Blog: Industrial Workers Accidents

Nov 14, 2016

Welders, sadly, are still one of the professions that suffer from workplace fatalities. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), four in one-thousand welders die every year, which is extraordinarily high. Welders confront danger every day at work and incur long-term illnesses due to the nature of their job. This post will go over the immediate and long-term injuries. The injuries that welder’s face can be divided into two categories: immediate and long-term. Immediate injuries...

What are the most dangerous industrial chemicals?

Jan 25, 2016

Industrial chemicals have the potential to cause illness, either from incremental long-term exposure or from a one-time event. Some industrial chemicals are reactive and unstable, meaning they are very flammable and can explode easily, causing burns and other secondary injuries. Other injuries can result when a worker is exposed to a toxic chemical. Whether inhaled, ingested or absorbed through the skin, these chemicals can cause serious health effects, including cancer and reproductive harm. The kind...

Civil suit against Pennsylvania driller allowed to resume

Jan 4, 2016

Nearly four years after a fatal accident in Pennsylvania involving a water tanker that rolled down an embankment, killing the driver, a federal appeals court has allowed a civil lawsuit to go forward on behalf of the deceased driver's estate and his wife. At issue in the case is the question of whether a natural gas drilling company had been negligent in failing to install appropriate signage and lights to guide truckers to the work...

Cranes That Install Christmas Trees Aren’t Always Safe

Dec 16, 2015

As the holidays approach, residents of many cities may be enjoying the spectacle of giant Christmas trees set up for public enjoyment. In New York City, for example, the lighting of the Rockefeller Center tree is a yearly tradition that draws tourists and locals alike. But putting up a giant tree isn't an easy task, and it's not always safe, either. The job requires large cranes, and sometimes those cranes can collapse, tip over, snap...

Workers in dangerous jobs can sue third parties

Nov 26, 2015

A group of California firefighters is suing the Santa Clara Waste Water Co. over injuries they received while responding to a chemical explosion at the plant. An article reporting on the lawsuit says the firefighters suffered pulmonary and other injuries after battling a chemical explosion that the company's lawyer is characterizing as an industrial accident. The lawsuit alleges that the plant's employees were negligent in assuring the firefighters that the facility was safe to enter...

Could advances in robotics hold the keys to industrial safety?

May 22, 2015

Technology is changing the way we do almost everything. Machines are steadily taking over many categories of jobs that used to be performed by humans. In the industrial context, robotics are thriving. So, too, is the "Industrial Internet of Things" – a proliferation of smart technology that uses interconnected sensors and software to keep complex processes in sync. Most of these advances are geared toward reducing costs and increasing efficiency. Businesses adopt new technology when...

Pennsylvania worker injured when pallet of ham fell on his head

Mar 16, 2015

In previous posts we have written about the danger of falling objects on construction sites. This is not the only place where this could happen however. This was illustrated in a workplace accident that recently occurred in Pennsylvania. A 30-year-old man who was working at a meat-processing plant was injured while working. The man was struck in the head when a pallet of ham fell. According to one source, the pallet had three dozen hams...