Individuals in North Carolina and elsewhere who operate in fields that require them to work with and around high-voltage power cables may face various hazards nearly every day. Work-related incidents involving power lines have the unfortunate chance of causing workers...
Workplace Accidents
What are common risks waiters and waitresses face on the job?
The food service industry is a demanding job. You are often on your feet for most of the day, and you have to maintain a customer service attitude the whole time. This means that even when you are not feeling your best, you have to act like you are. In addition, food...
Workplace accidents may cause traumatic brain injuries
Traumatic brain damage in a common injury that occurs in workplace environments across the country. From warehouses and construction sites to offices and retail shops, brain injuries can happen in a myriad of industries. According to the Centers for Disease Control...
Why might OSHA choose to investigate?
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration has one overreaching goal — to ensure that the millions of workplaces in America are safe and free of safety and health hazards. However, because of the significant number of worksites that exist in North Carolina and...
Employer negligence blamed for falls in the workplace
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration exists to ensure that workplaces around the nation follow proper procedure to ensure the safety of employees. Though most employers in North Carolina and elsewhere do whatever is necessary to keep workers safe and...
OSHA fines company for employees injured in accident on the job
When workers in North Carolina are injured while on the job, it can have far-reaching consequences. Their health and well-being can be affected, not to mention that of their families. If the employee is unfortunate enough to have to miss work after an accident on the...
OSHA fines company in 2 deaths after scaffolding fall
The construction is dangerous. Many companies in North Carolina and around the nation take all of the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of workers. However, accidents still happen and sometimes they can be attributed to the negligence of an employer. The...
Roofing company accused of unsafe working environment
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration exists to help protect workers. It investigates accidents at workplaces and levies fines when appropriate. It also supports initiatives to make employees safer wherever they work. When a company here in North Carolina...