Instances of illnesses, injuries and sometimes death among workers are likely when a workplace is unsafe due to employer negligence. The federal government has charged the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration with the oversight of on-the-job safety....
Month: November 2012
Wisconsin iron foundry cited for uncorrected safety problems
Instances of illnesses, injuries and sometimes death among workers are likely when a workplace is unsafe due to employer negligence. The federal government has charged the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration with the oversight of on-the-job...
1 in 5 workplace deaths in the U.S. are caused by violence
About 20 percent of Americans who died from injuries connected to work last year were victims of violence, according to a preliminary report by the U.S. Labor Department officials. Men and older workers were among the most likely to die in violent workplace-related...
1 in 5 workplace deaths in the U.S. are caused by violence
About 20 percent of Americans who died from injuries connected to work last year were victims of violence, according to a preliminary report by the U.S. Labor Department officials. Men and older workers were among the most likely to die in violent workplace-related...
Child dies following 2-car crash on slush-covered highway
Coming to terms with a child's death as a result of an auto accident is difficult for family members. However, the event becomes almost insurmountable when parents are also crash victims. Details of a recent fatal car accident in central Wisconsin trickled in slowly....
Child dies following 2-car crash on slush-covered highway
Coming to terms with a child's death as a result of an auto accident is difficult for family members. However, the event becomes almost insurmountable when parents are also crash victims.Details of a recent fatal car accident in central Wisconsin trickled in slowly....
Alleged drunk teen saved by deputies hurt in Waukesha crash
The Wisconsin State Patrol is investigating an Interstate 94 crash involving a Waukesha County Sheriff's Department squad car. Two deputies who were hurt in the two-vehicle auto accident managed to rescue a pair of teenagers trapped in the fire-engulfed car that...
Alleged drunk teen saved by deputies hurt in Waukesha crash
The Wisconsin State Patrol is investigating an Interstate 94 crash involving a Waukesha County Sheriff's Department squad car. Two deputies who were hurt in the two-vehicle auto accident managed to rescue a pair of teenagers trapped in the fire-engulfed car that...
Sticking accelerator possible cause of fatal Wisconsin crash
An elderly man recently died in an Oconomowoc accident that may have been caused by a mechanical problem. Preliminary police reports did not detail the fatal car accident, although a Wisconsin sheriff's deputy said the van driver had a problem with the vehicle's...
Sticking accelerator possible cause of fatal Wisconsin crash
An elderly man recently died in an Oconomowoc accident that may have been caused by a mechanical problem. Preliminary police reports did not detail the fatal car accident, although a Wisconsin sheriff's deputy said the van driver had a problem with the vehicle's...