The 21st Street/Ohio 16 interchange project has caused problematic delays around the city for weeks as traffic has been diverted to alternative routes during the road construction. Commuters have not been the only ones whose lives have been altered by the construction...
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Columbus, OH Postal Processing Center Fined for Willful OSHA Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations totaling $210,000 in fines against the U.S. Postal Service. The citations were for five violations that were allegedly committed willfully at the processing center in...
Chilean Miners Prepare to Go Home
The world watched with anticipation as news cameras filmed the 33 workers being rescued from the mine where they were trapped for the past two months. Their underground cavern had been dark, hot and humid causing work related injuries that could last a life time. The...
Hot Dog Causes Severe Disability for Ohio Boy
Social Security Disability Insurance is a federally funded program that provides assistance to people with disabilities, but many people often struggle to obtain badly needed benefits on their own. The process can be complicated and confusing. Many people, like one...
Construction Accident in Hudson, Ohio Kills Worker, Prompts OSHA Citations
Poland, Ohio excavation company A. Bagnoli and Sons has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in response to a construction accident that proved fatal. The deadly construction accident was caused by a trench cave-in at a Hudson, Ohio...
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month in Ohio and Nationally
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is taking the month of October to raise awareness of disabled employees in the workplace and celebrate the contributions workers with disabilities make to society. In a press release on the DOL's website from the...
Department of Veterans Affairs Makes Access Easier for Ohio Vets
The Department of Veterans Affairs has finally caught up with technology and launched an Internet site available to Ohio veterans and their families. The Internet site was launched as a part of a program called Veterans Relationship Management aimed at making...
AT&T Employee Dies Pinned Against Cable Pole
Tragedy struck the home of one Columbus, Ohio worker early last week when the local man left for work but never returned. The 52-year old AT&T service employee was pronounced dead Tuesday morning after a homeless man found him crushed between his large...
Firefighters Remember Construction Accident
Three firefighters remember vividly the day their lives changed. Firefighters daily respond to reports of possible gas leaks at various locations, and October 31, 2008 began no differently than any other. Everything changed for the three firefighters when a...
FACT: Approximately 1.7 Million People Suffer TBI
The three words "traumatic brain injury" makes it sound like a rare occurrence, one that would be extremely easy to detect. However, traumatic brain injury is much more common and can be very elusive. Approximately 1.7 million Americans per year suffer from some form...