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19-Year-Old Worker Killed by Forklift Driven by his Father One of Several Fatal Accidents 
19-Year-Old Worker Killed by Forklift Driven by his Father One of Several Fatal Accidents 

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A 19-year-old worker killed by a forklift driven by his father, is one of several fatal industrial accidents this month.   According to police reports, Ommatt Cruz, 19, was directing a […]
Retail Workers More Likely to be Injured in January than During Holidays 
Retail Workers More Likely to be Injured in January than During Holidays 

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – More workers are injured in January than during the holidays, a new report has found.   The report, 2023 Retail Risk Report released Friday by AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., found that […]
Study Indicates Commerical Fishing as Much as 4 Times More Dangerous than Believed
Study Indicates Commerical Fishing as Much as 4 Times More Dangerous than Believed

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Commercial fishing has long been known as one of the world’s most dangerous professions, but a new study by the FISH Foundation and commissioned by the Pew Charitable Trusts, suggests that […]
Mass. Officials Push for Change after Cannabis Worker Dies from Asthma Attack 
Mass. Officials Push for Change after Cannabis Worker Dies from Asthma Attack 

Holyoke, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Health Department officials in Massachusetts are pushing for extra safety steps after a cannabis worker died from an asthma attack.   According to OSHA, a worker for Trulieve Cannabis Corp. was packaging […]
3M Fined More than $300k for 2022 Worker Death 
3M Fined More than $300k for 2022 Worker Death 

Prairie du Chien, WI (WorkersCompensation.com) – Federal investigators at OSHA announced Friday that they had fined Maplewood, Minn.-based 3M over the death of an employee at its Wisconsin plant this spring.   Officials said 3M could […]
Trial Moves Forward for Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student 
Trial Moves Forward for Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student 

Newport News, Va. (WorkersCompensation.com) – A lawsuit brought by an elementary school teacher after she was shot by one of her students can go on, a judge has ruled.   Newport News, Virginia teacher Abby Zwerner […]
Texas election worker’s heart attack blamed on conflicts with poll watcher 
Texas election worker’s heart attack blamed on conflicts with poll watcher 

Williamson County, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Texas officials first blamed a voter fraud activist, and then later retracted, for the heart attack a poll worker suffered while working an early voting site this week.   On Monday, […]
One Worker Dead, Another Trapped After Ky. Coal Plant Collapse
One Worker Dead, Another Trapped After Ky. Coal Plant Collapse

Martin County, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials in eastern Kentucky have confirmed that one of two workers trapped inside a coal preparation plant when it collapsed has died.   Rescue workers are still working to get to […]