US Airways, a commercial airline based in Tempe, must pay $21,000 in fines that OSHA imposed following an investigation of an employee’s death. The accident took place in an area of the airport that the public does not ordinary see: a system of conveyors and machinery that get passengers’ luggage

Bumble Bee Foods, located in a state the borders Arizona, made national news recently for a manufacturing accident that took the life of one of their long-time employees. The worker, who was skilled and had worked with that equipment for years, was found dead inside one of the company’s commercial

Many Arizona residents work as “independent contractors.” An independent contractor may provide services to another person or company on a regular basis but does not thereby become an employee of that person or company. Common examples of “independent contractors” include plumbers and cleaning service providers. Lawyers are also thought of

A tragic bus accident in northwest Arizona, close to the border of the state, left six people seriously injured and the driver of the bus dead. While traveling, the bus suddenly went off the road, into a ditch, and then up an embankment. Thankfully, the rest of the bus’s approximately

A worker recently lost his life at a plant in a state bordering Arizona because high-grade cable snapped suddenly, striking him in the head. His co-worker lost his leg in the incident, but his exact condition is not known.This incident at a concrete manufacturing company marks the second of two

We have at many times in this blog described what types of injuries Arizona workers can sustain to file for workers’ compensation benefits. The short answer is that a wide variety of workplace injuries may render an employee eligible for workers’ compensation benefits.An injury need not even be physical before

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Recently, in a state near Arizona, two workers dies while working on a highway after a car crossed the median from the opposite lane of traffic. The vehicle struck and killed the two workers, both employees of a concrete company. The driver of the vehicle, who was treated and released

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently released a report confirming that highway construction workers have one of the most dangerous jobs in this country. For these people, a work injury or fatality often occurs when a motorist does not see the construction worker and inadvertently strikes him or her.Since

An Arizona appeals court has ruled that the Arizona Legislature acted within its authority when it voted to dip into a state fund meant to provide workers’ compensation benefits so that the Legislature could balance the state’s budget.The court held that because the Legislature created this fund in the first