Every year more than 6,000 employees in this country die from injuries sustained in the workplace according to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. Another 50,000 die from illnesses caused by exposure to workplace hazards. In addition, six million workers suffer non-fatal workplace injuries at an annual cost to US businesses of more than $125 billion.
Industrial accidents may result in severe personal injuries such as spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injury, quadriplegia, paraplegia, fractured necks and death. In addition, many industrial workers are exposed to long term inflictions such as exposure to harmful and hazardous chemicals.
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Local Worker Dies In Industrial Accident
Source: http://www.kwtx.com/news/headlines/4906616.html
(December 13, 2006)—An employee of LJT-Texas in Temple died Wednesday in an accident at the steel tubing manufacturing plant, Temple Fire & Rescue said. Crews responded to the accident just before 9 a.m. Wednesday at the plant at 3601 Eberhardt Rd.Justice of the Peace David Barfield pronounced the worker, who was in his early 30s, dead at the scene. The identity of the worker and details about the accident were not released. The plant houses three tube mills and employees about 70 workers.
Posted by E. Michael Grossman, Texas Industrial Accident Attorney
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