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Customer Attacks on Workers Continue in Separate Incidents Across Country
Customer Attacks on Workers Continue in Separate Incidents Across Country

San Jose, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Customer attacks on workers continue as separate incidents were reported this past week.  In San Jose, a Safeway employee is dead after an altercation with a customer suspected of shoplifting.  […]
Employees Take Aim at Coworkers, Managers
Employees Take Aim at Coworkers, Managers

St. Louis, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) – Over the past week, employees have taken aim at their co-workers and managers, sometimes to fatal results.    In St. Louis, Mo., a McDonald’s employee allegedly fatally shot a coworker on […]
USPS Ranks Cleveland Tops for Dog Attacks on Postal Workers
USPS Ranks Cleveland Tops for Dog Attacks on Postal Workers

Cleveland, Ohio (WorkersCompensation.com) – With 58 dog attacks in 2021, Cleveland, Ohio ranks as the city that poses the most serious threat to postal employees and the public, according to the U.S. Postal Service.  As […]
Congressmembers Demand App-based Delivery Companies Prioritize Driver Safety
Congressmembers Demand App-based Delivery Companies Prioritize Driver Safety

Following reports that highlight the deaths of more than 50 drivers working for app-based delivery companies, a group of Congress members are demanding the companies institute better safety protocols.    U.S. Sens. Edward Markey, D-Mass.; Richard […]
Tulsa Hospital Shooter Opened Fire at Doctors over Pain, Officials Say
Tulsa Hospital Shooter Opened Fire at Doctors over Pain, Officials Say

Tulsa, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) – A gunman opened fire in an orthopedic office on Wednesday, killing the doctor who had recently performed surgery on his back, another physician and a receptionist, officials said Friday.    Tulsa Police […]
Three Employees Die in Separate Falls
Three Employees Die in Separate Falls

Fairfield, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) – Three employees have died in separate accidents across the country this week.   In Fairfield, Connecticut, a worker died Tuesday after he fell through a skylight at a local university.   Fairfield Police […]
Bus Drivers ask for Better Protection in Light of Continuing Attacks
Bus Drivers ask for Better Protection in Light of Continuing Attacks

Manhattan, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Bus drivers with the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York City want officials to take more action to protect them in light of recent attacks.    At a recent rally in Upper […]
Attacks on Flight Personnel Down After Mask Mandate Dropped
Attacks on Flight Personnel Down After Mask Mandate Dropped

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) Attacks on flight attendants and other airline crew members is down following a judge’s ruling effectively banning the mask mandate on airplanes.    According to data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the […]