Category: Construction Accidents

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