Workplace Injuries

• 51 Year Old Charlotte Man Electrocuted and Revived by Defibrilator

  Lawrence Egerton | August 06, 2009 10:44 AM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  Nelson Pozo has developed quite a relationship with electrical current. Pozo was working for AEP Industries Saturday night when he was accidentally electrocuted. He received a 420 volt shock, though...

• Tighter Safety Standards Sought In Wake of Tragic Fireworks Accident

  Pierce Egerton | July 09, 2009 10:51 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  According to State Senator Marc Basnight, new legislation will be introduced next week to tighten safety standards for the handling of large quantities of fireworks. The move comes in the wake of...

• Electrocution at UNCG: More Information And More Questions

  Pierce Egerton | July 07, 2009 8:26 AM | 3 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  More information is now available about the electrocution of a construction worker yesterday at UNCG. The worker was an employee of Greensboro-based Powertec Electric. Powertec was doing electrical...

• Worker Electrocuted at UNCG

  Pierce Egerton | July 06, 2009 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  The News & Record is reporting that a man rewiring lighting fixtures near the bookstore was electrocuted when he opened a junction box that still had power. The man was taken to Cone Hospital...

• UPDATE: 4 Dead, 1 Injured in Tragic Fireworks Explosion

  Pierce Egerton | July 04, 2009 11:42 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  The Virginian-Pilot is reporting that two more workers have died from injuries sustained when a truck loaded with fireworks exploded on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The...

• One Dead, Four Wounded in Fireworks Blast

  Pierce Egerton | July 04, 2009 6:15 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  One worker was killed and four others seriously injured when a truck filled with fireworks exploded this morning on Ocracoke Island, NC. WFMY is reporting that one of the injured suffered serious...

• Preventing Construction Injuries

  Dan Deuterman | January 02, 2008 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Construction work is one of the most dangerous jobs out there, accounting for more workplace injuries and fatalities than any other field.But there are simple things that construction workers and their employers can do to prevent injuries on the job.These tips are taken from a new 92-page guide from the CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. It's a must-read for any...

• OSHA Increasing Unannounced Safety Checks to Prevent Construction Injuries

  Dan Deuterman | November 01, 2007 2:53 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  For many construction workers, job safety is truly a matter of life and death. It's hard to imagine putting your life on line everyday just by going to work. A startling number of construction workers are injured and die each year from falls, crushed by equipment, electrocutions and other causes. The number of construction-related injuries numbers more than 400,000 every year, according to OSHA...

• Deported Illegal Worker Wins Workers' Compensation Benefits

  Dan Deuterman | October 30, 2007 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Illegal immigrants may not be entitled to the same rights as American citizens, but they are allowed to sue for workers' compensation. A recent Rhode Island case involving an injured, undocumented worker from Mexico illustrates that point. We first brought you the story of Edgar Velasquez this summer, and now there's a positive update.Edgar Velasquez, 22, was issued a temporary visa back in the...

• Last day for 9/11 Workers to File for Workers Comp Benefits

  Dan Deuterman | August 14, 2007 8:10 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Today is the last day for 9/11 rescue and cleanup workers to assert their eligibility to receive workers' compensation benefits should the need ever arise.You can read more about workers' comp and 9/11 in my earlier blog posting on this topic.