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Federal Employers Liability Act and Dallas Work Injury

Texas workers’ compensation laws make it impossible for an injured worker to sue his or her employer, with a few exceptions. One of these exceptions is the Federal Employers Liability…

Invalid Defenses to a Texas Work Injury Claim

Generally speaking, Texas state law does not allow you to file a lawsuit against your employer for a workplace injury if your employer has workers’ compensation insurance. It is not…

Employer Fined $188,000 After Grain Worker Death

The November death of a 51-year-old grain worker in Taft, Texas has led to a $188,000 fine for the employer that failed to follow safety practices that may have prevented…

Third-Party Lawsuits for Texas Workplace Injuries

Most employees who experience a Texas work injury are already aware of the availability of benefits through the workers’ compensation program (a state-regulated insurance program that will pay medical bills…

Can My Employer Fire Me for Filing a Dallas Workers’ Compensation Claim?

Not if the claim was filed in good faith. The relevant statute, Texas Labor Code 451.001, protects not only employees who file a workers’ compensation claim, but also employees who…

U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds OSHA Fall Protection Directive

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently upheld a directive by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration aimed at preventing workplace falls by residential construction workers. “Fatalities…

Texas Work Injury: A General Overview, Part 2

In Texas Work Injury: A General Overview, Part 1, we discussed Texas workers’ compensation claims. A workers’ compensation claim is one of the two ways you can pursue financial recovery…

Texas Work Injury: A General Overview, Part 1

If you’re in Texas and you’re injured at work or in the course of your job duties, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. Parts one and two…

Dallas Employers with No Worker’s Compensation Insurance – Does Your Employer Provide Coverage?

Texas employers can choose whether to obtain worker’s compensation insurance. If an employer chooses not to obtain worker’s compensation insurance, and one of its employees is injured while at work,…

Employers Need to Provide Protection from Fall Hazards

Image via Wikipedia Falls are one of the largest causes of injury and death at work. Therefore, companies must do their best to protect employees from fall hazards. OSHA assists with…

Kilgore College Offering OSHA Safety Courses

Image by sixes & sevens via Flickr Kilgore College is offering two safety classes in December. One class is entitled “What to Do When OSHA Knocks on Your Door,” and it will be…

San Antonio Company Litho Press Inc. Cited for Alleged “Serious” OHSA Violations

Image via Wikipedia OSHA cited Litho Press Inc. with nineteen alleged “serious” violations. The company could face penalties of $53,550.00 The alleged violations occurred at Litho Press Inc.’s site in San Antonio. OSHA…

Dallas Company Cited by OSHA for Alleged Violations

Image by CameliaTWU via Flickr OSHA has cited Fortune Plastic and Metal Texas LLC for six alleged serious and six alleged repeat violations. OSHA issued the citations after a safety and health…

Houston-Based Tree Service Company Fined by OSHA

Image via Wikipedia OSHA cited ABC Professional Tree Services Inc. (a Houston-based tree-trimming company) for $146,000 in proposed penalties for allegedly failing to ensure that employees were properly trained to work near…

One Man Dies, and One Injured, When Hit by Tram at Bush Intercontinental Airport

Image via Wikipedia OSHA and police are investigating why an automated tram at Bush Intercontinental Airport hit two men working along the track. One worker died at the scene, and the other was airlifted to Memorial…

Sunnyvale, Texas Framing Contractor Cited for Alleged OSHA Violations

Image by Froosh via Flickr The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) cited Francisco Rubio, a Sunnyvale, Texas framing contractor, for two alleged serious and ten alleged repeat violations for failing…

OSHA Cites Igloo Products Corporation for Safety Violations in Houston, Texas Area

Image by telwink via Flickr OSHA cited Houston-based Igloo Products Corp. fourteen alleged serious, two alleged repeat, and four alleged other-than-serious violations. OSHA alleges that Igloo exposed workers to multiple safety hazards,…

Worker Dies at Steel Plant Explosion in Vinton, Texas

Image via Wikipedia Apolino Arras of Anthony, Texas died early yesterday as a result of an explosion at the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Vinton, Texas. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and El Paso…

OSHA is Increasing Its Enforcement Against Safety and Health Violators

Image via Wikipedia OSHA has been increasing its enforcement actions. OSHA issued, from October, 2009 through September, 2010, 164 citations in significant cases where penalties were at least $100,000. OSHA used its “egregious citation policy” in…

OSHA Cites Companies for West Texas Deaths

Image by anyjazz65 via Flickr The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) cited two companies for deaths occurring in West Texas earlier this year. OSHA proposed fining Robinson Drilling $17,000 for incidents in…

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