Workplace fatalities can devastate families who can suffer lasting harm on several different levels following a fatal workplace accident. During 2019, the number of work-related fatalities in Texas rose by 25%. The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’...
It is well known that the construction industry presents workplace hazards that other professions in El Paso may not. When construction accidents happen, they can cause serious injuries and in some cases fatalities. The following are the top four construction hazards...
Working in a warehouse is a physically demanding job, and employees face the risk of injury daily. What injuries do warehouse workers experience? 1. Forklift accidents Forklifts can help workers lift heavier loads, move warehouse inventory more quickly and improve...
Occupational hazards exist in all industries and types of employment. While some workers are more susceptible to falls and burns, others may be more likely to have injuries from machinery than others. Truck drivers in Texas and throughout the country are subject to a...
Construction workers whose jobs require them to work below grade face a special hazard: the risk that the sides of the excavation may collapse without warning. In such cases, the worker often has little or no warning of the impending accident and are unable to take...
While many know the risks that machinery and trucking can pose to workers in Texas’s oil and gas industries, you may not know that danger could also be in the air around you as you work. Hydrogen sulfide, sometimes called H2S gas, can put you at risk, and poisoning...
People who are involved in accidents may suffer a spinal cord injury. These can be very serious because the spinal cord controls the messages the body and brain exchange. It’s possible that healing and recovery may occur after a spinal cord injury, but it doesn’t...
Construction workers in Texas whose employers use the Associated Builders and Contractors' Safety Performance Evaluation Process, also known as STEP, may be less likely to be injured on the job than those who work for employers who do not. ABC found that reportable...
A construction worker was killed and several more were injured after the unexplained collapse of a large metal structure being erected on the campus of a Texas high school. The accident happened around 7:40 a.m. on April 2 while a team of workers was building new...
Unsafe working environments and occupational hazards continue to play a significant role in incidents of workplace injuries, and some of these incidents have led to serious injury or even death. One accident that took place on Feb. 4, 2015, in Texas, for example,...