http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/ Published by Altman & Altman, LLP en-us 2012-01-17T09:42:19-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2012/01/easthampton_police_officer_fac.html According to Easthampton city officials, a city police officer might be retiring from the Easthampton Police Department against his will. An injury that he sustained while on duty has prevented him from returning to work for over two years. Officer... Work Injury Altman & Altman 2012-01-17T09:42:19-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2012/01/us_labor_department_and_constr_1.html The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recently settled litigation with NER Construction Management Inc., a Wilmington masonry contractor. The construction company has agreed to pay $134,000 in penalties and make significant safety protocol changes to protect... Workplace Safety Altman & Altman 2012-01-10T21:31:08-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2011/12/osha_cites_east_boston_paintin.html The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recently investigated a workplace accident in which an East Boston, Massachusetts, painting contractor´s employee suffered from paint fumes in a confined space while working at a job at the Senesco... Workplace Safety Altman & Altman 2011-12-12T12:55:01-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2011/11/two_roofers_shocked_at_constru_1.html Two roofers at a residential construction site in Bridgewater were recently electrocuted when the ladder they were moving touched an electrical wire overhead. After a fellow construction worker called 911, emergency crews arrived to find that one of the workers,... Construction Accidents Altman & Altman 2011-11-11T18:44:36-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2011/11/massachusetts_bay_commuter_rai_1.html The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recently cited Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. LLC for 22 alleged serious workplace safety violationsin Somerville´s Inner Belt neighborhood. OSHA additionally proposed $130,800 in fines to the company for... Workplace Safety Altman & Altman 2011-11-07T16:00:02-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2011/10/quincy_city_employee_killed_wh.html A city employee was killed when he was working on a traffic light in Quincy last week. An 18-wheeler truck reportedly hit the bucket truck that Robert DeCristofaro, 58, of Braintree, was working in. Authorities confirmed that it was the... Work Injury Altman & Altman 2011-10-25T10:17:42-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2011/10/repairman_loses_consciousness.html A repairman was rescued after passing out in a 14-foot deep septic pump chamber last Thursday, September 29, in West Bridgewater. The work-related accident happened just outside of a West Bridgewater car repair shop, where the repairman was fixing a... Work Injury Altman & Altman 2011-10-05T13:12:31-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2011/09/osha_cites_and_fines_bostik_in_1.html The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recently cited Bostik Inc. for 50 alleged violations of workplace safety standards following a March 13 explosion at the company's Middleton plant. The explosion injured four of their workers. As reported in Bostik... Work Injury Altman & Altman 2011-09-30T11:16:51-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2011/09/beverly_dentist_accused_of_fir_1.html A Beverly dentist, N. Terry Fayad, is being sued by the U.S. Department of Labor for reportedly terminating an employee for raising concerns about needle contamination hazards in the workplace and for filing a complaint with the department's Occupational Safety... Workplace Hazards Altman & Altman 2011-09-26T10:31:40-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2011/09/massachusetts_appeals_court_ru.html A Massachusetts Appeals Court has recently ruled that two employers can be held jointly responsible for an injured employee´s workers’ compensation benefits, despite them each having classified the worker as an independent contractor. In Leo Whitman’s Case, No. 10-P-71, Sept.... Workers' Compensation Altman & Altman 2011-09-13T16:13:52-05:00