Workplace Accidents

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently reported an alarming number of workplace fatalities in a four-state region that includes Missouri. According to the agency's records, workplace accidents since October in this area have claimed the lives of 45...

Missouri employees of vehicle repair shops have to face unique sets of dangers on a daily basis. A variety of life-threatening situations must be considered by employers, and known hazards must be addressed. Safety training must be provided to ensure that workers are...

Employers in Missouri have responsibilities to protect their workers against on-the-job injuries. Each industry has its own unique range of safety hazards that must be addressed. Failure to attend to known hazards can lead to fatal workplace accidents. Unfortunately,...

Workers in the wood manufacturing industry face unique safety hazards on a daily basis. This is also true for the employees of a company in Pierce City at which wood is processed by using different machines and equipment -- each presenting specific dangers. Employers...

It is sometimes difficult to understand how Missouri company owners can willfully subject employees to deadly safety hazards without providing protection. Sadly, this often happens even after federal regulators have cited them. This also happens in other states, and a...

According to data gathered by the Tree Care Industry Association, tree trimming accidents led to the deaths of approximately 580 workers nationwide, between 2009 and 2015. Reportedly, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is concerned about the high number...

Missouri workers in various industries are exposed to safety hazards on a daily basis. For this reason, it is vital for company owners to do hazard assessment checks on all work sites and to provide training to equip employees with the ability to recognize dangerous...

In many cases of workplace fatalities nationwide, including here in Missouri, federal investigators determine that the workers' deaths were preventable. This was the case in a fatal 2014 on-the-job accident in another state. An Occupational Safety and Health...

A worker at an aluminum foundry in Missouri was killed in a recent on-the-job accident. An area director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said this was one of many preventable workplace accidents nationwide, and offered the agency's condolences to...

Missouri employees who are exposed to the working parts of machines in the line of duty must receive adequate training about the related dangers. Only when they understand the hazards will workers know how to avoid injuries in workplace accidents. Company owners also...