Crane and Derrick Injuries
Image via Wikipedia A significant number of workers are injured each year by cranes and derricks. There will be a roundtable discussion in Houston about OSHA’s new Cranes and Derricks safety…
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Welcome to Texas Work Injury Law Blog
This website is maintained by the Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a Dallas, Texas law firm representing people across Texas for work injury cases. We have attempted to provide useful information for those harmed by work injuries.
Austin, Texas Company Provides Solution for Employers’ OSHA Reporting Obligations
Image via Wikipedia The law requires employers to report information about workplace injuries. A company in Austin, Texas asserts that it has a product which makes reporting easier. Take a look…
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Austin, Texas Employer Cited by OSHA for Alleged Safety Violations Relating to Possible Excavation Cave-Ins
Image via Wikipedia The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) cited Austin, Texas Kinney’s Commercial Inc. for violations for putting employees at risk for possible excavation cave-ins. The proposed…
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OSHA Allegedly not Protecting Whistleblowers
Image via Wikipedia Government auditors allege that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has failed for years to establish a system to shield whistleblowers from retaliation by their employers. The Government Accountability…
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Company Fined As Result of Employee Death
Image via Wikipedia The California Department of Industrial Relations (“CDIR”) fined Pacific Gas & Electric $176,000 as a result of the the electrocution of a utility worker this year. The CDIR levied the fine after…
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Houston, Texas Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. Facility Cited for OSHA Violations
Image via Wikipedia Goodman Manufacturing Co., L.P. recently had eighty-three (83) citations issued against it by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and could have faced over $1.2 million in…
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Texas Work-Related Fatalities Increase
Image via Wikipedia Preliminary data indicate that there were 480 work-related fatalities in Texas in 2009. This represents an approximate four percent increase over the revised 2008 total of 463 fatalities. Nationally, there were 4,340…
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Multiple Texas Worker Injuries Occur in Forklift Accidents in June 2020 – Part 10
The following are additional insights on common causes of forklift accidents and safety procedures to protect employees. The information is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and…
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