Georgia Workers' Compensation Attorney Blog

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, known commonly by the acronym OSHA, is expected to start an investigation into exactly what happened to lead to a worker being burned after a crane hit a 23,000 volt electrical line. The exact condition of the worker is unknown at this time, but it was reported that after the workplace accident he was transported to one medical center by ambulance, but then airlifted to another hospital.

The accident happened on Wednesday morning around 8:40 a.m. At the time, the worker was working on a bridge construction site that has been described as particularly dangerous due to the fact that there is a web of electrical lines that run right over it. This presents a danger as cranes and other construction equipment can end up accidentally touching those lines, which is exactly what ended up happening in this accident.

Labor officials are currently investigating just what happened to cause a manufacturing accident that claimed the life of a 54-year-old worker. As of now, all that is known is that the man was fatally injured when working an evening shift on Monday. He had somehow got caught in a piece of heavy machinery.

According to initial reports, the man had become caught on machinery that is used to prepare steel. The company he worked for -- Tag Manufacturing -- typically makes steel parts for different kinds of construction equipment.

Four workers were recently rushed to the hospital following a flash fire at an oil refinery. Of those four, three workers are in critical condition. The workplace accident is currently being investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

According to a local Sinclair spokesman, the flash fire happened around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday. It was contained inside a gas recovery unit that is on the east side of the facility. As of now, there is no word on what caused the fire.

An IHOP restaurant location recently received citations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for five separate alleged safety and health violations. This inspection and subsequent citations came after a February workplace accident at one of the restaurant's locations, which sent nine employees to the hospital.

Back in February, an IHOP employee reportedly added a degreaser and a chlorine-based cleaner to a dishwasher that is normally used to clean the restaurant's hardware. However, the incorrect combination of the two chemicals resulted in "hazardous air quality," which in turn led to nine workers having to go to the hospital.

Occupational illnesses and injuries are a real threat to workers in Georgia and around the country. Workplace hazards, unsafe working conditions and repeated exposure to dangerous chemicals are all just some of the risks that can lead to debilitating and life-altering injuries and illnesses.

According to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2010 there were 2.7 million workers throughout the U.S. who received treatment in emergency rooms in relation to some sort of occupational illness or injury.

A Georgia based company was cited for the third time since 2006 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for reportedly putting workers in danger by not providing proper fall protection. In the past, there has even already been on fatality at a construction site run by this very same company. And while no one was injured in connection to these most recent alleged violations, if there was a workplace accident, the consequences could have been deadly.

According to OSHA, Georgia-based LRG Framing Inc. was recently fined $66,000 for six separate violations. All of the violations were found on a Cumming, Georgia, residential worksite.

A Redhook Ale Brewery worker recently died from the injuries he sustained when a beer keg exploded. According to published reports, the worker was fatally injured from a workplace accident that happened when he was pressurizing a keg by filling it with air to remove residual beer often trapped inside.

According to the assistant fire chief of the department that helped respond to the workplace accident, firefights were dispatched to the Redhook facility on Tuesday a little after 7 a.m. At the time, the worker was found unresponsive with a weak pulse. Serious injuries to his head and chest were caused by the exploding keg.

While anyone can end up getting injured on the job, a recent study found that there are some trends when it comes to who is most likely to end up with workplace injuries. With this information, researchers point to the importance of employers having good management practices and a safety atmosphere that reduces the chance of workplace injury.

The study, titled "Occupational Injury in America: An analysis of risk factors using data from the General Social Survey," was led by a University of Georgia professor, as well as by a recent University of Georgia College of Public Health graduate. The study included 1,525 workers from a diverse background in terms of gender, race, income and profession.