A contractor was not legally responsible for the death of a worker who fell to his death while working for a subcontractor, a New Jersey appeals court decided. In April of 2020, Willams Savaria was helping to provide maintenance services on a U.S. Naval vessel. Savara was working as a laborer/painter for 5 Seasons LSB […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a New Jersey water tower painting company for three willful and 19 serious violations after finding the contractor failed to provide safety equipment that would’ve prevented an employee from falling 80 feet to the bottom of a water tower. U.S. Tank Painting Inc. employed workers to sandblast and […]
If you got stuck in an elevator at work, would you expect to receive workers’ compensation or other benefits? A Virginia employee who found herself in that situation thought she should get workers’ compensation benefits, but the state’s workers’ compensation commission saw things differently and denied her request. The unfortunate employee, who worked for a health insurance […]
The most costly workplace injuries by body part, cause and nature are examined in a study that pulled data from the National Council on Compensation Insurance. The study was conducted by Richmond Vona, which is a personal injury law firm in Buffalo, New York. It defines compensation payouts to include medical costs and indemnity costs as […]
A disgruntled employee opened fire at a linen company near Philadelphia on Wednesday, killing two co-workers and injuring three more, according to police. The workplace shooting occurred at about 8:30 a.m. at Delaware County Linen in the city of Chester. The shooter fled the scene, but an unidentified suspect has been arrested, Chester Police Commissioner Steven […]
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL CIO) has released its 33rd annual report on health and safety protections for American workers. “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect,” released last month, examines the toll of workplace fatalities and injuries in 2022, the latest labor data available. Latest stats on workplace fatalities After […]
An Ohio pipe manufacturer was cited by OSHA following the severe injury of an employee who got caught in a conveyor’s pinch point. The incident occurred in December 2023 as the employee, who was working as a tube handler, was caught in the conveyor’s pinch point. The pinch point was created by a bundle of […]
A recent worker injury at Ohio’s Akron Zoo didn’t result in an OSHA citation, but it will lead to more training for employees regarding a very specific hazard: handling Komodo dragons. OSHA investigated the March 3, 2024 incident that saw an employee bit multiple times by one of the reptiles, named Padar. However, the agency […]
A 16-year-old boy had to have both of his legs amputated following an incident involving a walk-behind trencher he was using to dig a channel for fence posts. The boy was working for a construction company at a Washington worksite during the summer of 2023 when he was dragged underneath the trencher’s blade, causing injuries […]
