Ramsey employees may wish to know what types of injuries are covered under workers' compensation. Depending on the connection of the injury to the job, many injured workers are eligible for benefits under these programs. Mandated by state law, workers' compensation...
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OSHA issues fine after worker dies in Minnesota
An Illinois business has been fined after one of its employees died in an accident on the job near New Prague. The accident happened in August 2013 while Aldridge Electric worked on the CapX2020 electric transmission line. Two people fell into a hole that was made for...
OSHA announces new rules affecting electrical lineworkers
Minnesota residents might take interest in new safety rules pertaining to electrical workers whose job involves climbing towers, poles and power lines. Whereas these workers had been heretofore unaffected by federal laws mandating the use of harnesses and other safety...
Dangerous industries and rate of pay
The type of job a person has in Minnesota and across the country can increase their risk of being injured or even dying on the job. The National Safety Council calculates the risk of death from all types of calamities, such as getting struck by lightning at 1 in...
Preventing workplace injuries with ergonomics
Injuries at the workplace are costing employers and their employees in Minnesota and nationwide billions of dollars per each year. One reason for such expense is from employees taking time off due to injuries that may have been preventable. Common injuries workplace...
Sleep deprivation and high-risk jobs
Employees who perform dangerous work roles face even greater dangers of injury or death from fatigue, especially in the hours shortly after the lunch period referred to as the 'mid-afternoon dip," said a safety advisor for the Meadowbrook Insurance Group in Minnesota....
Increased enforcement planned for ammonium nitrate
While Minnesota is not at the top of the list for states that have ammonium nitrate located in chemical storage facilities, it was recently reported that the federal list is largely incomplete. Only about one-third of the facilities are known to Homeland Security,...
OSHA investigates reason for fall of performers
In an incident that grabbed the attention of circus fans in Minnesota, authorities reported that an accident involving eight circus performers in Rhode Island was due to the failure of a clamp after the part failed. The clamp was part of a welded rigging developed by...
Council releases occupational safety and health report
Both Minnesota employees and employers may want to become familiar with a report released recently by the National Council on Occupational Safety and Health that takes the position that many workplace fatalities are preventable. The report is entitled "Preventable...
Improving electrical safety in the workplace
Several reasons for electrical accidents at companies in Minnesota and across the U.S. can help people understand how to keep safe and improve safety measures. While most workplaces enforce general rules to reduce accidents, almost every workplace uses electricity to...
