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3 Workers Shot While Clearing Trees for Power Company
3 Workers Shot While Clearing Trees for Power Company

Murphytown, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A North Carolina man was arrested in late July after he shot three workers clearing trees for a power company, officials said. On July 25, Lucas Murphy, 36, confronted three contract […]
MTA Workers Injured on the Job
MTA Workers Injured on the Job

Brooklyn, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Metropolitan Transit Authority workers continue to be injured on the job, and some are finding new ways to cope, officials said. Only July 25, MTA officials said an MTA bus driver […]
Another Year Without A/C in USPS Vans, Another Postal Worker Death
Another Year Without A/C in USPS Vans, Another Postal Worker Death

Climate & Comp Fayetteville, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The recent death of a Fayetteville, N.C. postal worker is being investigated as heat-related. The death comes just months after the USPS was fined by OSHA for a […]
Construction Worker Dies in Airport Accident, One of Many Fatal Work Incidents Last Month
Construction Worker Dies in Airport Accident, One of Many Fatal Work Incidents Last Month

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – OSHA is investigating a workplace fatality at the Tampa International Airport after an equipment operator was killed in an accident there. His death was one of many fatal workplace incidents across […]
Dollar General to Pay $12 Million for Safety Violations
Dollar General to Pay $12 Million for Safety Violations

Goodlettsville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Dollar General agreed to pay a $12 million fine and improve conditions at its retail stores across the country, officials with the U.S. Labor Department said last month. According to a […]
Lowe’s Employee Attacked with Sledgehammer, as Attacks on Workers Continue
Lowe’s Employee Attacked with Sledgehammer, as Attacks on Workers Continue

Durham, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – An elderly Lowe’s employee is recovering after he was attacked by a customer with a sledgehammer, as the attacks on employees continue across the country. Police in Durham, N.C., said video […]
Workers Injured in Road and Bridge Accidents Across the Country
Workers Injured in Road and Bridge Accidents Across the Country

Jupiter, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A construction worker was injured after he fell from a highway bridge in Florida, one of many workers injured in road and bridge accidents this month. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue’s […]
Prime Days See Increase in Injuries for Amazon Warehouse Workers
Prime Days See Increase in Injuries for Amazon Warehouse Workers

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) An interim report from the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has found that Amazon workers are getting hurt at higher rates than previously reported by the company. The committee, […]