Workplace Injuries

Authorities are investigating the cause of a huge explosion that occurred at Pharmachem Laboratories in Totowa shortly before dark on Aug. 2. Two workers were slightly injured in the violent blast, which almost completely destroyed the facility. According to the...

A New Jersey man died while working as a temporary employee at a sugar plant in Pennsylvania. Before his death, the 50-year-old man had been digging in clumpy sugar that was clogging a hopper. According to the warehouse manager, he had made repeated complaints to...

New Jersey residents are employed in many different kinds of dangerous jobs. Working in a warehouse, though, is definitely one of the more hazardous types of employment. The constant use of heavy machinery, including forklifts, makes workplace injuries relatively...

When construction workers are injured on the job, their injuries are frequently serious ones because of the conditions they work in -- often at precarious heights, using heavy or sharp machinery or tools, and sometimes all of the above. And when a section of an...

For people who work at inherently dangerous jobs in New Jersey, the risk of something bad happening is relatively constant. Construction workers, in particular -- whether they are working on a building or paving a highway -- face danger all the time, whether or not...

Construction workers are never that far from danger. They might not give it much thought on a regular basis, but the heights at which workers often do their jobs can make even a minor incident turn into something potentially painful and debilitating. It isn't clear if...

Some jobs that New Jersey residents are more dangerous than others. It is perhaps true that one of the more thankless jobs to do in our state is road construction. Many drivers grimace when they see the telltale orange cones and barrels on the highway, even though it...