Why slaughterhouse injuries are underreported On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | May 31, 2016 | Workers’ Compensation The government states in a new report that slaughterhouse workplace safety has improved since 2005. However, North Carolina readers may be surprised that illnesses and injuries are likely underreported and that the data federal regulators have collected likely does not represent all of the risks that workers

The link between sleep and workplace injuries On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Apr 6, 2016 | Workers’ Compensation A study of more than 1,200 people who were screened for obstructive sleep apnea at British Columbia sleep clinic has shed some light on the link between sleep and workplace injuries, and it may be of interest to North Carolina workers as well as their

Workers’ compensation and case-shifting On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Mar 22, 2016 | Workers’ Compensation When workers in North Carolina suffer an on-the-job injury, they should be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Certain types of workplace injuries, such as fractures, are easily traced to the workplace. Others, however, may be more difficult to show that they resulted from work. According to Business Insurance, doctors

What poultry workers face in North Carolina On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Nov 9, 2015 | Workers’ Compensation Although chicken has become a popular food in America, poultry workers are exposed to poor working conditions. A study from Oxfam America revealed that they work for near minimum wage and have little job security, which makes them less likely to speak out about the

Worker dies in Weyerhaeuser forklift accident On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Aug 8, 2014 | Workers’ Compensation On Aug. 4, a forklift accident at a North Carolina lumber mill resulted in the death of a 54-year-old worker. The fatal workplace accident happened at a Weyerhaeuser facility in Greenville that employs 184 people. Shortly after the fatality, the mill shut down operations so that