In Texas, as in much of the country, slip, trip, and fall accidents are the second-most common cause of workplace injuries and fatalities, right behind vehicle accidents on the job. This, despite the fact that safety standards, developed, implemented and enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) directly address such problems as walkways and working surfaces for most industries, including those
Earlier this year in downtown Houston, six construction workers were injured in a construction. The accident happened just blocks from Minute Maid Park, the home of the Houston Astros, and video from the scene showed the twisted metal wreckage of the scaffolding covering almost a full city block, which isn’t surprising, since the scaffolding covered most of the block and reached a
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has spent nearly 45 years protecting the nation’s workers and, since their inception in 1971, the number of workplace injuries and death has dropped precipitously. Yet, despite this drop, OSHA still notes that more than 12 workers die on average in a typical workday. As a way to figure out why this continues to
While they aren’t usually the most obvious or the most gruesome workplace injuries, back injuries are actually among the most common workplace injuries in the country. At last count, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), nearly one-in-four workplace accidents reported every year involve back injuries, and the most common cause cited for compensable injuries is an employee lifting, carrying or towering materials
Federal safety officials cited Stampcoat Inc., doing business as El Paso Tool & Die in El Paso, Texas, for amputations and other serious workplace hazards. The company fabricates stamped metal components for equipment manufacturers. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the company on Sept. 14, 2015, proposing penalties of close to $120,000. OSHA was alerted when employees lost fingers
Every year, about one out of every 100 workers in the oil and gas industry will suffer a work-related injury, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Based on those statistics, the oil and gas industry ranks up there with the construction and transportation industries among the most dangerous in the country. And like most other workplace injuries, those suffered by workers
