Amputations are among the worst on-the-job injuries. Each year, about 25 workers in Washington suffer from amputations so serious — lost arms, hands, legs or feet — that they require ongoing specialized care. The medical care and assistance these injured …
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has implemented new safety procedures, including a new task force, as a result of the fatal crane collapse that occurred a week ago. On Monday, February 7, New York City Mayor Bill de …
Zodiac Cabin & Structures Support LLC has been fined $1,316,000 for workplace safety and health violations following an explosion at its carbon fiber production plant north of Spokane. Seventeen workers were injured in the oven explosion at the Newport, Wash., …
Samsung Electronics reached a partial agreement on workplace safety with sickened workers and their families, nearly a decade after the death of a 22-year-old chip worker from leukemia galvanized concern about conditions in South Korea’s semiconductor industry. The South Korean …
A contractor is contesting two “serious” violations and nearly $10,000 in proposed federal workplace safety fines in the partial collapse of a bridge that was being dismantled and rebuilt northwestern Pennsylvania. Clarion-based contractor Francis J. Palo Inc. is contesting the …
The majority of Indiana companies that responded to a survey tied to the state’s growing woes with prescription medication abuse say their businesses are being affected by workplace abuse or misuse of those drugs, according to findings released Monday. About …
As Hawaii’s rooftop solar industry continues to grow, more contractors are being hit with fines relating to fall protection violations. Half the state’s top 10 contractors have had to pay fines for fall protection violations over the past five years, …
Now that marijuana has become legal in 24 states for medicinal or recreational purposes, a new telephone poll by Employers, a national small business insurer, found that small businesses have mixed feelings about its presence in the workplace. One in …
A judge ordered a northern Idaho gas station owner to pay $100,000 to a former employee who was fired after reporting safety violations, including exposed wiring near water leaks and a lack of first aid equipment. U.S. District Judge B. …
Office work will become much less of a pain in the neck if Julie Côté has her way. That’s because this kinesiology researcher who teaches at McGill University is interested in finding ways to reduce or even prevent the kinds …