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Workplace Injuries

Lack of cave-in protections led to trench collapse, Bednar Landscape workers’ deaths in Boonton

April 1, 2015 Region 2 Lack of cave-in protections led to trench collapse, Bednar Landscape workers’ deaths in Boonton OSHA releases finding in October 2014 trench disaster Employer name and location: Bednar Landscape Services Inc., located at 501 Division Street in Boonton, New Jersey. The company… Read More »Lack of cave-in protections led to trench collapse, Bednar Landscape workers’ deaths in Boonton

OSHA fines Dayton, New Jersey, companies $64,200 after investigation finds blocked exit routes and chemical, noise and energy control hazards

March 31, 2015 Region 2 OSHA fines Dayton, New Jersey, companies $64,200 after investigation finds blocked exit routes and chemical, noise and energy control hazards Employers name and location: Imagine Screen Printing & Productions LLC, which imprints graphic design images onto apparel such as t-shirts and… Read More »OSHA fines Dayton, New Jersey, companies $64,200 after investigation finds blocked exit routes and chemical, noise and energy control hazards

Mt. Vernon Barge Services exposes workers to electrical, respiratory hazards

March 17, 2015 Region 5 Mt. Vernon Barge Services exposes workers to electrical, respiratory hazards OSHA cites 17 serious health & safety violations at Jeffersonville, Indiana, barge provider Employer name: Mt. Vernon Barge Services, Jeffersonville, Indiana Investigation site: 5804 Utica Pike, Jeffersonville, Indiana Date investigation initiated and… Read More »Mt. Vernon Barge Services exposes workers to electrical, respiratory hazards

World Kitchen exposes Corning, New York, employees to fire, fall, electrical, mechanical and other hazards, OSHA finds

March 16, 2015 Region 2 World Kitchen exposes Corning, New York, employees to fire, fall, electrical, mechanical and other hazards, OSHA finds Corelle and CorningWare dinnerware maker faces $108K in fines for 25 violations SYRACUSE, N.Y. – World Kitchen LLC makes dinnerware for well-known brand names,… Read More »World Kitchen exposes Corning, New York, employees to fire, fall, electrical, mechanical and other hazards, OSHA finds

Blast badly injures 2 at Chicago Heights, Illinois, manufacturing plant

March 5, 2015 Region 5 Blast badly injures 2 at Chicago Heights, Illinois, manufacturing plant OSHA fines Polychem Services Inc. $110K for 6 willful, 1 repeated, 4 serious violations CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. – Two temporary workers injured in an explosion at Polychem Services Inc., were unable… Read More »Blast badly injures 2 at Chicago Heights, Illinois, manufacturing plant

Untrained worker suffers fatal electrocution at H.M. Richards Inc.

March 3, 2015 Region 4 Untrained worker suffers fatal electrocution at H.M. Richards Inc. Furniture manufacturer fails to protect employee from electrical hazard GUNTOWN, Miss. – Raymond Marvin Reece was a husband and father who enjoyed pleasures like family boating trips, camping and stock-car racing. Tragically,… Read More »Untrained worker suffers fatal electrocution at H.M. Richards Inc.

Should workers’ comp pay for counseling for injured worker’s wife?

February 24, 2015 Fred Hosier Should workers’ comp pay for counseling for injured worker’s wife? Just how far do workers’ comp benefits extend? What if something prescribed by a doctor would help the injured worker indirectly? View the rest of the article at  http://www.safetynewsalert.com/should-workers-comp-pay-for-counseling-for-injured-workers-wife/