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Improvements in workplace safety over 20 years since Hamlet plant fire

Many in North Carolina are recognizing the improvement in workplace safety in the state since the 20th anniversary of the Hamlet plant fire earlier this month. On September 3, 1991, a fire broke out at...

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Occupations with highest rates of occupational disease

A data analysis company recently reviewed statistics from the Bureau of Labor and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine what are the most common occupational diseases and in what...

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Boulder falls off equipment and onto worker

Yesterday, a contractor was injured when a boulder fell off of the construction equipment he was using and rolled back onto him.   Reports indicate that the contractor was working at a construction...

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Lyme disease treatment is controversial

Medical researchers and experts are still unsure of exactly what treatment is best for patients with Lyme disease.  Many doctors say patients should only undergo 1 round of antibiotics, while others...

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Legislators debate OSHA roofing regulation

Last week, legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives were reported to be debating the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s regulations. The focus of the debate was...

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40th Anniversary of OSH Act

This year is the 40th anniversary of the passing of the Occupational Safety and Health Act which created with Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Before the Occupational Safety and Health...

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Economic troubles increase workplace stress, injuries

According to a recent survey, 62 percent of workers in the U.S. feel that their employer is trying to do more work with fewer resources after the economic recession.  Researchers call this “worker...

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Construction worker killed in 3-story fall in Charlotte

Last week, a construction worked died in a construction accident in Charlotte at the Pike Energy Solutions facility. The accident occurred at around 8 a.m. when the worker was doing work on the...

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OSHA lists top 10 safety violations

Last week, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a list of the top 10 safety violations at workplaces in the U.S. According to the list, the most frequently committed safety...

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Workplace injuries up in healthcare industry

According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, workplace injures in the healthcare industry are increasing. Last year, nonfatal injuries and illnesses to attendants, orderlies,...

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OSHA asks retailers to protect employees on Black Friday

This coming Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is Black Friday.  Accordingly, retailers across the country will be opening early and offering huge sales for consumers looking to get started on their...

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18-year old construction worker killed in back hoe accident

This past Saturday, an 18-year old construction worker from North Carolina was killed in a tragic accident involving a back hoe. The accident occurred at a building site for the Giordana Velodrome...

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Pullen Park reopens just in time for the holidays

Pullen Park in Raleigh recently reopened in time for the holidays.  The park closed in December 2009 and was opened again on November 19. During the first week the park was open last month, visitors...

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Officials investigating fatal cotton gin accident

Two weeks ago, a man who was working as a forklift operator at Jones County Cotton Gin to raise money for Christmas was injured in a workplace accident at the cotton gin.  The 62-year old worker passed...

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OSHA investigating fumes at elementary school

State officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are currently investigating reports of fumes at an elementary school. According to officials, maintenance crews were trying to...

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Jay-Z sued for workers’ compensation

Rapper Jay-Z is being sued the the Workers Compensation Board of New York for not paying three months worth of workers’ compensation insurance in 2009. The lawsuit claims that Jay-Z, real name Shawn...

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Workers’ comp suit against Jay-Z dropped

Last week the Workers’ Compensation Board of New York announced that its lawsuit against rapper Jay-Z, 42, will be dropped. Jay-Z was originally sued for $18,000 after the board claimed he did not pay...

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Appeals court awards workers’ comp benefits to widow

Last month, the North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a decision to award $550 a week in workers’ compensation to the widow of a US Airways Inc. employee who suffered a lower-back injury. The woman’s...

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Raleigh named 18th most tolerant city in the U.S.

In honor of Martin Luther King Day yesterday, The Daily Beast released their list of the top 20 most tolerant cities in the United States.  Raleigh ranked 18th on the list. Cities with populations of...

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N.C. workplace fatalities increase in 2011

This month, the North Carolina Department of Labor reported that workplace fatalities in the state increased in 2011.  In 2010, 50 people died in on-the-job accidents in North Carolina, and 53 died in...

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