It was a sad day for IndyCar racing fans because one of their own died in a tragic and somewhat freakaccident. Furthermore, 37-year-old, Justin Wilson died during the Verizon IndyCar Series race at Pocono Raceway on Monday when he was hit in the head by a flying chunk of debris. The chunk of debris…
Tragically aworkplace accident has taken the life of an ironworker in Massachusetts. Furthermore, 54-year-old Lawrence O’Leary died Friday at a hospital due to injuries he sustained in a fall that happened while on the job two weeks prior. The tragic workplace fall happened when O’Leary fell 40 feet inside a parking garage at Logan…
A work-related accident in Jefferson County, Illinois has taken the life of a logging worker. On Tuesday morning, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department responded to calls regarding a work-related accident around 8:02 a.m. According to authorities, 20-year-old worker Quentin Levi Douglas Campbell was severely injured when a tree fell on top of him near…
In New Madrid, Missouri on Tuesday, a molten metal explosion occurred at Noranda Aluminum, and has since prompted OSHA to investigate. Furthermore, theexplosion happened at the cast house portion of the plant, and according to the OSHA spokeswoman, she is now in the process of interviewing workers and assessing the damage. Now, OSHA will…
One of the most dangerous occupations in the country is a construction worker. On Monday evening, aconstruction worker was injured after she was struck by a vehicle shortly after 6 p.m. A 31-year-old female, Jennifer Huels, was operating the ground service machinery for an on-ramp to Interstate 64 at the time of the accident….
An overnightworkplace accident tragically killed a 19-year-man Wednesday night. In addition, the fatal workplace accident happened at a Pontoon Beach, Illinois business. Furthermore, Zachery Boland was killed at the Saddle Creek Corporation after he fell and hit his head while on a forklift. At the time of the workplace accident Boland was loading appliances…
A Gem Forest Products sawmill employee sustained serious injuries when hisarm was caught in a piece of machinery Wednesday morning. The accident happened in Emmett, Idaho at around 7 a.m. The workplace accident severed the 24-year-old man’s arm. He was transported to the hospital by ambulance and OSHA is investigating the incident. St. Louis…
A 35-year-old construction worker was seriously injured by being electrocuted on Thursday morning in a workplace accident. The incident occurred in Mascoutah, Illinois around 10:49 a.m. and no one at the construction site actually witnessed the accident. However, several workers heard a loud popping noise and then found the Troy man unconscious on the ground…
Arguing with co-workers is sometimes a commonplace occurrence in certain positions, but one construction worker took his issue with another too far. In addition, a St. Charles, Missouri construction worker is now accused of striking his colleague in the back of the head with a shovel during an argument. Furthermore, the victim that was…
A donation fund was set up for a Ferguson, Missouri brewery who suffered a fire early Friday morning.The Ferguson Brewing Company has closed its shop for an undisclosed period of time, following the fire. An officer, driving by thebrewery, noticed smoke coming from the building and reported it to firefighters. Firefighters noticed the fire…