The tree care industry is known for having inherent dangers that can lead to serious, or even fatal, worksite accidents.A worker with a Palmer, Massachusetts, tree service was killed in a worksite accident on Feb. 3. Authorities say that the 27-year-old accident...
A Massachusetts' employee was killed while performing a "routine undertaking." A Natick Town Administrator described the workplace incident as a "freak accident." However, she declined to describe what occurred other than to say it involved equipment.The accident...
Officials are still trying to learn more about what caused a fatal accident on the tarmac at Logan International Airport on Monday evening. A 59-year-old Melrose, Massachusetts, man was on the tarmac guiding a lavatory waste truck toward an airplane when something...
On Thursday, Dec. 5, a construction worker was killed as a result of injuries suffered in a workplace accident in Boston. According to Boston Police spokesman, David Estrada, a scissor lift caused the injuries. Despite the best efforts of doctors at Tufts Medical...
Federal officials opened an investigation into a fatal accident that occurred at a Malden, Massachusetts, bakery in mid-August. In late October, OSHA officials issued citations that accuse the bakery of serious safety violations, exposing workers to the risk of...
A tree worker with 10 years' experience with a Holliston, Massachusetts landscaping company was killed in a horrific work-related accident Tuesday morning. Authorities say that the 26-year-old Norfolk man was cutting branches while working in a bucket lift....
People who have been injured on the job may be aware of workers' compensation benefits. Massachusetts workers' compensation laws provide a mechanism for injured workers to seek benefits to cover medical costs and money to cover a portion of wages after suffering a...
Many workers in Massachusetts may be aware that workers' compensation laws provide benefits for people injured in work-related accidents. Others may be aware that injuries that develop over time from work-related tasks--injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome--are...
A Worcester Regional Transit Authority bus struck a house in Auburn, Massachusetts, Monday with enough force to move the home 7-feet off of its foundation. Authorities are still trying to figure out what happened before the bus ran across a lawn. Authorities say that...
A worker was tragically killed in a work-related accident last week on state property near the Hatfield, Massachusetts town line. The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the fatal workplace accident. OSHA investigations...
