Workplace Injuries

• Worker Killed In Austin Construction Accident

  Angel Reyes | February 15, 2011 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  A fatal construction accident at a South Austin construction site is being investigated by the Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA). Two workers were caulking brick work around...

• Study - Sepsis And Septic Shock Risk For Hospital Patients

  Angel Reyes | July 26, 2010 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  Patients in the U.S. have a greater chance of suffering from sepsis or septic shock than pulmonary embolism in the lungs or heart attack following general surgery, finds a new study in the the...

• Two Workers Killed In DCTA Construction Accident

  Angel Reyes | June 28, 2010 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  Two construction workers were killed and two others were injured in an equipment accident Thursday morning at Denton County Transportation Authority's Hebron Park and Ride station, which is...

• Texas Gas Explosion Under Investigation, Highlights Need For Care While Digging

  Angel Reyes | June 08, 2010 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  The natural gas explosion that killed one utility worker and injured at least seven more in Texas Monday was under investigation by OSHA and other agencies today as authorities try to determine if...

• Labor Secretary Hot Over Texas Working Conditions

  Angel Reyes | September 10, 2009 3:38 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis, is taking a good hard look at Texas’ safety record as it relates to working conditions here in the Lone Star State. The Labor Department is looking at several...

• DART Railroad Construction Accident

  Christina Cole | February 28, 2007 12:08 AM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  A trench collapsed along a DART rail line that is under construction in Deep Ellum killing one worker and injuring another, officials say.The accident happened at 1:30pm on Friday at a worksite along Malcolm X Blvd. near Elm Street. The trench collapsed on two workers who were working to reset a water line between future Deep Ellum and Baylor stations along the planned Green Line rail...

• Accident at Dallas Stadium Construction Site

  Christina Cole | January 31, 2007 10:06 PM | 1 CommentNorth Dallas, TX

  A worker is in critical condition after a construction accident in which he fell 20 feet at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium construction site. The employee sustained several injuries when he fell from scaffolding landing on the playing field. He was taken by helicopter to Methodist Dallas Medical Center at 2:30pm, said Arlington Fire Department battalion chief.The worker was moving his arms and...