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OSHA has program to combat hearing loss as a workplace injury

On behalf of posted in Workers' Compensation on Wednesday September 11, 2013

OSHA has instituted a push to get companies to increase efforts to protect the hearing of their workers. In Massachusetts and nationwide, workers often sustain a kind of gradual-onset workplace injury that may not rise to the level of deafness but which results in loss of clarity and a loss of understanding. Those abilities are needed in the workplace to avoid other kinds of injuries. The Department of Labor has verified that hearing loss is a major life deficit that can lead to personal isolation due to loss of communication abilities. About 22 million workers nationwide face damaging levels of noise at…

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Massachusetts company fined for deadly workplace accident

On behalf of posted in Workers' Compensation on Monday August 12, 2013

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently levied fines against William H. Glancy & Sons Inc. The fines have been issued in connection with a deadly workplace accident that happened back in March of this year. A mechanic that had been with the company at least seven years was found dead beneath one of the company's trucks. The mechanic had gone underneath the truck, presumably without telling the driver that he was going to be under it. The driver proceeded to move the truck, and the mechanic was crushed underneath it. The rigging company has been in Massachusetts for nearly 100…

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Workers’ compensation possible for wife of deceased postal worker

On behalf of posted in Workers' Compensation on Wednesday July 17, 2013

Having a job that requires work outside of an office is a dream for many. Being able to enjoy varying daily sights and fresh air are just two benefits that non-office workers take pleasure in. Though there are various benefits differing from those who work indoors, there are also different risks and hazards that outdoor workers can face. Weather changes and extreme temperatures can pose serious health risks, and if an injury or death occurs on the job, employers may be responsible for workers' compensation. One type of worker who must be out in all types of weather is the mail…

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Are doctors overprescribing opioids for those on workers’ comp?

On behalf of posted in Workers' Compensation on Thursday May 23, 2013

Boston media outlets have in recent years been reporting on the rise in prescription drug use and abuse. Some observers are now saying part of the problem might stem from doctors who prescribe opioids to patients who are injured on the job and are receiving workers' compensation benefits. The overprescription of the potent-pain killers is "a big problem, and it's a growing problem" says a medical epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There are statistics to back his statement: of the more than 40,000 fatal drug overdoses every year in the United States, more than half involve prescription drugs.…

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Saw safety device can save workers’ fingers, spare injuries

On behalf of posted in Workers' Compensation on Thursday May 16, 2013

Some of the finest examples of woodworking available anywhere come from Massachusetts shops. Workers take raw pieces of wood and sculpt and shape them into beautiful heirloom furniture, cabinets, musical instruments and works of art. Though these workers are almost invariably patient, precise and careful, injuries caused by unforgiving sawblades do happen. Fortunately, there is a safety device that can often spare those workers the pain and disfigurement of gruesome injuries and the need for surgeries, physical rehabilitation and workers' compensation. A device called the SawStop can bring a table saw blade spinning at 4,000 revolutions per minute to a complete…

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Massachusetts workers honored in Boston ceremony

On behalf of posted in Workers' Compensation on Friday April 26, 2013

A recent ceremony at the State House honored Massachusetts workers who were killed by workplace injuries. The Workers Memorial Day event honored the 32 Massachusetts workers who were victims of workplace diseases or injuries last year. "The people who are affected most are the family members," said the executive director of the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health. "Their lives are pretty much destroyed from employers ignoring simple safety measures." The 32 work-related deaths in 2012 was a drop from 58 fatalities the year before and 47 deaths in 2010. Of those who died last year, 16 percent were in…

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Massachusetts tree worker injured in fall

On behalf of posted in Workers' Compensation on Tuesday March 26, 2013

A Massachusetts man who works trimming and cutting tree branches was injured on the job yesterday when he fell 25 to 30 feet from the bucket of a work truck. He was flown by helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, with what were described as "very serious injuries." The accident was in Duxbury, about 30 miles south of Boston. A captain with the Duxbury Fire Department said the worker appeared to be in his twenties or thirties, but said he didn't know the man's name, exact age or what caused him to fall from the truck's extended boom. The captain said…

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