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Bus Drivers, Teachers under Fire as School Year Starts
Bus Drivers, Teachers under Fire as School Year Starts

Corsicana, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Texas teacher is recovering after being injured by a student during the first weeks of school. Police said Corsicana, Texas, educator, Collins Intermediate School Assistant Principal Candra Rogers was hospitalized […]
Bank Employee Dies at Work, Body Found Four Days Later
Bank Employee Dies at Work, Body Found Four Days Later

Tempe, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Wells Fargo employee was discovered dead in her office four days after she last scanned into her building, officials said. Sixty-year-old Dines Prudhomme died at work, police said, one of […]
Texas UPS Drivers Suffer from Heat Effects with No A/C
Texas UPS Drivers Suffer from Heat Effects with No A/C

Climate & Comp Bell County, Texas (WorkersCompensation.com) – One UPS driver is dead and another is lucky to be alive after suffering heat emergencies, officials said. Officials said Luis Grimaldo, 37, a Bell County delivery […]
FTA Orders MTA to Address Worker Safety after 1 Death, 38 Near-misses
FTA Orders MTA to Address Worker Safety after 1 Death, 38 Near-misses

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a special directive to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City to address “an escalating pattern of safety incidents” regarding workers.   The […]
Legislation Targets Ship’s Owners for Bridge Collapse
Legislation Targets Ship’s Owners for Bridge Collapse

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – On Thursday, U.S. Reps. John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Hank Johnson, D-Ga., introduced legislation that would require owners of foreign-owned vessels to be held liable for the collapse of the Frances Scott […]
Employees Killed, Injured in Incidents Across the Country
Employees Killed, Injured in Incidents Across the Country

Boston, MA (WorkerCompensation.com) – One employee died in a fall and another died in an explosion, as workers suffered various injuries in the news this past week. In Boston, Mass., a construction worker died after […]
Library Closes after Skateboard Attack on Worker
Library Closes after Skateboard Attack on Worker

Worcester, MA (WorkerCompensation.com) – All of the library branches in Worcester, Mass., closed earlier this month after one of the workers was attacked. Officials said the worker at the main branch was attacked with a […]
3 Workers Shot While Clearing Trees for Power Company
3 Workers Shot While Clearing Trees for Power Company

Murphytown, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A North Carolina man was arrested in late July after he shot three workers clearing trees for a power company, officials said. On July 25, Lucas Murphy, 36, confronted three contract […]