The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has the responsibility for helping to maintain workplace safety in the United States. OSHA writes the regulations that control many aspects of worker safety and they enforce those regulations by prosecuting...
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New Jersey company faces $153,900 in OSHA fines
In the abstract world of physics, energy can be described as being potential or kinetic. Potential energy is just that, the stored energy that is potential in a device. A weight suspended in the air, a spring under tension, a stick of explosive or a capacitor all...
Waitress loses workers’ compensation claim in bar fight
The workers' compensation system in New Jersey functions to provide workers who have been injured in work-related activities. They can receive medical benefits and wages for the time they are injured, and in cases of severe injuries, permanent disability compensation...
Garbage truck cab couldn’t protect hauler when cable snaps
The first step after suffering an on-the-job injury is to document the injury itself. For a New Jersey garbage hauler, the first part of this primary step was completed for him by doctors at Morristown Medical Center. There was no doubt that some level of injury had...
Motion sick while standing still
The brave new world of virtual reality and 3D displays on everything from smartphone to wall-sized monitors is presented as an unalloyed good. We will see images and scenes in new, life-like, immersive environments that will more and more simulate "being there."...
Could government shut down compromise worker safety?
As the government shut down nears the conclusion of its second day, some people idly dismiss the shuttering of many federal agencies. They believe that these agencies provide nothing of value as they go about their day. Because they have never been injured on the job...
Is your back killing you?
Back pain is a big problem for many workers in New Jersey. It not only causes pain and discomfort for millions, and is the second most common reason for people to visit a doctor, but it leaves 2.4 million chronically disabled. For those who have to stand and lift in...
Construction worker drowns in pipe during downpour
Construction work can present numerous dangers and risk to workers' lives. From deadly falls from roofs and scaffolding, to being electrocuted, to being buried in a trench or run over by heavy equipment, workers must be constantly on guard to prevent work place...
Worker burned by accident involving downed power lines
Severe weather in New Jersey Thursday night left areas of the state without power. These days, power outages are more than a slight inconvenience. In addition to leaving us uncomfortable without air conditioning and fans, or dangerous to food safety, as refrigerator...
Family of crane accident victim settles for $1 million
Last year a collapse of a large construction crane on a work site in Manhattan cost a New Jersey man his life. Last month, his family settled the lawsuit they brought after his death for $1 million. In the settlement agreement, the contractor that owned and operated...