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Employees Killed by Truck, Trench Collapse, Machinery in Workplace Accidents
Employees Killed by Truck, Trench Collapse, Machinery in Workplace Accidents

Pharr, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees died in workplace accidents involving a truck, a trench and machinery this week.    In Pharr, Texas, officials said one man died after being trapped under a box trailer Sept. 6.  […]
Delivery, Logistics Companies Respond to Hot Working Conditions after Worker Deaths
Delivery, Logistics Companies Respond to Hot Working Conditions after Worker Deaths

Carteret, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Amid the deaths of several warehouse workers and delivery drivers due to heat, some logistics companies may be changing working conditions.  The images are staggering. On Twitter this past week, UPS […]
Florida Postal Worker Killed by 5 Dogs in Brutal Attack
Florida Postal Worker Killed by 5 Dogs in Brutal Attack

Putnam County, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Authorities say a postal worker is dead after being mauled by several dogs in Putnam County, Florida, last week.  The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said at a news conference that […]
CIA Compensating Officers for Havana Syndrome
CIA Compensating Officers for Havana Syndrome

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Central Intelligence Agency has started to compensation its current and former officers who sustained traumatic brain injuries from unexplained health incidents known as “Havana Syndrome.”    Officials told the New York […]
OSHA Cites Labor Contractor after Farmworker Dies from Heat
OSHA Cites Labor Contractor after Farmworker Dies from Heat

Duette, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – OSHA has cited a farm labor contractor after the investigation into the death of a farmworker who died because of the heat.  According to OSHA, on April 5, 2022, a farm […]
Employee Chased with Pizza Paddle over Garlic Sauce in Customer Attack
Employee Chased with Pizza Paddle over Garlic Sauce in Customer Attack

Edgewood, MD (WorkersCompensaiton.com) – Police in Edgewood, Maryland, said a Papa John’s employee stabbed a customer in self-defense after the customer attacked him with a pizza paddle.    According to the Hartford County Sheriff’s Office, the […]
Bills Help First Responders Injured, Killed in Line of Duty
Bills Help First Responders Injured, Killed in Line of Duty

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Bills passed at the federal and state level over the past months continue to further the protections for first responders.    On Aug. 16, President Joe Biden signed the Public Safety Officer […]
Coal Company Accused of Cheating on Tests that Protect Miners from Black Lung
Coal Company Accused of Cheating on Tests that Protect Miners from Black Lung

Prestonsburg, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A coal mining company in Eastern Kentucky has been charged by a federal grand jury of cheating on dust samples designed to protect its miners from black lung disease.    On Wednesday, […]