Fed-OSHA investigated North Carolina USPS plant after amputation incident

Fed-OSHA has announced it inspected a Greensboro, North Carolina postal facility following an incident in late September in which the arm of a mechanic was amputated after coming into contact with a machine that had a safety guard removed. WFLA

Former MLB pitcher dead at 44 after falling off ladder at his home

Former MLB pitcher Odalis Pérez died Thursday night after he fell off a ladder in his home. Pérez played for both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals. Fox News

Relatives identify man fatally injured at water plant construction site in Wichita

Fed-OSHA is investigating the death of a 55-year-old man who was killed while working at a new water plant under construction in Wichita, Kansas. The employee was a superintendent for a company that is a subcontractor on the Wichita Water Partners team hired by the city. Hays Post

Avoiding costly eye injuries on the job

Hundreds of thousands of American employees—and not just those in construction or industrial settings, but also office employees dealing with eyestrain related to desktop, tablet or smartphone screen use—suffer an eye injury on the job each year. It costs an estimated $300 million collectively for medical care, lost productivity and workers’ compensation. The good news is about 90 percent work-related eye injuries can be prevented. Leader-Call

Jury decides asbestos in brake drums caused man’s mesothelioma, awards $20 million

A jury last week determined Ford brake drums containing asbestos caused a man to develop mesothelioma 53 years later and awarded him and his wife $10 million each. Attorneys for the 76-year-old argued Ford officials knew the asbestos-laden brake drums the plaintiff was installing from 1960 to 1968 contained asbestos and were hazardous, but ignored the danger. He was diagnosed in 2020. St. Louis Record