Year: 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) says the 24 mining fatalities in the U.S. in 2019 were the fewest annual fatalities ever recorded. Last year is only the fifth year with fewer than 30 mining fatalities in…

Brian Center Nursing Care – St. Andrews in Columbia, SC, has been cited for failing to prevent falls for its residents. This facility was profiled in one of our previous blog posts after failing to follow state reporting regulations, which…

Saluda Nursing Home in South Carolina has been cited after failing to protect a resident from abuse. Don’t Wait. Get Help for Nursing Home Abuse Today. Two Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) were helping a resident get into her bed. One CNA rolled…

Few of us ever face the kind of workplace hazards and stress that firefighters and law enforcement officers confront regularly while performing their jobs. Firefighters face doubling the risk of work-related injuries as the average worker, according to the Bureau…

At Brian Center Nursing Home Care – St. Andrews, an altercation between two residents revealed the nursing home’s cavalier attitude toward protecting residents and negligence in following state reporting regulations. Don’t Wait. Get Help for Nursing Home Abuse Today. Resident…

Numerous issues surrounding e-cigarettes have raised concerns in recent months about the dangers of JUUL and vaping products in general. The most widespread concern is the development of a serious respiratory condition known as “e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury” (EVALI)….

Lake Emory Post Acute Care in Inman, SC, has been cited for failing to protect residents from sexual abuse. A nursing home resident with a “well-documented history of sexually abusive behavior” sexually abused another resident. Don’t Wait. Get Help for Nursing Home…

South Carolina has one of the most serious drunk driving problems of any state, according to a new report released by The Zebra, an online insurance brokerage service. Almost 30 percent of all fatal car crashes in South Carolina in…