Initially, Nike had refused to pay any compensation or severance to the laid off workers, believing that it was the responsibility of their subcontractors, Hugger and Vision Tex.  However, after pressure from university and student anti-sweatshop groups, Nike Inc. decided to make a deal with the workers’ union Central General de Trabajadores de Honduras.

Nike will also cover the cost of enrolling the laid off workers in Honduras’ national health care program for one year.

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The order asks that in four years agencies will have cut the number of employee injuries and illness incurred on the job, as well as the amount of time spent to review a claim.  ”Many of these work-related injuries and illnesses are preventable, and executive departments and agencies can and should do even more to improve workplace safety and health, reduce the financial burden of injury on taxpayers, and relieve unnecessary suffering by workers and their families,” stated Obama.

In 2009, 79,000 new claims were filed by federal employees and over $1.6 billion was spent by the federal government on workers’ compensation.

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VA officials changed disability benefit regulations so that now, veterans only need documentation that they served in a war zone and an honorable discharge.

Josh Callahan of the Boise VA Medical Center stated, “Before this change, a soldier who had been in combat could get benefits, but others had more trouble, even if they had the diagnosis”.

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North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry was on site to present the award to the department.  She praised them for looking out for fellow coworkers and stated, “It’s really that simple- be your brothers’ and your sisters’ keepers”.

The department has a record number of 871,000 man hours without lost-time injury, which they hope to bring up to 1 million later this month.  Furthermore, the number of recorded injuries fell from 69 in 2001 to 24 in 2009.

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The accident occurred on a weapons range during short-range live-fire training.

The two employees were working as range maintenance technicians at the time of the accident.  As range maintenance technicians they set up and control targets on weapons ranges, as well as record damage to range equipment and facilities.

57-year old Edward L. Jenkins died after the shooting accident at Womack Army Medical Center.  Another contractor, 27-year old Daniel R. Aliff, was also injured and was treated at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.

Our utmost sympathies go out to Jenkins’ family and friends.

The accident occurred at the Avenue M station on lines B and Q after the subway contractor began to unload a delivery of metal panels to be used in exterior walls in the elevated subway stations.  The worker climbed on top of the delivery and began to unload them when he became unstable and had to jump off.  The panels began to slip and fell on top of him before he hit the ground.  Each panel was estimated to weigh around 1,000 pounds.

Workers who witnessed the accident say that the delivery was not tied together correctly and was overloaded at the plant.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the construction worker.

Both of the accidents occurred during the cleaning of gas-piping through either flushing pipes or venting gas.

Members of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board voted 4-1 in Middletown on Monday for a list of 18 urgent recommendations to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the National Fire Protection Association, and other organizations.

Board member John Bresland stated, “CBS investigators have determined that no specific federal workplace safety standards prohibit intentional, planned releases of natural gas into workplaces…We also determined that there are safe, feasible, economical alternatives to the unsafe gas-handling practices that caused this accident”.

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The man, 53-year old Manuel Rosario, was working at the aerospace company Hughes-Treitler in Garden City on Long Island when the machine he was using shut suddenly before he could move his hands out of the way.  Rosario is left with his two thumbs and part of his right pinkie.

A spokesperson for Hughes-Treitler’s parent company, Ametek Inc., confirmed there was an accident but offered no further details.  The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the accident to determine what caused the equipment malfunction.

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The accident occurred on a bridge the TDOT crew was repairing along Tenn. 424 in Carroll County when the crane they were using collapsed.  TDOT officials still do not have details on what exactly caused the collapse that injured four workers, but will continue to investigate.

The workers have been identified as Ricky Sanders, Odell March, Richard Stone, and Ron Flemming.  Three of the men were transported via helicopter to various Tennessee hospitals, and one was taken in ambulance to Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.  Sanders, March, and Flemming were all released from the hospital, but Stone remains at a Memphis hospital in unknown condition.

TDOT official Nichole Lawrence stated, “Our guys that were there at the time are pretty shaken up…We’re just hoping for the best that everyone recovers as soon as possible…It’s a testament to how dangerous these guys’ jobs are”.

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41-year old Preston Strickland was working on a plane about two stories tall at TIMCO’s Aviation Services when he fell off the plane.  Strickland was pronounced dead at the scene.

Strickland worked for TIMCO for sixteen years and was an honored veteran of Operation Desert Storm.  ”We are truly heart-broken at this terrible and devastating loss.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to his immediate family and to all of his extended family and friends,” stated TIMCO President and CEO, Ron Utecht.

Officials are investigating exactly what caused this terrible accident.

Our utmost sympathies go out Strickland’s family and friends.