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It is the kind of accident that frequently becomes instant fodder for late-night television comedians. But for a woman at a General Services Administration office building who was injured when a toilet there exploded, it was no laughing matter. Her injuries required that she be rushed to a hospital for treatment. It has also caused…

Whether you work in a Denver lab or a Colorado manufacturing plant, you should be able to expect that you will be safe at work. If you do suffer work injuries, however, it is possible to file for workers’ compensation to cover your medical expenses and your lost wages while you are recovering. It is…

Throughout the United States, approximately 350,000 people work in nail salons or similar establishments. Nail technicians, 96 percent of whom are women, provide customers with manicures, pedicures and other beauty-enhancing services. Unfortunately, the work these people do may be putting them at risk for developing serious occupational diseases. Every day, nail technicians work with nail…

Many young people in Colorado would love a chance to work with ice cream and frozen yogurt, but the frozen treat business isn’t always as sweet of a deal as it may seem, sometimes employees can find themselves in sticky situations. A 21-year-old worker at a frozen yogurt store found out about that the hard…

The telecommunications giant, Verizon, was recently sanctioned by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA imposed fines of more than $140,000 for safety violations on the company following the death by electrocution of one of the company’s technicians last year. The fines were the highest OSHA had in its power to impose. Though the…

Highway 50, east of Avondale, was closed after a three-vehicle crash injured five and fatally wounded a sixth. An ambulance on its way to Colorado Springs with a patient onboard struck an Xcel Energy pickup truck that was attempting to make a left hand turn. The ambulance clipped the back bumper of the truck, sending it…