Workplace Injuries

• Vehicles In The Workplace - Unsafe At Any Speed?

  Bob Carroll | February 06, 2007 4:46 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Today you can be a Health & Safety Executive. That's the name of a British website dealing with the full range of health and safety concerns in the employment world. One example of the depth and focus of the website is Illustrated case studiesHealth & Safety Executive (HSE) has put together some 'before-and-after' examples to help you think and talk about vehicle safety in your workplace and...

• Ancient Words About Trench Safety Should Be Mandatory Reading

  Bob Carroll | January 23, 2007 6:10 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  It seems every year brings its allotment of trench collapses which kill or seriously injure workers in Florida. After watching this tragedy for over 30 years and undertaking representation of a number of victims and their families my partners and I believe the OSHA standard for trenching is simply not on the reading list for some employers. Maybe they would prefer to read what was said about...

• Forklifts Running Wild

  Bob Carroll | September 27, 2006 7:59 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  My Workplace Safety headlines the serious injuries and deaths which are related to forklifts on work sites. Forklifts and Warehouses: a dangerous combination in the WorkplaceEach year in the United States, nearly 100 workers are killed and another 20,000 are seriously injured in forklift-related incidents.Most forklift related fatalities occur when a worker is crushed by a forklift that has...

• Crane Contacts Power Line And Causes Injuries And Death

  Bob Carroll | March 28, 2006 5:30 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Most workers assume that injuries or deaths that occur on a worksite are exclusively covered by the Florida Workers' Compensation Laws. There are circumstances, however, when the law permits a claim under Workers' Compensation and what are called third party claims against other responsible persons or companies. Because the compensation scheme of the official Workers' Compensation program is...

• 15% Of Your Co-Workers May Be Impaired By Alcohol Use

  Bob Carroll | January 14, 2006 4:33 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Workplace alcohol use and impairment directly affects an estimated 15 percent of the U.S. workforce, or 19.2 million workers, according to a recent study conducted at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) and reported in the current issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol. Source

• Fiction Causes Worker Injuries

  Bob Carroll | October 09, 2005 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  There are fictions that cause injuries to workers. The Business Gazette tells us that managers are unintentionally flouting basic laws designed to keep employees safe and well at work. Why? Because of commonly held misconceptions over their safety responsibilities. Inadequate compensation, however, is not a fiction.From England comes a list of fictions that cause injuries to workers. The...

• Washington D.C. Construction Accident Injures Two

  Shannon Weidemann | August 24, 2007 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A construction accident in downtown Washington D.C. has left two construction workers injured. They were working in a construction pit about 30 feet deep when they were hit by a steel beam. The construction accident happened on Tuesday morning on 11th Street.D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter said the men were about 30 feet below ground when they were lowering the beam and something broke...

• Fatal Construction Falls Spotlighted

  Bob Carroll | November 03, 2006 5:12 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  As the number of high rise buildings throughout Tampa Bay increase each year we may see more construction workers falling to their deaths. New York City, where every new building is likely to be a high rise, may be the national leader in these tragic accidents.Construction Worker Falling Deaths RiseA construction contractor in Union Square yesterday became the latest casualty of the city's...

• Ground Zero Responders Given Mixed Messages By EPA

  Bob Carroll | September 10, 2006 5:37 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Ground Zero will be remembered with many images, news stories, events and editorials as we approach its 5th anniversary. One news item should not be necessary. According to Medical News Today our government, in the tradition of its Katrina response, did not provide a clear warning to the responders and the public about the dangers in the air. As a result, 70% of the responders have developed...

• Worker Killed When Run Over By Curb-Making Machine

  Bob Carroll | December 27, 2005 9:00 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A 19-year-old worker was killed at a construction site in Wesley Chapel Tuesday when he was run over by a curb-making machine operated by another man, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported. The accident is being investigated by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office and OSHA.The need to focus on job safety, especially where workers are in close contact with vehicles or heavy machinery, ia...