Rail Worker Crushed When Rail Car Falls Off Its Jacks
The Grand Rapids Press carries the story of a seriously injured rail worker who was a awarded over $1 Million in damages against CSX Railroad. Rail worker receives $1.1 million verdict GRAND RAPIDS —...
View ArticleAncient Words About Trench Safety Should Be Mandatory Reading
It seems every year brings its allotment of trench collapses which kill or seriously injure workers in Florida. After watching this tragedy for over 30 years and undertaking representation of a number...
View ArticleVehicles In The Workplace – Unsafe At Any Speed?
Today you can be a Health & Safety Executive. That’s the name of a British website dealing with the full range of health and safety concerns in the employment world. One example of the depth and...
View ArticleA Table Saw Safety Feature You Have To See To Believe
The headline caught my attention. The World’s Safest Table Saw Then, the brief article intrigued me. A table saw will slice your fingers off in a second if you’re not paying attention. Saw Stop’s...
View ArticleEmployer Pinches Pennies – Worker Will Suffer For Life
When an employer decides to take unreasonable risks in order to save money, it is usually the employees who suffer the consequences. This Missouri Workers’ Compensation decision shows how terrible...
View ArticleIndiana Coal Mine Construction Accident Kills Three
Three construction workers were killed at a mine in Princeton, Indiana while they were building a new air shaft. A basket was being used to raise and lower workers in the air shaft and that is where...
View ArticleWashington D.C. Construction Accident Injures Two
A construction accident in downtown Washington D.C. has left two construction workers injured. They were working in a construction pit about 30 feet deep when they were hit by a steel beam. The...
View ArticleConstruction Crane Falls Into Gulf, Injuring Operator
A construction crane operator was injured on Saturday morning when the giant crane he was maneuvering fell off a barge and tipped over into the Gulf of Mexico. The operator was subsequently taken to...
View ArticleConstruction Accident Injures Washington Man
A construction accident in Tenino, Washington has left an 80-year-old man injured on Monday. He was working on an underground bunker being built there. He was injured in a fall from some scaffolding....
View ArticleConstruction Worker Killed in Jacksonville Parking Garage Collapse
Fourteen people were injured and one man was killed when a parking garage that was under construction in Jacksonville collapsed on Thursday. The body of the victim was discovered in the wreckage today....
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