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Hospital Employees Assaulted at Vanderbilt Medical Center 
Hospital Employees Assaulted at Vanderbilt Medical Center 

Nashville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center said three employees have been assaulted on the hospitals Nashville campus in the past month.   In late May, authorities said a patient was arrested after […]
Postal Workers Attacked by Dogs Every Day, USPS Says  
Postal Workers Attacked by Dogs Every Day, USPS Says  

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – More than 15 U.S. Postal Service workers are attacked by dogs every day, officials said.    The USPS released its annual report on dog attacks during its 2024 National Dog Bite Awareness […]
Employee Attacked by Dog Waiting ‘Rescue’
Employee Attacked by Dog Waiting ‘Rescue’

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Los Angeles animal shelter worker was attacked by a dog at work said she never wants to return to work.   Leslie Corea, a kennel supervisor at Harbor Animal Shelter, […]
Injured Workers More Likely to Die from Opioid Overdoses, Study Finds
Injured Workers More Likely to Die from Opioid Overdoses, Study Finds

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new study from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has found that Massachusetts residents were 35 percent more likely to die of an opioid-related overdoses if they had been injured […]
Workers Injured by Falling Debris on I-10, Among Other Incidents
Workers Injured by Falling Debris on I-10, Among Other Incidents

San Antonio, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two workers were injured by a piece of flying debris from a highway construction project, one of several incidents to affect workers over the last few weeks. According to the […]
Workers Attacked by Customers in Separate Incidents Across Country
Workers Attacked by Customers in Separate Incidents Across Country

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Los Angeles restaurant employee was attacked this week when a customer said his food was taking too long to come out. Kevin Oxlaj, a busser and host at Los […]
2 Dead, 3 Hospitalized in Pa. Workplace Shooting
2 Dead, 3 Hospitalized in Pa. Workplace Shooting

Chester, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two people were killed and another three were hospitalized yesterday in what police are calling a workplace shooting at the hands of a “disgruntled employee.” Police in Chester, Pennsylvania said a […]
Vendor Killed at PGA Event, Golfer Arrested after Assaulting Officers
Vendor Killed at PGA Event, Golfer Arrested after Assaulting Officers

Louisville, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the golf world reeled on Monday over the arrest of one of the country’s top golfers prior to the PGA Championship, most overlooked the death that preceded it. On Friday, […]