A Massachusetts state trooper suffered a leg injury after being hit by a passing car during a traffic stop, the Boston Globe reported. As we reported last month on our Boston Personal Injury Attorney Blog, more than half of all law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of…
The economic downturn has lead to an unprecedented number of mass layoffs, which can mask illegal labor practices, including an employer’s attempt to shed itself of workers who have filed injury claims. Our Massachusetts work injury lawyers fight for the rights of clients who have been injured on the job…
Two employees of NSTAR were injured in a Massachusetts work accident Thursday afternoon after a reported explosion at the utility’s Charlestown facility, the Boston Globe reported. One worker was severely burned and another suffered smoke inhalation. Both were transported to Massachusetts General Hospital. The workers were performing routine maintenance at…
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,…
The death of 52-year-old state police Sgt. Douglas Weddleton, who was run down Friday night while working at a road construction site on I-95, has put the spotlight on Massachusetts road construction accidents and accidents involving police officers and emergency responders. The Enterprise News reports the story of Trooper Mark…
Two Boston police officers were injured in Massachusetts motorcycle accidents, which occurred within blocks of each other in Roxbury, the Boston Globe reported. One of the officers was off-duty and riding his personal motorcycle when he was involved in an accident at Warren Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard. The…
A Danvers man was hospitalized for injuries sustained in a Massachusetts work accident after being sucked into a sausage machine at the DiLuigi Sausage Company, the Salem News reported. The man was working as part of a cleaning crew when he was partially sucked into a seasoning machine as he…
In one Massachusetts case, an employer called in 17 union workers and told them they had too many work injuries — one more and they would be fired. The union called the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which called the employer about the illegal action. In another case tracked by…