Employees who work at construction sites can be in danger due to the number of risks associated with being on the job. One of the major risks that can occur on a Missouri job site is a construction accident. A 25-year-old man in another state was involved in a...
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Missouri employers could be fined by OSHA for lead exposure
Certain work hazards are inevitable in some lines of employment. However, some Missouri employers may have exposed workers to hazards that were avoidable. Two companies have been fined by OSHA for exposing workers to workplace accidents. Employees were working on a...
Would Missouri graduate student receive workers’ compensation?
When workers are injured on the job, they are generally entitled to receive workers' compensation. College students may also be faced with injury while performing a task at school. In a University case, a graduate student sustained permanent injuries on campus. Can...
Missouri workers’ compensation laws may include mental illness
Workers' compensation claims are usually a result of work-related accidents that result in injury. These injuries often hinder Missouri workers from performing their job duties. Now, a workers' compensation proposal is being reviewed that would not only cover physical...
Missouri man dies in work accident
In certain job fields, workers are exposed to dangerous environments. The workers can be at risk for injury, and in some cases, death. This case is no exception and a Missouri man lost his life after being involved in a work accident. According to reports, the...
Scaffolding collapse causes 2 serious construction accidents
Sadly, a story about a pair of construction workers falling at least 30 feet to the ground often involves a fatality. So it with relief that we can report both victims of a scary construction accident from outside of Missouri are expected to survive. However, their...
Missouri Legislature considering workers’ compensation database
People in Missouri who have a work injury in their past may find that future employers will know quite a bit about that incident, if some state politicians get their way. The state Senate has passed a bill that would require the creation of an online database of...
Scaffolding collapses, causing bridge worker to fall
Many jobs in Missouri require the worker to hang from a great height. Safety equipment to try to keep the vulnerable workers secure from a fall exists. But sometimes, the equipment fails, putting workers in construction and other fields in serious danger. A person...
Railroad worker who lost leg in work accident awarded $12.5M
Working for a railroad company can be a good job, but it also carries certain risks of serious injury. Rail cars and locomotives are huge, and difficult to stop suddenly. Workers can suffer permanent disability if they are struck or run over, which is what happened to...
Plant explosion, collapse kills 2 workers, injures 10
People in Kansas City may have heard about the devastating explosion at an industrial plant in Omaha that took place on Jan. 20. Two workers were killed in the ensuing collapse of the building, and 17 more were injured. As the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health...
