Our Massachusetts workplace injury lawyers recently read an editorial written by The Enterprise about the need for greater workplace safety precautions. The article calls for stiffer penalties against employers who violate safety guidelines, because in some cases it’s cheaper for employers to simply pay the fines than actually fix the…
The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO recently released work-related death statistics for last year. According to the report, Massachusetts had 62 work-related deaths last year, among them car crashes, industrial accidents, and workplace falls. The average age of death was 46. The statistics have…
Last week, a construction accident claimed the life of a Georgia machinery operator. The man was operating a bob-cat at a high school construction site when he was hit and killed by the machine’s boom. According to reports, the worker was partially out of the bob-cat when it killed him.…
In December, a Newburyport scaffolding accident injured two workers who were working on the roof of a two-story home. The scaffolding apparently collapsed and threw the two men to the concrete sidewalk below, causing back and head injuries to both men, one of whom was the contractor himself. They were…
On Wednesday, a traffic collision on Route 3 South in Plymouth sent a highway worker to the hospital with minor injuries. The Boston Channel reports that a Massachusetts State Police cruiser rear-ended a construction vehicle. The police officer driving the cruiser was apparently not injured. According to reports, the motor…
Authorities are investigating complaints that about 10 people were exposed to asbestos at the Boston University School of Medicine. A renovation project in the locker room of the Robinson Building revealed asbestos, according to a spokesman from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. None of the people exposed to the…
Last week, a trench collapse killed a 56-year-old worker in Hudson, Ohio. The workplace accident also injured a 58-year-old worker who remained in serious condition at a local hospital. Officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the 15-foot-deep trench was unsafe and lacked safety protections in the area…
Earlier this week, at least 25 workers died in an accident at a coal mine owned by Massey Energy, the country’s fourth largest coal company and the single largest coal producer in Central Appalachia. While the company’s website boasts that it has a safety record above the industry average, the…
A wall collapse at an elementary school construction site has killed a 57-year-old construction worker. A gust of wind apparently blew over a cement block wall under construction, falling on the construction accident victim. The area was experiencing severe thunderstorms at the time of the accident, and various reports showed…
Last week, an industrial accident in Franklin, Connecticut trapped a worker inside the cab of a skid steer after a fork lift reportedly crashed into the skid steer. It took firefighters roughly 50 minutes using cutting tools and hydraulic lifts to free the unidentified man. State police say he was…