Yesterday in Salem, Virginia, a steelworker died after he was involved in a workplace accident. The steelworker was employed at the New Millenium Building Systems company.

The man, along with fellow employees, were near a tractor-trailer unloading steel trusses on Monday morning. One of the trusses rolled off of the trailer, ultimately pinning the man’s legs to the ground. The truss, which weighed 8,000 pounds, had to be removed by several rescue workers.

The rescue workers had the steelworker airlifted to a local hospital to attempt to save his life. Unfortunately, the man’s injuries were too severe and he passed away hours later. An investigation into the incident has begun, and at this time the identity of the man is being withheld.

We would like to offer our condolences to the victim’s family and friends.

The National Council on Compensation Insurance conducted a study of the Bureau of Labor Statistics data in order to determine the fluctuation of workplace homicides over the years.

Their results showed that from 1993-2009, workplace killings dramatically declined by 59 percent. This decrease was even larger than the national decline of homicides in the United States, which dropped by 47 percent during that time frame. Workplace homicides do not happen as frequently as the public thinks that they do, according to the researchers.

In 2009, 11 percent of fatalities in the workplace were accredited to homicides. Although men make up 53 percent of the employment population in the United States, they accounted for 85 percent of workplace homicide victims. Employees that expose themselves to risky situations, including working late night hours, or working in the taxi business, are more likely to fall victim to robberies or break-ins that could end in death.

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

Research has been revealed claiming that workplace injuries and sicknesses account for $250 billion each year.

This large amount is substantially more than the costs for cancer treatment, strokes, and diabetes treatment. The researchers at the University of California at Davis believe that this number is only going to go up in order to cover the growing costs of work-related injuries.

Illnesses that prevent individuals from attending work are also factored into that number. The findings show that people between the ages of 22 and 45 spend approximately 40 percent of their day at work, and therefore when they are sick and have to miss work, the amount of money proportioned to their attendance is lost.

Workplace injuries can happen often, and can leave an employee unable to return to work. If you have been injured while on the job, 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 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.