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Slight Decline in U.S. Workplace Accident Fatalities in 2010
Friday, September 16th, 2011
Statistics from the Bureau of Labor show that there has been a slight decline in overall workplace fatalities in the year 2010, including in the construction sector. Last year, there were 4,547 workplace accident fatalities, a drop of four fatalities since 2009.
However, as a Houston work accident lawyer, I would advise against any optimism. That's just a decline of four deaths over the previous year. There is also enough indication that the decline is the result of poor economic conditions.
Many industries, including the construction industry, saw lowered activity in 2010, and that meant fewer workers...
San Antonio Company Cited for Construction Safety Hazards
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
As part of its continued efforts to prevent workplace injuries and fatalities in Texas, the Occupational Safety and Administration has conducted inspections of a company in San Antonio, and has issued several citations.
The citations came after an inspection of a Roma Construction worksite in Wild Basin, San Antonio. Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found several workplace hazards. For instance, they found that workers had been exposed to serious scaffolding dangers. Under Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines, workers who are involved in erecting, dismantling, or moving of scaffolding are required to do so only after being trained...
OSHA Cites Midland-based Company in Worker’s Electrocution death
Saturday, August 6th, 2011
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Midland-based company for several safety violations in connection with the death of a worker from electrocution. Trinidad Drilling LLP as has been cited for several serious and repeat violations. The worker had been electrocuted while he pumped water below an oil rig’s substructure.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration began its inspection of the facility in February. According to the agency, this is not the first time that Trinidad Drilling has been found to have exposed employees to several workplace dangers. In fact according to the agency, if Trinidad...
Worker Killed in San Marcos Construction Accident
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
A thirty-two-year-old construction worker has been confirmed dead in an accident on a site in San Marcos, Texas.
The accident occurred last Wednesday, at the site of a plant that manufactures refinery equipment. A metal building frame collapsed, and the victim sustained fatal injuries. One of his colleagues also suffered serious injuries in the accident, and was taken to the University Medical Center Brackenridge in Austin.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has already begun an investigation into the accident. Both the victim as well as the man who was injured in the accident work for a subcontractor at...
Even Safer Workplaces in Houston Are Not Free from Accident Hazards
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Under the Occupational Safety and Health of Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program, workplaces that the agency decides are “model workplaces” are not put through regular inspections. The logic is that these workplaces have done a good job of providing a safe environment for their workers. However, recent work place accidents involving so-called model workplaces under the Voluntary Protection Program have proved to Houston workplace accident lawyers that this is not the case at all.
According to the Huffington Post, since the year 2000, at least 80 workers have died in workplaces which the Occupational Safety and Health Administration believes...
Dallas Cowboys Employee Files Injury Suit in Practice Field Collapse
Monday, May 9th, 2011
A Dallas Cowboys spokeswoman, who was injured when the team's practice facility collapsed in 2009, has filed a lawsuit against the companies responsible for constructing the facility.
The spokeswoman, Jancy Briles has filed a lawsuit against Summit Structures LLC of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and its parent company, Cover-All Building Systems Inc. The lawsuit also mentions an engineering company, JCI Holdings LLC.
On the day of the accident, May 2, 2009, the Dallas Cowboys were taking part in a mini camp when the building collapsed. There was a wind storm on the day of the accident which led to gusts of wind between...
Worker Killed in Galveston Construction Accident
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
A demolition worker at the Flagship Hotel site in Galveston was killed during a massive structural collapse at the site. The worker sustained fatal injuries when a huge concrete slab fell on him.
The accident occurred early this week, when the man, who worked for a Utah-based company, was engaged in demolishing the Flagship Hotel site, which is currently being razed to make way for a new complex, including an amusement park. Part of the second floor under construction fell down on the worker. The man suffered massive blunt force trauma injuries as a result of the collapse. He was...
Increase in Workplace Injuries among Older American Workers
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
Houston work injury lawyers are likely to come across more elderly workers suffering injuries in the workplace over the next decade. According to a study by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, there has been a spike in the number of older workers being injured in workplace-related accidents, like fall accidents.
The agency data shows that there is no real difference in overall accident and injury rates between younger workers and older workers. In fact, in some types of accidents, older workers seem to fare much better than younger workers. However, in other types of accidents like falls, and injuries like fractures,...
Need for Greater Focus on Workplace Safety During National Worker Memorial Day
Saturday, April 30th, 2011
Across the country, including in Texas, worker groups and families are marking Worker Memorial Day, in honor of those unsung men and women who have died or were injured in industrial accidents over the past year.
Over the past year, workplace safety in the US has taken a terrible blow, with some devastating accidents on record. This Worker Memorial Day, families and worker safety groups are commemorating the lives of the 29 miners who were killed in the mine explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine operated by Massey Energy. Besides, the maritime attorneys at our firm will...
Injured Texas Construction Worker Receives Nation’s First Face Transplant
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
As a Houston personal injury lawyer, I monitor advancements in medical science that can benefit injured accident victims. This week, doctors at a Massachusetts Hospital have announced the nation's first successful full-face transplant. The recipient of the transplant is a construction worker, who was injured in a Texas accident in 2008.
The recipient 25-year-old Dallas Weins was injured in a power line accident in 2008. The accident left him with serious injuries. He lost his eyes, lips, nose and eyebrows. Now, a team of 30 doctors at Massachusetts Brigham and Women's Hospital have performed a complete facial transplant...
