Last week, President Obama signed an order asking all federal agencies to improve their safety standards and reduce injury and illness in their employees over the next four years.

By 2014, federal workplaces should have reduced the number of injuries a year, reduced the time it takes to review a claim, and sped up employees' returns to the workplace if they do become injured.   

"Many of these work-related injuries and illnesses are preventable, and executive departments and agencies can and should do even more to improve workplace safety and health, reduce the financial burden of injury on taxpayers, and relieve unnecessary suffering by workers and their families," stated Obama.

If you or someone you love is seeking workers' compensation, contact the Cedar Rapids workers' compensation attorney Pete Leehey at 319-294-4424 to learn more about your rights. 

J.E. Adams Industries, a Cedar Rapids company, has been cited by the state under the Iowa Occupational and Safety Health Act. The company makes parts for self-service car washes, according to KCRG.

An accident occurred on May 4, and a man, 43, lost part of his hand on the job. According to KCRG, the company "allegedly failed to provide point of operation guards for a machine that a 43-year-old man was operating when he was injured." The fine for a violation of this magnitude is $2,500. It also requires that the company install the point of operation guards by the 23rd of August.

The company has the right to protest the violations and fine within 15 days of receiving the ticket. After that, everything is final.

Workplace accident are serious. They can leave you severely injured, permanently maimed, or worse. If you or someone you know has been injured on the job, contact an experienced Cedar Rapids Workers' Compensation Lawyer at the Pete Leehey Law Firm, P.C., by dialing 877-209-9452.

One man is dead and another man reamins injured after a tragic truck accident Monday.

72-year-old Robert Lee Anderson was heading north on U.S. 61 in Muscatine County with his backhoe. This is when 76-year-old Robert Earl Starbuck crashed into the back of Anderson's backhoe, according to Iowa State Police. The Quad City Times reports, "The incident occurred at 11:46 a.m. at mile marker 99."

Anderson, from Muscatine, Iowa, died on the scene from injuries he sustained during the crash. Starbuck, from Clinton, Iowa, was, "transported to Genesis East Medical Center in Davenport," according to The Quad City Times. His injuries are currently unknown.

KCRG-TV reports, "One man was hurt when his motorcycle collided with a car early this afternoon in northeast Cedar Rapids." The motorcyclist has a shoulder injury and limped into Casey's Store to report the accident. An ambulance was later called to take him to the hospital.

According to KCRG-TV, "The crash happened around 12:45 p.m. on Council Street NE, just south ofBlairs Ferry Road NE. Lt. Jeff Hembera said the driver of the car pulled into the motorcyclist’s path, causing the wreck." The driver said he did not see the motorcyclist because of heavy traffic. The car had minor damage, including the loss of the driver's side mirror.

Authorities are thankful the biker was wearing a helmet.

If you or someone you know has been injured on a motorcycle in a multiple-vehicle crash, call an expert motorcycle lawyer at the Pete Leehey Law Firm, P.C., by dialing 877-209-9452.