Blog Posts in May, 2012
Posted on May 24, 2012 By Houston Injury Attorney
With all the dangers inherent in oil and gas retrieval work, new evidence has emerged that the majority of industry deaths occur in highway accidents. The reason behind this surprising statistic is ...
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Posted on May 22, 2012 By Houston Injury Lawyer
A new study published in Science magazine says that randomized inspections conducted by the Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) improves safety in high risk industry jobs without ...
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Posted on May 14, 2012 By Industrial Injury Attorney
A man was killed in Port Nelson, a port in California, when he fell off of a fishing vessel just this past weekend. According to accident reports, the man fell through a hatch cover and hit the ground ...
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Posted on May 9, 2012 By Industrial Injury Attorney
An Alaska industrial worker was killed after his boom truck tipped over. A boom truck is an industrial vehicle used to transport a crane. These cranes will all have different attachments. For example, ...
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Posted on May 8, 2012 By Industrial Injury Lawyer
A new study slated for release in England this week confirms a long suspected link between professional welding and the development of Parkinson's disease. The study showed that welders' ...
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Posted on May 2, 2012 By Industrial Injury Attorney
At a Southeast Michigan industrial plant yesterday morning, a worker suffered critical burn injuries after a hydraulic forge press he was working with exploded. The sheriff's department ...
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