Tag Archives: workers’ compensation

5 Workplace Safety Tips for Today’s Worker

June is National Safety Month so check out these simple safety tips for the average -->

Scaffolding Safety: How to Prevent Falls and Injuries in the Workplace

If scaffolding is not used correctly and if proper precautions aren’t taken, serious injuries or -->

Preventing Falls in the Workplace

OSHA requires that fall protection be provided at elevations of four feet in general industry -->

Failure to Provide Fall Protection Resulted in Construction Worker’s Death

Following the death of construction worker Kyle Brown, 23, the U.S. DOL’s Occupational Safety and -->

Working at Heights – What is Suspension Trauma and How Can You Avoid It?

When working at heights, most consideration is devoted to scaffolding and safety harnesses. But what -->

Job Site Safety: 12 Hazards that Cause Injuries and Deaths

The workplace can be extremely dangerous if proper precautions aren’t taken. It’s also important to -->

Communication Towers: The Dangers Workers Face

Over the past 30 years, the growing demand for wireless and broadcast communications has increased -->

Workers Who Handle Receipts May Be Exposed to BPA

Handling receipts may expose cashiers to BPA, a chemical that has been linked to reproductive -->

OSHA Warns Companies after Rise in Cellphone Tower Deaths

OSHA has recently stated that cellphone tower contractors and the companies that hire them need -->

Williamsburg Recycling Facility Fined $40,000 in Heat-Related Death of Employee

A Williamsburg industrial recycling facility got hit with a $40,500 fine by the federal government -->

Domino’s Delivery Workers Win $1.28 Million Fair Wage Settlement

Delivery workers of a Manhattan’s Domino’s franchise were awarded a $1.28 million settlement from the -->

Airport Worker Struck and Killed by Water Truck While on the Job

40-year-old Dario Sanchez had no problem cleaning airplane cabins at LaGuardia Airport. But more and -->

Flavored Coffee Beans & Microwave Popcorn Related to Deadly Lung Disease in Workers

A new report find s that cases of obliterative bronchiolitis in two workers are linked -->

Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls

Falls are one of the leading causes of unintentional injuries in the United States. There -->

Shocking Construction Site Accident Statistics!

4,609 workers were killed on the job of a construction site in 2011. This is -->

Our Sister Firm, Fine, Olin & Anderman, Wins Discrimination Suit Against Verizon

When a worker suffers an injury on the job, they need to worry about getting -->