MoDOT Worker Killed in Work-Related Accident

On April 7th, a Missouri Department of Transportation worker wasstruck by a motorist and killed. The 55-year-old MoDOT worker was working on Highway 100, just west of Buchheit Road, when he was struck by a car. The MoDOT man, along with other crew members, were performing normal maintenance of the road. There was a…

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Man Trapped in Machine, Causes Fatal Workplace Accident

A man was killed in aworkplace accident at one of the largest employers in Cartersville, Georgia. The worker was completing maintenance on a large piece of machinery when the accident happened on Saturday afternoon, according to the Bartow County Sheriff’s Department. For unknown reasons, he became trapped in the machinery and crushed to death….

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Fatal Workplace Accident Occurs in Alabama

A tragicworkplace accident has resulted in the death of a man in Alabama on Friday. Authorities are labeling the incident as an industrial accident which happened in McCalla. The worker was performing his regular duties when the accident happened at around 11 a.m. According to investigators, a large piece of machinery fell on the…

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OSHA Cites Disney for Harrison Ford Star Wars Accident

Harrison Ford suffered an injury during the filing of “Star Wars” and OSHA has determined that Disney is liable.

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Crane Accident Claims Life of Worker

The life of a worker was cut short after he was killed in a workplace accident on Tuesday. The accident happened in American Fork, Utah when the man was working at a construction site and a crane accident occurred. According to authorities, the crane overturned landing on its side as it was lifting a…

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Fatal Workplace Accident Prompts Investigation

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating aworkplace accident that resulted in the death of a worker. The fatal accident occurred in Rose Hill, Kansas on Tuesday morning. According to the Rose Hill Police, at around 6:30 a.m. when a 24-year-old man was operating a lathe when an accident happened causing the worker…

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Defective AirBag Causes Driver’s Death

A car accident occurred last summer involving a teenage driver who passed away as a result of an explosiveairbag inflator. The airbag inflator was made by Takata, a company that constructs parts for automobiles. It is the largest constructor of air bags in the world. A recall of vehicles that have Takata air bags…

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OSHA Investigates Workplace Fatality

Aworkplace accident claimed the life of a man on Christmas Eve and the Occupation Safety and Health Administration is launching an investigation. The accident happened in Holden, Massachusetts when 30-year-old Edgard Nieves was killed in an accident while performing work at his place of employment. Nieves was employed as a machinist with Inner-Tite Corp….

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U.S. Steel Sued for Workplace Fatality

On January 31, 2014, a U.S. Steel employee, 64-year-old Russell Brown, was killed in aworkplace accident. The accident happened at the U.S. Steel’s Clairton plant in Pittsburgh when Brown fell into water that was more than 150 degrees. The lawsuit has been filed by Brown’s daughter, Lisa Marie Coultas, accusing several companies of negligence…

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Sears Auto Employee Killed in Workplace Accident

On Saturday morning, aworkplace accident claimed the life of a worker at a Sears Auto Center in Salem, New Hampshire. According to the Salem Police and Fire Department, 22-year-old Justin Almon was attempting to repair a truck tire at the Sears located at The Mall at Rockingham Park when the tire exploded at around…

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