The widow of a contract worker killed on the job last week has leveled some harsh allegations at the company that runs the plant. In a press conference, the woman and her attorney said the incident was mishandled from the moment her husband died.Her husband, 39, was...
Industrial Workers’ Accidents
North Carolina sees decline in workplace fatalities for 2012
Good news just surfaced for those working in high-risk industries in North Carolina. According to the state Department of Labor, North Carolina once again cracked the top ten in safest states in which to work in the United States for 2012. Even better, the state...
Landfill accident’s initial ruling thrown out
At the ripe young age of 24, most think they are invincible and look at life and the future as full of endless possibility. For one young North Carolina man, those possibilities ended when he was involved in an accident at a landfill where he was working as a...
USDA suggests risky increase in poultry industry line speed
Anybody working in a factory that operates in a streamlined system knows that efficiency and safety are important calculations that affect the company's bottom line. Sometimes however, it is difficult to increase the two at the same rate and North Carolina companies...