http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/ Published by Altman & Altman, LLP en-us 2008-11-21T12:13:44-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2008/11/north_andover_explosion_under_investigation_.html Last Thursday, a North Andover Department of Public Works worker was injured. The explosion is under investigation; however, it is believed that the explosion may have been caused by fumes from a cutting torch. Kenneth Wedge, 59, was using the... Construction Accidents Altman & Altman 2008-11-21T12:13:44-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2008/11/provincetown_firefighter_charged_with_speeding_in_ladder_crash.html A volunteer firefighter in Provincetown, Massachusetts has been charged with speeding and operating a fire truck dangerously. The charges are the result of an investigation into a November 9 accident that totaled Provincetown’s only ladder truck. The firefighter, Elias Martinez,... Workplace Hazards Altman & Altman 2008-11-19T11:04:35-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2008/11/construction_accident_claims_workers_life_.html Investigators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are examining the cause of a construction accident that claimed the life of a 21-year old construction worker. The worker was killed when a concrete pipe rolled onto him in the ditch... Wrongful Death Altman & Altman 2008-11-17T11:04:17-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2008/11/marshfield_contractor_cited_by.html A steel erection contractor in Marshfield, Massachusetts has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for a total of 14 alleged safety violations. Barco Metal Fabrication faces $55,600 in proposed fines as the result of an OSHA investigation... Workplace Hazards Altman & Altman 2008-11-13T12:15:50-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2008/11/construction_accident_kills_one_injuries_one.html Last week a construction accident killed one worker and injured another. Police said that the two workers were putting a roof on a home around 11am when the accident occurred. The placed an aluminum ladder against the house, and the... Wrongful Death Altman & Altman 2008-11-11T12:33:36-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2008/11/osha_fines_massachusetts_construction_company.html A Dracut, Massachusetts construction company has been fined $14,700 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration following the death of a construction worker on June 3. Robert Augeri, 31, a worker employed by Brox Industries was working on an overnight... Construction Accidents Altman & Altman 2008-11-05T13:41:43-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2008/11/worker_suffers_burns_from_construction_accident.html A service technician who was working on a new high school wing suffered electrical burns as the result of a construction-related accident. Paramedics arrived at the school where the accident occurred around 8:35 am. The accident victim was alert and... Construction Accidents Altman & Altman 2008-11-03T10:39:28-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2008/10/north_shore_construction_accident_injures_man.html Last Friday around 3pm, the fire department responded after reports of a collapsed structure at a construction site on Hawaii’s North Shore near Chun’s Reef. Initially, the firefighters had expected to free a trapped person, but when they arrived at... Construction Accidents Altman & Altman 2008-10-29T12:01:21-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2008/10/lennox_worker_identified_in_construction_accident.html Last week, investigators identified the victim of a fatal construction accident in Clifton Park, New York. The accident victim was Brett Peck, 20, of Lennox, Massachusetts. Peck was installing a drainage pipe behind a home last Monday when the walls... Wrongful Death Altman & Altman 2008-10-27T11:19:20-05:00 http://www.massachusettsworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2008/10/crane_falls_on_new_england_construction_site.html Earlier this fall just, a crane fell on a new middle school under construction in Rhode Island. The crane operator was warming up the machine when the boom fell onto exposed steel beams. Fortunately, no one else was in the... Construction Accidents Altman & Altman 2008-10-23T21:25:40-05:00