Railroad worker died after suffering workplace injury
When an Oklahoma family loses a loved one who was the breadwinner of the family, they could face severe financial hardship. When a railroad worker sustains a fatal workplace injury, the dependants of the deceased may have to cope with lost wages, medical bills and the...
Warehouse workers need protection from labor injuries
Men and women who work construction in Oklahoma and other places in the world too often are victims of extreme workplace accidents. Someone might fall from a significant height. Maybe a roof caves in and a worker falls to suffer a back injury or even death.Those types...
Improved cellphone service leading to work safety disservice
Convenience can come at a cost. The price of worker injuries and worker deaths, however, is not worth better cellphone service, right?OSHA is attempting to answer that question with a "no." The worker safety agency is reaching out to employers to remind them that they...
Accident involving Jimmy John’s brings worker safety to mind
A family lost a loved one to a pedestrian accident. It is a tragic story not just involving pedestrian safety but potentially worker safety as well.What sort of priorities determine your work processes? For people in all types of professions, speed is a priority....
Workers killed in Oklahoma industrial accident
It is a bad week in Oklahoma for the industrial field. Two workers were killed in a factory accident, while another suffered injuries in the incident.On Monday afternoon, authorities received a call that an explosion took place at Mid American Steel & Wire in...
May 2014 be a better year for mining safety
Workplace safety and mining officials were hopeful last year that 2013 was going to mark a safer year for miners in the U.S. Mining is an economic staple in this country and in Oklahoma specifically. As important as mining is to the market, employers must make safety...
Woman killed in fatal workplace accident at Lovell beet plant
The Associated Press has reported that a tragic workplace accident took place over the weekend in Lovell. According to the news report, the accident took place Saturday night at a Western Sugar Cooperative beet processing plant.Few details of the fatal workplace...