Category: Work Injuries
Reports of Fatal Contract Worker Injuries Prompt OSHA Initiative According to data recently released on fatal work injuries, Texas had the highest number of contract workers killed on the job in 2011. In just that year, 56 contract workers died from on-the-job injuries in our state. The Bureau of Labor…
The workplace can sometimes be a dangerous, even deadly place. In Texas, companies employ many individuals in dangerous occupations that have an increased risk of injury on the job, including shipping, construction, manufacturing, energy and transportation. Unfortunately, this increased risk leads to more actual work-related injuries. In April, a worker…
“Texas is the only state in the country that allows employers of any size to decline to carry state-regulated workers’ compensation coverage.” Instead of carrying workers’ compensation insurance, many Texas businesses set up their own injury benefit programs thereby saving themselves a lot of money. In other words, they don’t…
