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Mo. Top Court Cuts Rail Worker’s Award to $9 Million after Double Leg Amputation
Mo. Top Court Cuts Rail Worker’s Award to $9 Million after Double Leg Amputation

Case File A railroad worker fell on to the tracks while trying to board a moving train when he bumped in a sign that was too close under state law, but the trial court erred […]
Dog Attacks Animal Worker
Dog Attacks Animal Worker

Safety at Work Fort Lauderdale, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A frantic video captured the moments after an animal care worker was mauled by a dog during the last week of May. Animal control worker Martina Bernard […]
Employees Attacked Entering the Workplace
Employees Attacked Entering the Workplace

Safety at Work Jackson, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials with St. Dominic Health in Jackson, Miss, were closed lipped about an attack on one of its employees. The incident was one of two attacks on employees […]
Workplace Accidents Kill Employees in Rubber Plant, Battery, Recycling Plants
Workplace Accidents Kill Employees in Rubber Plant, Battery, Recycling Plants

Safety at Work Mesa, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees in a rubber plant, an EV battery plant and a recycling plant were killed in workplace accidents this month. In Mesa, Ariz., officials said an employee of […]
Restaurant Employee Attacked by Upset Customers
Restaurant Employee Attacked by Upset Customers

Safety at Work Memphis, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police in Memphis are looking for two women they say assaulted a restaurant employee. According to the Memphis Police Department, officers responded to an assault call at the […]
Teachers Face Attacks on Job, Union Officials Say
Teachers Face Attacks on Job, Union Officials Say

Safety at Work Newburgh, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials at the Newburgh Free Academy said a teacher was assaulted by a student in their classroom recently. The Newburgh Enlarged City School District said the teacher required […]
What’s the Riskiest Part of Any Job? NCCI’s Brian Stein Looks at MVAs
What’s the Riskiest Part of Any Job? NCCI’s Brian Stein Looks at MVAs

Safety at Work Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When it comes to dangerous jobs, an office worker sitting in a chair at a cubicle doesn't paint a picture of a risk-defying adrenaline junkie taking care of […]
Louisville Nursing Association Fears Attacks Could Impact Recruitment Efforts
Louisville Nursing Association Fears Attacks Could Impact Recruitment Efforts

Safety at Work Louisville, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – On April 26, a woman was arrested after assaulting a nurse at the University of Louisville Hospital. It was one of three reported attacks in the last two […]