Many Minnesota employees are required to use heavy machinery or tools while on the job. While many of these tools appear to be relatively easy to use, they can cause serious, potentially permanent injuries if they are used incorrectly or they malfunction. For example,...
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Month: March 2015
McDonald’s workers file complaints of unsafe working conditions
Minnesota residents may be aware that the labor practices of many fast food corporations have been under fire recently. The Service Employees International Union has been campaigning for workers' base pay to be increased to $15 per hour, and restaurant operators have...
Man killed in Minnesota construction site accident
A forklift accident at the construction site of a Microtel Inn & Suites in Rochester left a 30-year-old male worker dead. He is survived by his wife and four children. Friends of the victim have created a website to raise funds for the family. Rochester police...
Preventing work-related back injuries in Minnesota
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 100,000 workplace injuries occurred around the country in 2013 due to lifting and lowering objects. A startup company has developed a possible solution for reducing these injuries, which is a...