As reported on kansascity.com, a 21-year-old Store Clerk was fatally shot by a Customer. The murder of the clerk was the result of a currency dispute; the Customer tried to make a cigar purchase with money that was in bad shape. The Clerk refused the payment. According to the account, “the Customer pulled out a… Continue reading STORE CLERK KILLED OVER UNACCEPTABLE CASH PAYMENT: INJURED WORKERS IN THE NEWS, #106
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City Worker Dies After Being Electrocuted in a Cherry Picker: Injured Workers in the News #69
A sad story comes out of Houston, Texas. During election season, a Parks and Recreation Department Worker suffered a work-related injury- electrocution- and died. Foxnews.com News reports offer sparse information. Thus, we will create a hypothetical and assume that the electronic voting system was the source of the electrocution. The death, in an of itself,… Continue reading City Worker Dies After Being Electrocuted in a Cherry Picker: Injured Workers in the News #69
IWITN #45: A Tragic Shooting Death & Injury Of Subway Employees
It is reported that one Subway Sandwich Artist was tragically murdered and that another was shot at an Atlanta Subway Sandwich Store. A customer, upset over too much mayo being placed upon a sandwich, reportedly became violent and fired shots. The tragedy is made worse as the son of the deceased worker was present. Dailymail.com… Continue reading IWITN #45: A Tragic Shooting Death & Injury Of Subway Employees
SECURITY GUARD TRAGICALLY MURDERED IN OAKLAND: INJURED WORKERS IN THE NEWS #3:
A brazen attempted robbery of news camera equipment led to a Security Guard’s murder. While working for Star Protective Agency, the Guard was assigned to an on location KRON news team. While doing so, he was shot in the abdomen and died. It is reported that he was married, has two children, and has three… Continue reading SECURITY GUARD TRAGICALLY MURDERED IN OAKLAND: INJURED WORKERS IN THE NEWS #3:
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN THE NEWS #11, A FATAL TRAGEDY THAT OCCURRED IN DRAMATIC FASHION
A Bolshoi Theater had a tragedy occurred when an actor was crushed to death when a set backdrop fell upon him. The actor was 37 years old. It is reported that former Bolshoi performers condemned the working conditions. According to the story, “Nikolai Tsiskardze, a former principal dancer at the theatre, told Russian newspaper Komsomolkaya… Continue reading WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN THE NEWS #11, A FATAL TRAGEDY THAT OCCURRED IN DRAMATIC FASHION