The Occupational Safety & Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for willful and serious safety violations after reports that employees were exposed to electrical hazards that could have led to a serious or fatal Shrewsbury, Massachusetts work accident. Our Boston workers’ compensation lawyers frequently report on the dangers…
The Occupation Safety & Health Administration is reminding New England employers of the dangers of Boston work accidents, and work injuries elsewhere in the Northeast, that can result from winter weather and snow removal. Our Boston, Massachusetts workers compensation lawyers and premise liability attorneys understand the risk of serious or…
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration is moving to reduce the risk of construction accidents in Boston and roofing accidents in Massachusetts. “Fatalities from falls are the number one cause of workplace deaths in construction. We cannot tolerate workers getting killed in residential construction when effective means are readily available…
In the fight to lure “green jobs” the government is working to make sure state and federal safety regulators are prepared to ensure worker safety and to prevent Massachusetts work accidents and employee injuries. Defined loosely as products and jobs that improve the environment, the so-called “green jobs” include wind…
The Somerset Herald News reports a sanitation worker suffered a Massachusetts work accidents after falling off a garbage truck last week. The employee reportedly suffered a head injury, although indications are that he would be back at work this week. Our Massachusetts’ workers compensation attorneys urge anyone injured on the…
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration will hold hearings in January on ways to reduce work accidents caused by slip, trip and fall hazards. Our Boston workers’ compensation attorneys know that fall accidents are among the leading causes of serious Massachusetts work injuries. Nationwide, 617 workers died in fall injuries…
The nation’s largest retailers are being warned by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration that they are responsible for the safety of employees and guests during the holiday season, particularly during sales events designed to draw crowds for Black Friday. Our Massachusetts workers’ compensation lawyers and Boston injury attorneys know…
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration has announced immediate changes to how companies must conduct outreach safety training programs after concern that employers were cramming training into unreasonably long workdays, thereby endangering employee safety. Our Boston work injury lawyers are too often called to represent an injured employee after a…
A Boston work accident resulting from a collapsing gas-line trench has resulted in a $36,500 proposed fine, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration reported. OSHA cited National Grid for six alleged serious violations of trenching safety standards after an employee was injured by a falling rock. The June 21 collapse…
A Fall River, Massachusetts construction accident has resulted in a roofing and siding contractor being fined $70,000 by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration. Miranda Roofing faces the maximum proposed fine for failing to provide fall protection for employees working on a roof in Portsmouth, according to OSHA. The willful…