Although employers are required under Occupational Safety and Health Administration («OSHA») regulations to ensure that walking surfaces are safe and to prevent falls from elevated equipment, slips, trips, and falls are among the most common causes of serious and
fatal workplace injuries and deaths.
In fact, between 2013 and 2014, there was a nationwide increase of 10 % in
fatal workplace injuries.
The BLS recently released a workplace deaths report revealing shocking results;
fatal workplace injuries and illnesses increased by seven percent from 2015 to 2016.
There were a total of 39
fatal workplace injuries reported in Nebraska in 2011.
Earlier this month, an Orange County man who was employed for a metal pipe and tubing company suffered
a fatal workplace injury while using heavy machinery.
Not exact matches
Second, the facts about construction
workplace hazards: A newly released report found that over the past five years, the
fatal occupational
injury rate statewide in New York increased by 29.5 percent.
Moore Blatch serious
injury solicitor, Ciaran McCabe comments: «Whilst
fatal injuries within the
workplace are rare events and variations in figures can occur, mild peaks are still a cause for concern.
A
workplace injury caused by defective equipment or a
fatal chemical fire can leave the victim and their family to deal with financial burdens and uncertain futures.
Nationally, traffic accidents account for about 42 percent of all
fatal work
injuries, but they were only the fourth-most prevalent cause of death in
workplace accidents in New York.
At Clark & Smith Law Firm LLC, we have successfully represented many people in cases involving serious
injury and
fatal workplace accident cases.
Unfortunately, severe
injuries in
workplace accidents sometimes are
fatal.
Workplace Violence, 1993 — 2009: National Crime Victimization Survey and the Census of
Fatal Occupational
Injuries