The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited the United States Postal Service following an investigation to the heat-related death of a veteran postal worker last July. James Baldassarre of Haverhill collapsed while delivering mail on his route through Medford on July 5. He had spent nearly…
A man was killed when a 12,000-pound steel beam fell on him at an East Boston industrial plant on Monday. According preliminary reports, the man was trapped underneath an arch-shaped beam, however no foul play is believed to be involved. The incident occurred at Boston Bridge & Steel Inc. on…
The long-disputed potential link between Pratt & Whitney’s North Haven plant and worker illness has finally come to a head. WHDH Channel Seven News reported on the findings of a research study involving the possible link between brain cancer and long term employment at Pratt & Whitney’s North Haven site.…
A delivery truck driver died on Monday after he was crushed by a steel rebar being unloaded at the new 49ners stadium construction site. The victim, Edward Lake II, 60, died as he was unloading a bundle of rebar set to be used in the construction of the new $1.2…
Two men working at an under-construction home in Charlestown were injured after the scaffolding they were standing on collapsed. The incident occurred around 8 a.m. yesterday morning, and Boston fire rescue was immediately dispatched to the scene. Both men were transported to a local Boston hospital with injuries to their…
Two South Carolina men suffered serious burns after the materials they were working with ignited in an underground diesel gas tank at a Manchester gas station. According to Manchester Fire Chief James Burkush, the two men were part of a five men crew that was re-lining the interior of a…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration filed a petition last week intended to reduce the instance of chronic respiratory illness and cancer among U.S. workers. The plan seeks to lower worker exposure to crystalline silica, a toxic particle that kills hundreds of workers and sickens thousands…
When an employee is injured at work, a certain protocol is taken to investigate how and why the accident occurred. Witness interviews are a crucial part of this protocol, and are heavily relied upon by investigators, as these testimonies provide important information that can help piece together the situation. While…
A 45-year-old Medford postal carrier died after he collapsed while making a delivery on Friday afternoon. James Baldassarre, of Haverhill, was found lying on the ground late Friday afternoon on Riverside Avenue. He was pronounced dead at Massachusetts General Hospital on Saturday morning. Baldassarre’s wife, Cathy, believed it was the…
A New Hampshire man died on Monday from injuries he sustained after he fell off of a ladder at a residential construction site. The roofer, 58, was working at a home in Rye, New Hampshire, when he slipped off the ladder and fell 30 feet. Rye Fire Lieutenant Ron Hordon…