Earlier this month, a Houston man was killed in a tragic accident involving a tire shredder at work. The man had just begun working at a tire recycling plant when the accident occurred. The employee got caught in a tire shredder and was unable to escape. Coworkers reported the man missing before they realized that he had been killed. OSHA

Earlier this week, an oil field worker was killed in an accident in Brazoria County. The accident occurred in Alvin. A pulley (called a snatch block) broke, which caused part of an oil rig to fall, crushing to worker. When the accident occurred, workers were trying to move a piece of equipment to the top of an oil field platform.

Working for the oil and gas industry can be very dangerous. After all, those industries work with very hazardous and volatile substances on a regular basis. There are a lot of things that can go wrong, and often these things are completely out of the hands of the employees. If you or a loved one is injured in an accident,

The Jones Act helps protect maritime workers. For workers who work on boats, offshore oil rigs, or at docks or harbors, there is a high chance of injury. Different laws apply to accidents that occur at sea than to accidents that occur on land, and that area of law is called admiralty law. Recovering Damages Following An Accident There are

The children of former Motorola employees claim they developed serious birth defects because of the toxic chemicals their parents used to make semiconductors. They filed a lawsuit against Motorola in Chicago. The mother of the primary plaintiff worked for Motorola at its semiconductor manufacturing facility in Phoenix from 1980 until 2001. Three other children of former Motorola workers are also

Injuries occurring while on the job can leave an employee feeling frightened and overwhelmed. Often, the worker may be unable to return to work to earn an income at the same time that costly medical and rehabilitation bills are quickly adding up. Injured workers may typically pursue a workers’ compensation claim. Unfortunately, these claims may not be sufficient to fully

Working in the oil and gas industry often requires long work hours. In some cases, the number of hours worked in a week may reach 100 or more. This overtime may be mandatory or optional in accordance with the employer’s policies. As a result of working this many hours, many oil and gas workers are entitled to overtime pay under

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), over 20 percent of work-place fatalities occur in construction. Approximately 800 workers a year die, and thousands are injured as a result of construction accidents. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that construction accident rates are almost three times that of any other occupation. This rate, makes construction work one of

A new survey by the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety found the top 10 causes of workplace injuries. The research institute examined data for injuries lasting six or more days, and ranked the injuries by total workers' compensation costs. The institute looked at data from 2012. The biggest two causes of workplace injuries are overexertion and falls on the

A $1 billion claim against BP is working its way through the court system, with a federal judge recently ruling that BP needed to introduce more evidence about its claims. In 2013, BP sold its refinery in Texas City to Marathon Petroleum. Two months after the sale, over 500 plaintiffs sued BP, claiming they were exposed to toxic chemicals BP