The online Fall Experience Survey from The Center for Construction Research and Training and the American Society of Safety Professionals asks for insights from safety pros on the root causes of falls from height. Survey results will help the ANSI/ASSP Z359 […]
Injuries and illnesses among private industry workers remained relatively unchanged in 2019 when compared to 2018 data, despite there being some changes in industry and occupation statistics. Private industry employers reported 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2019, which is unchanged from the 2018 data, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). […]
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), each year, about 20,000 eye injuries occur in the workplace. Not only are eye injuries common on worksites, but they are also some of the most severe accidents that can occur. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), thousands of people suffer partial or […]
Amazon’s reliance on automation, combined with peak season work activity in its warehouses, appears to have hurt more than helped its human workers, judging from injury rates revealed in a recent report. The company’s innovative robotic warehouses – touted by Amazon as being good for human workers – and high-pressure peak business seasons like Amazon […]
Employees who suffer permanent workplace injuries need assistance both returning to work and preventing them from getting hurt again, according to researchers at the University of Washington. The research, which was funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, shows that workers who suffer permanent injuries have difficulty getting and keeping a job […]
Employee injuries cost employers $1 billion a week. Here’s the latest injury cost data.
