Each year thousands of workers are injured in workplace incidents around the Commonwealth. Last year alone, over 50,000 workers were injured and more than 30 were killed on Massachusetts job sites. A study published by The Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health found that construction…
A report published by The Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health found there were 32 work related deaths in Massachusetts in 2012. Though the number is lower than that of 2011 (58 deaths), the organizations are calling for change at both deferral and state levels…
Two workers were hospitalized after sustaining injuries at a construction site in Kingston, MA this morning. The men, whose injuries were classified as non-life threatening, were taken to Jordan Hospital after a wall that was being moved into place fell. The men were working at a house being built on…
A steelworker working at the new Duxbury High School was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon, after a 20-foot fall from the building’s roof. According to emergency officials, two workers fell from the building’s roof decking around 3 p.m. One of the workers was caught by the safety harness…
An employee at a glass bottling plant in Milford was hospitalized with first-degree burns to his face after a propane tank explosion on Sunday morning. According to Milford Fire Lieutenant Frank Ferrante, the employee, 55, was filling up a forklift’s tank at Saint-Gobain Containers Inc. when the one-thousand gallon propane…
A Framingham, MA Public Works employee was seriously hurt in an accident with a 14-inch circular blade chop saw, said Framingham Police Lt. Ron Brandolini. The unidentified DPW water department employee, in his 20s, was working on the sewer on Woodlawn Drive when the gas-powered saw he was using kicked…
A truck weighing close to 140,000 pounds rolled or slid backwards, crushing the legs of an employee of a Stoughton, MA company. The unidentified man was working for J.F. White Contracting Co., repairing commuter rail tracks and the Shawsheen River bridges by the Lupine Road. He was attempting to attach…
A construction worker fell 30 feet off a building but escaped serious injury when he landed on bubble wrap, said a spokesman for the Boston Fire Department. The 38-year-old-man, whose name hasn’t been released, lost his balance while working on the building at 1959 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, falling through…
Research shows that older Massachusetts employees are not necessarily more of a drain on the workers’ compensation system than younger employees. A recent report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance stated “there is growing evidence that an aging workforce has a far less negative impact on workers compensation claim…
Does your doctor ever try to provide you with your prescription medication right in his office, saving you the time and hassle of going to the pharmacy? Many doctors today offer their patients the convenience of buying their medications directly after their visit and patients tend to appreciate this additional…