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OSHA cites company in forklift operator's death at Logan airport in 2023
Last year’s deadly forklift accident at Boston Logan International Airport was avoidable, federal worksite overseers said Monday, announcing that the worker’s employer is being cited. The forklift operator, a 51-year-old man from Winthrop, was fatally injured when part of the vehicle hit an entrance, causing it to tip over and fall onto the worker at an outdoor loading area...
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Construction worker's death ruled a consequence of inadequate safety precautions, OSHA finds
The failure of a contractor based in Stoughton, Massachusetts, to follow adequate safety precautions led to the death of an employee last year, the Department of Labor found in a recent investigation. On June 13, 63-year-old Roger Porter was leveling gravel at a construction site in Brockton when a Bobcat construction truck’s loader bucket fell off the vehicle and pinned…
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Family of Mass. cannabis worker who died at job from asthma attack files lawsuit
The family of a woman who died last year at a licensed marijuana facility in Massachusetts, the country’s first reported occupational asthma death at a cannabis production facility, has filed a lawsuit alleging negligence, recklessness and misconduct against the facility and the people who worked on its HVAC system. Lorna McMurrey’s family filed the wrongful death suit in Hampden...
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Incident leaves at least 2 hurt in South Station area, Boston police say
At least two people were hurt in an incident in the area of Boston’s South Station on Friday morning, police said. Police, firefighters and EMS were at the scene, at 750 Atlantic Avenue, according to the Boston Police Department. It wasn’t immediately clear what took place, but police said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration had been notified. This...
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Toddler dies in incident at family auto repair shop
A young child is being mourned after his death in what appears to be an accident at a Cohasset auto body repair shop.
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Toddler fatally injured at Cohasset auto repair shop
A young child is dead after being hurt at his family’s auto shop in Cohasset.
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Toddler dies in incident at Cohasset auto repair shop
Police say a 2-year-old is dead after an incident at his grandfather’s auto shop.
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Toddler fatally hurt at Cohasset garage: Full announcement
A two-year-old died in an incident at a garage in Cohasset, Massachusetts, the chief of police said.
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Boy, 2, dies in incident at Cohasset auto repair shop, police say
A two-year-old boy was killed in an incident at his family’s auto repair shop in Cohasset, Massachusetts, on Thursday, police said. The child was rushed to a police station nearby by his grandfather, who had apparently been caring for him, about 12:40 p.m. according to Cohasset Police Chief William Quigley. The boy was rushed to South Shore Hospital from...
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Forklift operator dies after accident at Logan Airport
Several coworkers came to help the man, followed shortly after by state troopers and then fire rescue crews.
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Man killed in Brockton construction accident
Officials say the man was working at Brockton Hospital filling a gravel pit when a bobcat flipped and fell on him, crushing him.
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Man killed by construction vehicle in accident at Brockton Hospital
A construction worker was killed at a shuttered hospital in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, officials said. The 63-year-old man was leveling gravel when a Bobcat construction vehicle fell on him about 12:06 p.m., Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene; Cruz said he had “very significant injuries. He was identified as Roger…
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Investigation Ongoing Into Deadly Incident at Conley Terminal
A Massachusetts man died Friday after he fell from a platform while servicing a gantry crane at Conley Terminal in South Boston, state police said.
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Crane Worker Dies at South Boston Terminal
A Massachusetts man died Friday after he fell from a platform while servicing a gantry crane at Conley Terminal in South Boston, state police said.
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OSHA Cites Contractors, Issues $700K in Fines for South Boston Power Plant Collapse
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited two contractors for demolition and asbestos hazards following a building collapse at the former Boston Edison power plant in South Boston last May that caused an employee to lose his legs and injured two others. NorthStar Contracting was cited for eight violations of workplace safety standards, with OSHA proposing nearly $400,000 in…