Work Injuries
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an undeniable and significant ripple effect into many aspects of daily life. But one unanticipated result of the pandemic is the increase in car accidents involving roadside work zones. Despite fewer cars on the road, there has been an alarming increase of both work zone…
The National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, found that on average, one person died from a work-related injury every 99 minutes. The Census reported 5,333 fatal workplace injuries in 2019. This is a 2% increase from the year prior, with occupational fatalities totaling…
With the rise of coronavirus, it’s more important than ever to be aware of the dangers of occupational illness and occupational injury. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics defines occupational injury and occupational illness to be work-related “if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed…
Forklifts, classified as powered industrial trucks by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), have been at the forefront of American production for just over a century. Commonly found in manufacturing plants, industrial facilities, shipyards, construction sites, and warehouses, to name a few, these machines are an integral part of…
A group of over 30 organizations is calling for protection for oil and gas workers and residents of the surrounding communities from the coronavirus. These concerns were outlined in a letter to the Interior Department, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Coast Guard, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration…
The “Workers’ Compensation” system was created with the intent to provide injured employees with the help they need to recover from injuries sustained on the job. Managed by the state, this system was meant to be mutually beneficial, providing injured workers with medical care and a percentage of their lost…
Two thousand new jobs were created in Moraine, Ohio in 2014 when Chinese manufacturer Fuyao Glass converted an old General Motors facility into an auto glass factory. Since then the factory has been cited and repeatedly fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for safety violations, and now a worker…
Five workers killed when gas well in Oklahoma explodes. Another worker flown by life flight to hospital. Initial reports of a blowout at the well followed by an uncontrolled release of gas. A massive fireball and thick black smoke erupted from a gas well in Pittsburg County in eastern Oklahoma…
With 27 serious accidents in Alaska this year, BP still raises questions on its safety record in Houston and around America. The world was horrified on April 20, 2010 when the Deep Water Horizon drilling rig exploded and later sank, killing eleven crew members and spewing 200 million of barrels…
Injured workers deserve medical care, not disciplinary action, in Houston or any workplace. A city worker says employees fearing management reprisals don’t report injuries. When a worker is injured on the job, human decency says they should receive prompt medical attention. And unsafe conditions should be corrected. One would expect…
