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Wisconsin Workers Stabbed Using Scissors from Photo Counter, Police Say
Wisconsin Workers Stabbed Using Scissors from Photo Counter, Police Say

Jaynesville, WI (WorkersCompensation.com) – Walgreen’s workers were stabbed using scissors from the store’s photo counter, court documents show. The attack on two Walgreen’s employees in May left both of the employees bleeding severely, officials said. […]
Transit Workers on Edge after Attacks from N.Y. to L.A.
Transit Workers on Edge after Attacks from N.Y. to L.A.

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers with the Transit Workers Union Local 100 are considering their options after a series of attacks on transit workers in New York City this past week. The attacks are […]
Employees Attacked on Job in Separate Incidents
Employees Attacked on Job in Separate Incidents

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A bail bondsman whose co-workers described as a “gentle giant” is dead after an attack by a customer, one of several employees attacked on the job recently. Kevin Brace, 56, worked […]
MTA Worker Critically Injured after Being Struck by Brooklyn Train 
MTA Worker Critically Injured after Being Struck by Brooklyn Train 

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials said a Metropolitan Transit Authority worker in New York City was injured after he was struck by a train in downtown Brooklyn.   According to the New York Police Department, […]
Hospital Employees Assaulted at Vanderbilt Medical Center 
Hospital Employees Assaulted at Vanderbilt Medical Center 

Nashville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center said three employees have been assaulted on the hospitals Nashville campus in the past month.   In late May, authorities said a patient was arrested after […]
Postal Workers Attacked by Dogs Every Day, USPS Says  
Postal Workers Attacked by Dogs Every Day, USPS Says  

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – More than 15 U.S. Postal Service workers are attacked by dogs every day, officials said.    The USPS released its annual report on dog attacks during its 2024 National Dog Bite Awareness […]
Employee Attacked by Dog Waiting ‘Rescue’
Employee Attacked by Dog Waiting ‘Rescue’

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Los Angeles animal shelter worker was attacked by a dog at work said she never wants to return to work.   Leslie Corea, a kennel supervisor at Harbor Animal Shelter, […]
Injured Workers More Likely to Die from Opioid Overdoses, Study Finds
Injured Workers More Likely to Die from Opioid Overdoses, Study Finds

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new study from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has found that Massachusetts residents were 35 percent more likely to die of an opioid-related overdoses if they had been injured […]