Showing posts with label Fatalities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fatalities. Show all posts
Thursday, December 19, 2024

2023 Workplace Fatalities: A Sobering Look

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  The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2023. This annual report pro...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2022

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There were 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2022, a 5.7-percent increase from 5,190 in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of La...
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Methylene Chloride Continues to be a Fatal Hazard in the Workplace

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Exposure to paint strippers containing methylene chloride remains a severe health concern for workers. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals r...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The problem with workers’ compensation award ceremonies

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Today's guest author is  Jon Rehm, Esq . of the Nebraska bar. Recently three injured workers were honored at the Comp Laude Gala put ...
Thursday, December 27, 2018

Fall Death Rates Increase in US Increased 30%

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Today's post is shared from the cdc.gov Each year, millions of older people—those 65 and older—fall. In fact, more than one out of fou...
Thursday, June 14, 2018

Massachusetts Sues Purdue Pharma for Illegally Marketing Opioids and Profiting From Opioid Epidemic

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More than 670 Massachusetts Residents Prescribed Purdue Opioids Died from Opioid-Related Overdoses since 2009; Purdue Sales Reps Made 150,0...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Workers exposed to common paint strippers suffer fatal reactions

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Litigation is advancing against the distributors and resellers of paint strippers containing methylene chloride and NMP. The lawsuits were ...
Saturday, August 24, 2013

Drivers Over Age 55 Far More Likely to Die in Job Accidents Than Younger Workers

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Age matters for safety. Today's post was shared by votersinjuredatwork and comes from www.insurancejournal.com Employees age 55 or...
Thursday, September 27, 2012

Transportation Injuries Continue to Dominate Workplace Fatalities

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Workplace injuries involving transportation continue to be major contributing factors to fatalities in the United States. The US Bureau o...
Monday, April 20, 2009

Court Awards Dependency Benefits to Police Officer Who Committed Suicide

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The dependents of a deceased police officer will receive benefits as a result of the officer's work-related suicide related to stress. W...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Failures at OSHA Put Workers at Risk

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A recently released report from the US Department of Labor reports that the past failures of OSHA under the Bush Administration placed work...
Saturday, September 1, 2007

Labor Day: Miller Launches Map of Workplace Fatalities

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This Labor Day, Let's Redouble Effort to Improve Worker Safety, Says Chairman Miller Miller also launches interactive map of workplace f...