Due to a recent federal investigation into a commercial truck accident that caused the death of 11 people, truck drivers may no longer have use of their cell phones while on the job except in the case of an emergency. In a 2010 accident in Kentucky, a commercial truck collided with a passenger van…
When the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) discovers that employers have failed in their responsibility to ensure the safety of their employees, the agency has the authority to issue citations to the employer and propose measures to protect employees from injury. OSHA also may propose fines, both to help compensate injured workers, and to…
For many Americans, the just-passed Labor Day might be a holiday like many others, that is, a day off from work without much reflection on the reason underlying the holiday itself. With Labor Day, though, which was established to honor American workers in all professions and their contributions to the country through its progression…
Overly fatigued commercial truck drivers are routinely involved in truck accidents that bring serious — and often fatal — consequences across the country, including Ohio. The question: What to do about them? How can they best be tracked and regulated to minimize the too-often bad outcomes that result when they lose focus or fall…
Construction work is, obviously, hard work, and a construction accident in Ohio is far from a singular occurrence. The state sees non-stop activity in projects of all types from one end to the other, and the potential is always there for a fall, a scaffolding injury, a cave in, burn or other construction-related accident….
Between August and October each year, especially in the early morning hours, and particularly around 7 a.m. there is a recurring constant throughout Ohio: car accidents with teen drivers behind the wheel. Ohio safety investigators have always known that teenage motorists are a group unto themselves and scoring at the top (or, more precisely, at…
If Ohio was to be assigned a grade relating to its support for and adherence to core safety recommendations enumerated by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) as a means to reduce car accidents and traffic-related fatalities, it might be a “C.” That is, not sterling, yet not too bad. And when compared…
Ohio farmers and their counterparts throughout the rest of the country don’t think that their kids’ occasional operation of trucks, tractors and other agricultural equipment is even a negligible contributor to truck accidents on highways and rural roads. Given that viewpoint, their attitude toward a federal proposal suggesting that farmers driving while engaged in…
If you’re driving along in Ohio and see a smart-looking new vehicle in an adjacent lane, you might be surprised to find out just how truly “smart” that automobile is. Technological changes in the form of on-board safety features designed to help drivers avoid car accidents are inundating the automotive industry, cheered along at…
If further evidence was ever required that diligent representation and a strong focus on maximum recovery are absolutely essential in a workers’ compensation case — especially one involving an on-the-job back injury — researchers at Saint Louis University have just provided it. Raymond Tait, Ph.D. and professor of psychiatry at that university’s medical school, is…