Unlike colder northern states, southern states tend to accommodate construction projects year-round due to their milder climates. States like Arizona can see construction workers’ accidents all twelve months of the year. A recent construction site accident in Texas...
Safe Arizona employers will see incentive from insurance carriers
Although this blog typically discusses how Arizona employees can receive workers' compensation benefits when they have a workplace accident, a recent announcement from this state's largest carrier of workers' compensation insurance serves as useful reminder that it...
Arizona OSHA office may have inexperienced inspectors
A recent federal report revealed that ADOSH, Arizona's equivalent of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, has an unusually high number of relatively inexperienced safety inspectors. Of the office's 17 inspectors, less than half have been doing...
Arizona honors victims of workplace accidents
The Industrial Commission of Arizona, which oversees this state's workers' compensation system, recently encouraged all Arizonans to observe what is called Workers' Memorial Day. The day gives this state's residents the opportunity to reflect on the sacrifices that...
Subway worker dies after slip and fall in front of train
The teenage daughter of an experienced transit employee is grieving after her father fell in front of a train while doing repair work on the tracks. The incident serves as a powerful reminder that Arizonans who work on mass transit system face an unpredictable and...
