Workplace Injuries’ Category
Eye Health Group Presents Initiatives to Reduce Jacinto City Workplace Injuries
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
According to studies, approximately 90% of all workplace eye injuries can be prevented if a person wears the right kind of eye protection gear. Thousands of people suffer injuries in the workplace every year, because they're not wearing the right mask, goggles and other protective gear. As a Jacinto City personal injury lawyer, I find that eye protection is often neglected in the workplace.
Eye health advocacy group Prevent Blindness America is commemorating the month of February as eye health month, with a special focus on the prevention of macular degeneration. In order to mark this...
San Antonio Company Cited for Exposing Workers to Electrical Hazards
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
A San Antonio-based company has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing workers to the risk of electrical hazards, including exposing high-voltage equipment to forklift traffic, and failure to prevent electrical fire hazards.
San Antonio-based Fresh from Texas has been cited with a total of 8 violations. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the agency conducted an inspection of the San Antonio facility, and found no less than 8 serious violations.
The most serious violations involved failure to ensure that the workers were provided enough working space when they worked with electrical tools,...
OSHA Cracks down on Texas Oil And Gas Drilling Companies
Sunday, February 26th, 2012
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has renewed its focus on preventing fatalities in the oil and gas drilling sector in Texas. Recently, I blogged about the increasing number of fatalities occurring in the sector, and the fact that this industry accounts for some of the highest worker fatality numbers in the country.
Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Trinidad Drilling LLP for exposing workers to a number of hazards, including fall hazards and electrical hazards. The citations came after the agency inspected the company’s drilling site at Barstow. The inspection was conducted as part of...
Precision Drilling Company Cited for Safety Violations
Sunday, February 26th, 2012
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently cited Precision Drilling Co. LP for repeated safety violations at its drilling site near Pecos, Texas.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently conducted an inspection of Precision Drilling’s worksite, which is located about 80 miles northeast of Pecos. According to the citation, Precision Drilling exposed employees to a risk of high-voltage electric shock and other hazards.
During the inspection, agency officials found that the company had failed to ensure that fire extinguishers were located in their designated places. The company also failed to repair or remove damaged electrical cords, and failed...
Houston-based Facility Cited for Exposing Workers to Amputation Hazards
Saturday, February 25th, 2012
Alerted by a complaint that workers at a Houston-based food company had suffered several near-amputation incidents, the Occupational Safety and Administration investigated the facility, and has now cited the company for several violations.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated an investigation against Houston-based Amy Food Inc. on September 1, after the agency received a complaint. According to the complaint, several employees at the company had suffered near -amputation incidents while operating machinery at the plant.
During the investigation, agency officials found that not only had Amy Food failed to establish an energy control program, but the company had...
Baytown Workers Cautioned Against Toxic Effects of Chemical Used in Bathtub Refinishing
Saturday, February 25th, 2012
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are drawing public notice to a number of fatalities that involve people who work with the commonly-used paint stripping chemical, methylene chloride.
This is a commonly used chemical that is often used by bathtub refinishers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been aware of the dangerous effects of methylene chloride on people who work in factories, and those who work in furniture manufacturing. However, the agency has now confirmed that it has also come across at least 13 fatalities involving bathtub refinishers. The chemical is...
Pasadena Workers May be at Risk of Workplace Violence
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Most people don't pay attention to workplace violence until they see reports of office shootings on the news. However, new survey shows that many workers are much more closely connected to workplace violence than they know. According to the survey, more than half of the workers said that they had personally experienced workplace violence, heard of someone who experienced work with violence or had experienced events that could have led to violence in the workplace.
The survey included more than 1,000 adults and out of these 52% had some kind of direct experience of workplace violence. Some of these events...
High Safety Risks for Oil and Gas Workers in Texas
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
It’s no secret that the oil and gas industry contributes heavily to the local Gulf Coast economies, including Texas. That might also be at least part of the reason why there have been such limited efforts and so many failed efforts to reduce the number of accidents that occur in this industry. A new report by State Impact investigates the high accident and fatality risks facing oil and gas workers in Texas, and analyzes how these workers can be kept safe.
According to the report, over the past 10 years, there has been an increase in the number of workers...
Recession Has Contributed to Fewer Workplace Injuries
Monday, February 13th, 2012
It’s hard to find a silver lining in the current dark economic situation. However, the recession does seem to have had one happy side effect - it has contributed to a decline in the number of worker injuries.
According to researchers in Florida, there was a decline of 16% in the number of traumatic orthopedic injuries to workers in the city of Tampa. That might have been because the construction industry in that city crashed, leading to lower worker fatalities.
The researchers investigated worker trauma injury cases between 2001 and 2009, and compared these cases in relation to the...
Research Shows Failure Rate with Some Rotator Cuff Surgeries
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
According to a new study by Australian researchers, there is a 57% failure rate with rotator cuff surgeries that are used to treat large rotator tears. However, the researchers seem to agree that there are not many alternative options to treat these shoulder injuries.
The results of the study were presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. According to the researchers, they investigated about 500 patients who had suffered large rotator tears. They say that the retear rate increases with the size of the tear. That isn’t surprising to any Pearland personal injury...
