A study relating to workplace deaths has shown that most homicides that occur at work are not performed by co-workers, like once previously thought.

Instead, workplace fatalities are largely linked to robberies. The National Council on Compensation Inc. was behind the study that determined the important connection between robberies and workplace deaths. Also, homicides make up 11 percent of all fatalities that occur while at work.

Customers at businesses have become increasingly more violent over the year, and are largely responsible for the incline in homicides by work contacts. Customers are considered to be a part of the contacts category, as well as co-workers.

If you have been injured while at work, you need experienced representation on your side. Please contact the Fayetteville workplace injury lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC by calling 910-488-1600 today.

A disgruntled lumber worker in Star, North Carolina went on a shooting rampage at his workplace, killing three and injuring two more.

McBride Lumber Company has roughly 40 employees who were all present on the day of the shooting. The suspect, a 50-year-old Ether man, walked into the lumber company with a 12-gauge shotgun and opened fire on several different people. Three employees were immediately killed and an injured employee was taken by helicopter in critical condition.

The suspect fled from his workplace and returned to his home where he turned the gun on himself. Emergency respondents found him and took him to the hospital where he is said to be in an extremely serious condition. At this time, the motive behind the attack is not known and police are still investigating.

Our thoughts are with the victims’ family and friends during this tragic time.

The death of a 62-year-old Trenton man is currently under investigation by several companies.

The man was working at the Jones County cotton gin on the day of his fatal accident. He was moving barrels of cotton with a forklift while working in a warehouse. He was found with several large bales around him. The bales in the area were extremely heavy, each weighing a few hundred pounds. Apparently, the bales had tumbled to the ground from a high stack inside the warehouse.

Jones County cotton gin is investigating his death as well as the man’s insurance company and the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Division. This process could take up to four months to complete.

If you have been injured while on the job, please contact the Fayetteville workplace injury lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC by calling 910-488-1600 today.

A Massachusetts man has passed away after his arm became lodged in a grinding machine at work in a hummus plant in Taunton.

The workplace injury occurred early Friday morning when a 28-year-old worker stood too close to a grinding machine. His arm became stuck in the machine and he was pronounced dead when authorities arrived on the scene.

The man was employed as a sanitation worker for Tribe Mediterranean Foods. An investigation into the accident is underway but it is believed that there was no foul play.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family and friends during this difficult time.

The U.S. Department of Labor conducted a study that determined what industry had the most injuries while at work. The results of the study show that the most workplace injuries occur in the healthcare industry.

The numbers for 2010 show that for every 100 employees in the healthcare industry, 5.2 were injured. All of the other private areas of business, including construction, resulted in 3.5 employees out of every 100 being injured. Nursing and residential care employees had 8.3 workers injured for every 100 working.

There are three separate components that contribute to this large number of workplace injuries in the healthcare industry. These factors include: slipping and falling at work, usually on water, back strains resulting from bending over to help patients and getting stuck by a needle while at work.

If you have been injured while at work, please contact the Fayetteville workplace injury lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC, by calling 910-488-1600 today.