Category Archives: Catastrophic Injuries
Catastrophic Injuries – And Sometimes Death – For Workers at Amazon Facilities
The Guardian recently did a feature on unsafe conditions at Amazon warehouses, where employees are under pressure to work faster such that some warehouse locations have incurred high injury rates that are three times (or higher) the national average for warehouses in general according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). These injuries… Read More »
Vaping Illnesses and Deaths in Rhode Island & Elsewhere
There is a new deadly illness that no one saw coming, especially those who were seeking the safer alternative to smoking tobacco that a number of manufacturers promised via vaping or “e-cigarettes.” According to the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control, there have been at least 450 cases of vape-related… Read More »
