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A 61-year-old employee has died after being hit by falling equipment in a Georgia construction accident. WJBF News reported a hoist fell on the victim, who was rushed by ambulance to University Hospital McDuffie, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.A...
The workforce has come a long was in the United States and we’re approaching Labor Day to celebrate those successes. Labor Day is always held on the first Monday in September. Labor Day is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic...
Two Georgia companies have been cited by the regional office for the Occupational Safety & Health Administration for putting employees at risk – in one case, resulting in death.Atlanta workers’ compensation lawyers know that employers have a moral and legal...
Young Employers and Work Injuries in Georgia The number of young workers, those between the ages of 16- and 24-years-old, has been on the rise. With summer break and kids out of school, we saw an increase in the number of these employed workers. During this time,...
More than 270 workers died because of excavation or trenching cave-ins from 2000 through 2006, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Nearly 70 percent of these deaths happened within companies that employed less than 50 workers. Nearly 50 half of...
OSHA has cited Thompson Plastics Inc., of Georgia, with 11 health and safety violations and proposed fines of more than $162,000. Violations include failure to periodically inspect lockout/tagout procedures, which are designed to prevent machines from starting up...
Spurill Products Inc. was recently cited for more than 25 safety and health violations for exposing workers to risks of work accidents in Atlanta. The company’s manufacturing facility in Atlanta was under investigation starting in January as a part of the Occupational...
The summer is here and it’s getting hot out there. Some of our states hardest workers know all too well. Our temps are sitting at about 90 degrees day after day. With the hot, hot heat comes some serious risks for work accidents in Atlanta and elsewhere. Each and...
Traffic-related accidents are the leading cause of death and injury for workers in the country. As our Atlanta workers’ compensation attorneys have been discussing recently, the National Safety Council (NSC) is raising awareness about the leading causes of...
As our Atlanta workers’ compensation attorneys have been discussing, the entire month of June is dedicated to worker safety. The National Safety Council has declared it as National Safety Month and is using each week to focus on a different work hazard. The goal of...
