Accidents at work can cause severe injuries or even death. All employers in Florida with four or more employees are required by law to carry workers’ compensation insurance. No matter how many employees are currently working, construction companies in Florida are obligated to offer this insurance to every employee. This…
Officials say a worker doing construction on central Florida’s massive highway expansion project was killed after being struck by a drainage pipe. According to the Orange County Fire Rescue, the worker was struck by a 20-foot iron pipe on Monday. Workers were moving the pipe when it fell and hit…
Older people are dying on the job at a higher rate than all other workers combined, even as the rate of workplace fatalities decreases, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal statistics. This is an alarming trend as baby boomers reject the traditional retirement age of 65 and keep…
A third man has died from injuries he suffered in the TECO Big Bend Power Plant accident last week. The 21-year-old died on Wednesday. He was a contractor who worked for BRACE Industrial Group. This man was one of the six workers involved in the accident at TECO Big Bend…
Two workers have been seriously injured while assisting the move of a 150-ton power plant transformer from Riverview to Lakeland Electric’s McIntosh Power Plant, according to reports. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 24-year-old man was walking alongside the 300-foot trailer Saturday when he tripped on a raised concrete…
Dozens of people have fallen ill after a carbon monoxide leak at a Miami office building. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, high levels of carbon monoxide were found on the second floor Monday afternoon. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman said several people were showing signs of carbon monoxide poisoning. At least…
The National Transportation Safety Board believes El Faro, the cargo ship that went missing during Hurricane Joaquin, has been found in the Atlantic Ocean about 15,000 feet below the surface. The NTSB said the USNS Apache used sonar equipment. The technology first detected the vessel Saturday afternoon. Specialists on the…
The family of a sailor aboard the El Faro, the cargo ship that sunk while out to sea during Hurricane Joaquin, is filing a $100 million lawsuit against the vessel’s owner and captain. The lawsuit was filed in Duval County Court on Wednesday. The man was among the 33 men…
The Coast Guard announced today its plans to end its search at sunset for 33 missing crew members from a U.S. cargo ship that sank last week during Hurricane Joaquin. Coast Guard officials made the announcement at a 3 p.m. news conference Wednesday. The 790-foot cargo ship sank Thursday off…
The Coast Guard announced Monday that the El Faro, a cargo ship that left Jacksonville on September 29 for a routine trip to Puerto Rico, likely sank in the Atlantic while caught in the powerful Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin. On board were 33 crew members. Crews have found items from…