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Union Leaders Demand Action after 2 Workers Killed Within Days of Each Other
Union Leaders Demand Action after 2 Workers Killed Within Days of Each Other

Safety at Work Leaders of one of Maryland’s largest unions are asking the state to take action after two Maryland highway workers were killed in separate incidents just days apart. The leaders of the American […]
Workers Injured in Industrial Accidents
Workers Injured in Industrial Accidents

Safety at Work San Marcos, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Rescue workers lowered a construction worker to the ground when he was injured in a construction accident on the fifth floor of a building. Officials with Texas […]
Group Home Employee Fatally Stabbed at Work, as Attacks on Healthcare Workers Continue
Group Home Employee Fatally Stabbed at Work, as Attacks on Healthcare Workers Continue

Safety at Work Portland, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police in Portland, Maine confirmed this week that resident of a group home was under arrest after he allegedly fatally stabbed one of the workers there. Marlene McNeill, […]
Police Report Workers Stabbed on Job in Separate Incidents
Police Report Workers Stabbed on Job in Separate Incidents

Safety at Work New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police in New York City said two people punched and slashed a Brooklyn worker earlier this week, one of several unhinged attacks on employees just doing […]
Employee Dies after Argument, while Another’s Family Searches for Answers
Employee Dies after Argument, while Another’s Family Searches for Answers

Can You Believe It? Manhattan, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A late-night argument left one employee dead and another injured, officials said. Elsewhere the family of another murdered employee are searching for answers, while the families of […]
Air Traffic Control Yelled for Truck to Stop Before Fatal LaGuardia Crash
Air Traffic Control Yelled for Truck to Stop Before Fatal LaGuardia Crash

Safety at Work New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – One of the crew members in a fire truck that crashed into a commercial freight jet testified that he heard air traffic controllers yelling for the truck […]
Two Dead, up to 30 Injured after ‘Chemical Emergency’ at W. Va. Plant
Two Dead, up to 30 Injured after ‘Chemical Emergency’ at W. Va. Plant

Safety at Work Institute, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two workers are dead and more than 30 were treated for injuries after a refinery in West Virginia reported a “chemical emergency.” Officials said emergency responders were called […]
Employees Shot in Separate Incidents
Employees Shot in Separate Incidents

Can You Believe It? Las Vegas, Nev. (WorkersCompensation.com) – A kitchen employee at a golf facility has died after being shot by a security guard who later barricaded himself inside of an office for six […]