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Workplace accidents can lead to devastating, life-changing injuries. Workers in occupations from heavy industry and construction to retail and an office setting can get hurt and face medical treatments, time off work and a lengthy course of physical therapy. According...
As the economy in Minnesota continues to improve, it's likely that an increasing number of construction sites will begin to appear throughout the state. While this is certainly positive news for the local job market, it also raises concerns about worker safety. The...
Workplace safety agencies can play an important role in spotting trends in accident data and implementing changes in regulations designed to protect workers. In order for safety guidelines to be completely effective, employers must also be willing to comply with the...
Over the last several years, it seems as though there is a continuous string of stadium construction in the Twin Cities. The current project is for the St. Paul Saints, which is expected to be completed in 2015. Recently, however, a tragic workplace accident has...
For the last few years, the Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration has made efforts to improve the safety of a risky, but necessary, profession: window washing. Three Minnesota window washers passed away as the result of an on-the-job accident between...
Employers have a responsibility to maintain a safe and healthy workplace. They are often guided by the regulations enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The agency makes efforts to ensure that employees are protected, but workplace accidents...
Dealing with a work-related injury can be very difficult. In addition to the pain and time spent away from work, a person may have to worry about a difficult workers' compensation claim. Employers -- and workers' compensation insurance providers -- may do whatever is...
Immediately after suffering a work-related injury, an employee's head might be swirling with questions: Will I have to take time away from work to recover? How will I make ends meet if I’m on leave? What will happen to my job while I'm recovering? Given that many...
A 39-year-old New Carlisle, Ohio, man died on Aug. 6, 2013, after being buried in 8,000 pounds of fly ash while working at a cement plant in Middletown, Ohio. The death was ruled an accident. Earlier that year, 16 people were killed and 160 injured in an explosion at...
Minnesota residents might not know what a dangerous job it is to keep the state's electricity running, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration does. Electrical lineworkers install and fix towers, power lines and poles by climbing up structures without...
