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Landscaping Hazards and How to Stay Safe as a Service Provider 
Landscaping Hazards and How to Stay Safe as a Service Provider 

By Raven Wisdom  Landscaping can be profitable, but it’s essential to recognize that it is also dangerous work. From operating heavy machinery to handling chemicals, there are many risks landscaping service providers should be aware […]
Brawl Starts After Boaters Attack Employee
Brawl Starts After Boaters Attack Employee

Montgomery, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Several people are under arrest following a brawl out on an Alabama dock after white boaters attacked a black riverboat worker. Video of the brawl has circulated on the internet showing […]
Workers Die in Separate Accidents Across Country
Workers Die in Separate Accidents Across Country

Port Everglades, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Authorities are investigated several events across the country that took the lives of workers on work sites. In Port Everglades, Fla., a worker fell off of a concrete terminal to […]
Teen Restaurant Worker Faces Attackers in Court as Assaults Continue
Teen Restaurant Worker Faces Attackers in Court as Assaults Continue

Cordova, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – A teen employee in Tennessee beaten unconscious by customers faced his attackers in court this week as attacks on employees continue across the country. The 17-year-old Omarion Ford was attacked last […]
Organized Retail Theft Puts Workers and the Public into Serious Ongoing Danger
Organized Retail Theft Puts Workers and the Public into Serious Ongoing Danger

Pittsburgh, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- So-called organized retail crime, where groups of criminals steal prized items and resell them online have reached unprecedented levels, sparking deadly violence at some stores, according to Jason Straczewski, vice president […]
Report: American Airlines Employee Killed by Poor Maintenance
Report: American Airlines Employee Killed by Poor Maintenance

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – An American Airlines employee killed on the job in Austin earlier this year was killed by poor maintenance, not suicide, a new report has found. On April 20, Michael Ingraham, was […]
Aviation Consultants Say Airport Ramp Employees Remain Caught in Unsafe Work Jungle
Aviation Consultants Say Airport Ramp Employees Remain Caught in Unsafe Work Jungle

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The recent death of two ramp workers being sucked into jet engines comes as no surprise to Ross Aimer, a former airport ramp worker and 747 pilot. “These deaths illustrate the […]
Md. Top Court Holds that Questioning Claimant about Workers’ Comp Bore No Relevancy to Criminal Charges against Defendant
Md. Top Court Holds that Questioning Claimant about Workers’ Comp Bore No Relevancy to Criminal Charges against Defendant

Baltimore, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's not often that workers' compensation and criminal law come up in the same case, but it's not unheard of, either. For example, in a recent case out of Maryland, Calloway […]