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The highest risk jobs in different parts of the United States, including Minnesota, pay anywhere from over $35,000 to more than $129,000, according to the National Safety Council. The occupation considered the most dangerous, driving semi or delivery trucks or working...
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, two Department of Transportation workers were injured when a car crashed into their truck on Interstate 35. The June 22 accident reportedly happened on a Burnsville stretch of the interstate between Black Dog and Cliff roads...
Employers and workers in Minnesota might find a recent article discussing ways to avoid injury interesting. Employers lose billions of dollars annually on employees taking time off due to workplace injuries, but there are certain workplace injuries that are the most...
Minnesota employers who have employees who are at risk for serious injuries as a result of the jobs they work should be aware about what is being called the "mid-afternoon dip", a speaker at a conference in Orlando stated on June 11. According to the report, it is...
According to the Dodge County Sheriff's Office, a man died in a hay equipment accident near the Dodge Center Municipal Airport on June 6. The fatal incident was reported at approximately 2 p.m., when a passerby observed the man lying motionless beneath the equipment....
Research on the hotel industry in Minnesota and across the nation has revealed that housekeeping is a more dangerous job than any other is in that field. According to a survey of 1,000 Las Vegas hotel workers, 95 percent suffered work-related injuries in the four...
Recent research suggests that the flame retardants that Minnesota firefighters regularly come into contact with may lead to various forms of cancer. Having been in place in many consumer products for over 40 years, flame retardants are frequently encountered by...
In a number of states, police unions are pressing to add a new type of work-related affliction under the umbrella of workers' compensation coverage: post-traumatic stress disorder. Federal employees, including but not limited to military personnel, may already receive...
Last week, we discussed an accident involving several acrobats who fell while performing an aerial circus act. Recently, the press has released additional information regarding the acrobats’ status. The two acrobats who sustained the most serious injuries are...
A recent aerial circus accident involving a potential equipment failure brings to mind a fatal equipment-related circus accident that took place in Minnesota 10 years ago. In this more recent workplace accident, three performers remain in a hospital in critical...
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