Workers’ Compensation

As employees head to work each day, most probably do not worry about the possibility of never returning home. Unfortunately, one never knows when a serious workplace accident may end his or her life. After a recent workplace incident, one Massachusetts family is now mourning the loss of a young man. The 26-year-old man was on duty at the waste management company where he was employed when the tragic accident occurred. According to the reports from the rescue workers who arrived on scene after receiving the call for assistance on the late November morning, the man was found without discernible signs of life. The victim was…

The expression stating that hard work never hurt anyone is apparently a fallacy based on current statistics. Indeed, the chances of suffering a workplace accident may be surprisingly high. These accidents can occur across all segments of industries and in every portion of the country, including Massachusetts. Recent studies reveal that an estimated 11 workers die on the job every day in America. The type of job does not seem to matter, as even those who are office workers can experience a fatal accident. The study also found that another 50,000 employees die from a work-related illness. This equates to an estimated 54,000 American…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was recently notified of a fatal incident. It is now investigating the workplace accident that led to the death of a 61-year-old construction worker. This accident did not occur in Massachusetts, but families here have lost loved ones in similar tragedies. This accident occurred in the early morning hours while work was being carried out along a bridge. The man was in a closed-off section of the structure located near an administration building. He was apparently walking behind a large vehicle that was on-scene to lay down paving material. When the worker noticed the truck was beginning to…

Factory work can be a dangerous undertaking even when every employee follows every safety protocol. That point was brought home once again when a serious workplace accident left six steelworkers hurt, one of whom was classified as seriously injured. The plant is not located in Massachusetts, but workers in every state could potentially suffer injuries on the job. The forceful explosion occurred for as yet unknown reasons earlier this month. Residents of the town have claimed that homes as far as five miles from the plant were shaken by the blast. The accident is said to have happened in the area of…

There are some career fields that are inherently more dangerous than others, such as the construction industry. Despite federal regulations that work to keep the occurrence of a workplace accident to a minimum, accidents still occur. When accidents occur in a Massachusetts workplace, especially in cases where a fatality may have occurred, it is likely that the Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) will conduct an independent investigation. In a recent report, a victim who lost his life in one such incident was working on a sewer system at the time of the deadly accident. OSHA has indicated that it is now investigating…