Phase 1 of the construction project to extend the Green Line was kicked off recently by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). According to Governor Deval Patrick, the Green Line will now travel to Somerville and Medford. “The Green Line extension means expanded employment opportunity, housing opportunity and recreational opportunity,”…
Our Boston Car Accident Attorneys recently discussed the launch of the overnight closures of Interstate 93. With those closures and with other roadwork that is being executed throughout the state, we’d like to shine some light on National Work Zone Awareness Week. According to the Official Website of the Executive…
Winter isn’t too nice to our roadways and sidewalks. The snow, ice and freezing-cold temps can wreak havoc on these surfaces, causing bumps, cracks and other serious dangers. To help fix this problem, Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced the “Mark It’ campaign. How it works is that the Boston Department…
As spring is upon us, many construction projects have begun and are in full swing. In light of the season, April has been marked as National Safe Digging Month, an event coordinated by the Common Ground Alliance. The month-long event was created to raise awareness and increase the emphasis on…
A.C. Castle Construction Co. Inc. of Danvers and C.I.L. Inc have been cited for various violations of workplace safety by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The United States Department of Labor reports the companies exposed employees to fall and electrocution hazards, as well as…
Two Massachusetts firefighters were called to the scene of a Boston work accident to find an electrical worker trapped in a concrete pillar. The T work crew member was reportedly shutting off a rail for highway contractors when he stepped on a crumbling wooden plank and fell 35 feet into…
FedEx Ground has agreed to a settlement of $3 million with the Massachusetts attorney general’s office over a dispute that alleged the company misclassified drivers as independent contractors, the Associated Press reported. Our Massachusetts workers’ compensation attorneys continue to fight on behalf of misclassified employees who are injured in a…
A Massachusetts construction accident has led to a stop-work order on the J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center in Salem. The Salem District Court project on Federal Street in Salem was halted by the state last week after a 500-pound panel fell, seriously injuring a worker. Daniel O’Connell’s Sons of Holyoke,…