The Tsudis Chocolate Co. has been sought out by the OSHA for violating safety regulations.

The O’Hara Township, Pennsylvania company is being held responsible for a workplace accident that happened last October. An employee received a head wound after a molding machine started without warning, cutting into his scalp. An eight-inch gash resulted, and nerve damage was also uncovered.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration stated that the chocolate factory was responsible for properly locking their equipment, and that the failure to do this directly resulted in the workplace accident. The fines against them total $84,150.

If you have been injured in a workplace accident, please contact the Raleigh workplace injury lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC by calling 919-851-3311 today.

State officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are currently investigating reports of fumes at an elementary school.

According to officials, maintenance crews were trying to unclog a sewer line that was backed up and were using a solvent to do so, but this allegedly did not work.

he next day, teachers claimed that they smelled a strong odor throughout the school. Workers then used fans and opened all of the school’s windows in order to alleviate the smell. Teachers then started to complain that they were feeling ill and some experienced respiratory illnesses.

If you or a loved one has been injured or become ill at work, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the Raleigh workplace injury lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick, PPLC by calling 919-851-3311.

Two weeks ago, a man who was working as a forklift operator at Jones County Cotton Gin to raise money for Christmas was injured in a workplace accident at the cotton gin.  The 62-year old worker passed away later that day from the traumatic injuries he suffered in the accident.

Emergency crews found the man conscious and lying on the ground surrounded by cotton bales that appeared to have fallen.  The bales weigh several hundreds of pounds each.

There were no witnesses to the accident.  Investigators with the North Carolina Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Division, Jones County Cotton Gin, and the company’s insurance company are looking into what caused the fatal accident.

Our utmost sympathies go out to the victim’s family and friends.

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This coming Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is Black Friday.  Accordingly, retailers across the country will be opening early and offering huge sales for consumers looking to get started on their holiday shopping.

Last Thursday, officials with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a statement encouraging retailers to implement plans that will protect their employees from being injured on the job.  In particular, the agency recommends that retailers come up with crowd management strategies.  On Black Friday in 2008, a retail store employee was killed when a mob of shoppers rushed the store and he was trampled.

The statement included a tip sheet which suggests using an online lottery for more desirable items to prevent crowd rushing or fights among shoppers, implementing additional communication systems like using bullhorns, and designating certain workers to call 9-1-1 in the case of an emergency or injury.

If you or someone you know has been injured on the job, contact the Raleigh workplace injury lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC at 919-851-3311 to speak with one of our attorneys.