Fatal Work Injuries Decline

September 21, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

The number of fatal work injuries in 2011 in the U.S. was slightly lower than in 2010. Last year, 4,609 workers died from work-related injuries, down from a final count of 4,690 in 2010.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries released preliminary statistics.

“It’s a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done,” said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “We will continue to collaborate with employers, workers, labor leaders, and safety and health professionals to ensure that every American who clocks in for a shift can make it home safe and sound at the end of the day.”

She said that on average, 13 workers lose their lives every day, and that loss “ripples throughout” families and communities.”

 

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Billings Settles Lawsuit Over Chase, Fatal Crash

May 8, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

The family of a Billings, Mont. nurse who was killed by a drunken driver while he was fleeing police has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against the city and Yellowstone County for $400,000.

Billings attorney Chris Edwards says the settlement with the family of Lillian Stahl was reached Friday. The Billings Gazette reports the city and county will each give the family $200,000.

The lawsuit, filed by Lillian’s brother, Arnie Stahl, argued that police officers and sheriff’s deputies violated their own pursuit policies in chasing Brian Houston after an off-duty officer saw him hit a garbage can and a pickup truck.

Houston is serving a 20-year prison term for negligent vehicular homicide for the April 2008 crash.

City and county officials said neither admitted liability in the settlements.

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