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1. Tamil Nadu: Firecracker factory blast in India state kills at least 25 - BBC

   Mostly female workers have been killed in the blast, which occurred in Tamil Nadu state... injured. The blast occurred at the Vanaja Fireworks ...

2. Employment- Arbitrator finds unfair labor practices by school - Virginia Lawyers Weekly

   Arbitration award. Injuries alleged: Lost wages and benefits, as well as interference, restraint and coercion in the exercise of employee's rights ...

3. Workers injured at BP Cherry Point refinery after reports of explosion

   Quantum Commodity Intelligence - At least three workers were reported injured in an apparent explosion at BP's Cherry Point refinery in Washington ...

4. Worker critically injured in forklift accident near Brisbane - The Sydney Morning Herald

   A horrific workplace accident has left a man critically injured south-east of Brisbane.

5. Foreign worker killed by heavy object at construction site near Acre junction - Ynet News

   An MDA team pronounced him dead at the scene. MDA paramedic Nour al-Halifa said: "We saw the worker lying unconscious without a pulse and without ...

6. Parilla Premium Potatoes convicted, fined $360k after plane propeller 'severely damaged ...

   ... employee's arm, causing "severe life-changing injuries". In September 2023, 40-year-old employee Krunal Shah was asked to board a single-engine ...

7. Mill worker seriously injured in workplace incident at Domtar's Port Alberni plant

   A spokesperson for Domtar said in a statement that the worker was injured in the Chemical Thermal Mechanical Pumping (CTMP) area during regular ...

8. Worker killed as glass panes fall on top of him in northwest Sydney - 7NEWS

   The 49-year-old was killed after heavy glass panes fell on him at a home on Valencia St, Dural, about 11.30am on Monday. Paramedics and specialist ...

9. Explosion During NREGA Work | 3 Workers Injured in Vizianagaram - YouTube

   A shocking incident was reported from Vizianagaram district, where a country-made bomb exploded during routine work, injuring workers.

10. Worker Falls From Scaffolding At Hackensack Job Site, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries

    A construction worker was seriously injured after falling from scaffolding in Hackensack Tuesday morning, May 6, officials said.