According to officials from the Massachusetts National Guard, two civilian construction workers were injured earlier this week while renovating a vacant barracks. The construction accident occurred around 9:22am on Wednesday when a cement ceiling collapsed. The workers were apparently dismantling part of the suspended plaster and concrete ceiling in a…
According to a new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, patients receiving workers’ compensation who are treated for back pain related to a herniated disk experience better results with nonsurgical treatment. Depending on the individual case, nonsurgical treatment options can include pain-relieving drugs, home exercise, and/or physical therapy. Overall,…
On Sunday morning, a power plant under construction exploded into flames, killing at least five workers in Middletown. Officials are unsure of what caused the explosion, but it occurred around 11:17am while workers were testing the plant’s connection to a natural gas pipeline. The mayor of Middletown said they were…
An East Boston-based contractor has been cited by OSHA for over two dozen alleged violations of workplace safety regulations. OSHA inspectors twice discovered workers exposed to fall hazards while working on a building at the intersection of Saratoga and Meridian Streets in East Boston. The first inspection took place on…
Last year, a Massachusetts construction accident injured four workers when a ladder jack scaffold gave way. Following the accident in August, 2009, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated and discovered that the contractor had violated safety regulations. As a result, OSHA has proposed almost $55,000 in fines. According to…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has compiled data on work-related injuries and illnesses since 1996. Now the agency has made that information public through a searchable online database which allows people to look at company and industry-specific data on injury and illness. The data is used by OSHA…
A Methuen-based contractor has received 23 citations with proposed fines of $166,950 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for trench safety hazards at two Massachusetts worksites, one in Quincy and one in Lynnfield. OSHA’s citations include alleged willful, serious, and other-than-serious violations of safety standards. During inspections, OSHA discovered…
On Tuesday, a construction accident in Massachusetts injured several people. When Lowell police responded to the emergency call, they found that bricks had fallen from the fourth floor and hit a worker who was on a scaffolding on the second floor of a redevelopment project. The injured worker was conscious…
The widow of a Massachusetts police officer says the stress of the job led her husband to take his own life in 2006. The police officer had been injured during an overtime shift in 1993 and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder the following year. Despite signs that the officer…
A construction accident on Tuesday morning at Purdue University’s Mackey Area left a construction worker with arm injuries, cuts, and bruises after the worker fell about ten feet. He was treated at St. Elizabeth Central Hospital, according to a university spokesperson who would not release the worker’s name. The spokesperson…