Posts tagged Industrial Accidents

• Why is the wait for Social Security disability hearings so long?

  Anneke Kurt | December 17, 2007 3:13 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Our Toledo, Ohio social security disability attorneys have seen the affects that social security disability waits have on those suffering personal injury. Organization with paperwork, frequent follow-up calls and detailed descriptions of treatment and diagnosis can help with preparedness and could prevent any extra wait time while anticipating a social security disability hearing. Social...

• Toledo, Ohio workers compensation attorney Chuck Boyk interviewed on Channel 13 ABC News

  Chuck Boyk | November 30, 2007 2:09 AM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Workers compensation fraud was the topic of a Channel 13 ABC News special investigation November 12, 2007, when Toledo, Ohio workers compensation attorney Chuck Boyk was interviewed as a workers compensation expert. When a worker is injured on the job, costs such as medical bills and lost pay are covered by workers compensation. Channel 13 went in-depth to uncover occurrences of workers...

• Rick Meshew killed in Alaska Conveyer Belt Accident

  Ward Merdes | September 24, 2007 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There was a tragic accident at a Matanuska-Susitna gravel pit on Thursday. The AP reports that Rich Meshew was killed in a conveyer belt accident. He apparently became tangled in the belt and died of related trauma. Accidents like this have been happening with greater frequency of late. It's a shame that owners /operators of such dangerous equipment fail to improve the safety of such devices....

• Talk to An Alaskan Personal Injury Lawyer ... For Free

  Ward Merdes | July 24, 2007 10:29 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Talk to a qualified Alaskan Personal Injury attorney for free. They are listed here.Most folks are scared of lawyers. With the bad press a few generate, it's no wonder.Yet, there is another side. What most people don't know, is that they can talk to a qualified Alaskan Personal Injury lawyer for free. That's right. Highly qualified attorneys are right here in Fairbanks Alaska who will take your...

• New Jersey Industrial Accident Hurts Couple

  Shannon Weidemann | May 08, 2007 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A couple using a forklift to move a printing press into a trailer were hurt in an industrial accident in New Jersey. They had been hired to move printing presses out of the old Tapco Inc. building. The trailer overturned onto the woman and her husband was thrown off the forklift he was operating. The wife was pinned under the trailer and her husband suffered a severe head laceration. Because...

• Worker Pulled From Collapsed Trench Lucky to Survive

  Jack Landskroner | March 22, 2007 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  An Akron area man was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland Wednesday after being buried to his waist in mud for more than two hours after a trench collapsed. The worker, Malcolm Ferguson, 51, of Akron, suffered broken bones in his lower leg, and possibly a large-bone break, Reminderville, Ohio fire officials said.Trench collapses can be deadly and are usually caused by a failure to...

• Sea-Tac Airport Worker Injured in Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | March 13, 2007 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A baggage handler was hurt at Sea-Tac Airport March 4th. The man works for Menzies who provides ground support for Alaska Airlines. A Menzies spokesperson said two workers were connecting a baggage tug to a cart when the tug's engine suddenly surged. The vehicle backed into the victim, pinning him against the cart.He was taken to Highline Medical Center, where he was treated for bruises and...

• Don't Wait Too Long....Time Lines for Filing Suit

  Rebecca Castell | March 12, 2007 5:32 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  There is a clock ticking from the date you are injured....and it only hurts the victim. In Ohio, and every state, there is a "statute of limitations" which governs the amount of time which a victim has to file a complaint against the individual/s or company which caused him or her harm. This time period typically begins when the individual is injured, for example, when the car accident...

• Man Injured in Foam Factory Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 21, 2007 1:17 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A man was injured in an accident at the Flexible Foam factory in Portage, Ohio. The victim, age 40, had injuries on his lower legs and was taken to Divine Savior Healthcare and then airlifted to UW Hospital. Early reports of the accident indicated a machine had malfunctioned, severing the man's legs beneath his knees. Police would not comment on the nature of the injury and said a machine had...

• Ford Worker Dies in Machine at Plant in 2nd Industrial Accident of Day

  Jack Landskroner | February 04, 2007 11:59 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Friday evening a worker at Ford's plant in Brookpark, Ohio was killed in an industrial accident when he fell into a machine. Francisco Fraticelli of Broadview Heights died from injuries to his chest, abdomen and pelvis after falling into a machine at Ford's casting plant. Fraticelli was a member of United Auto Workers Local 1250. The Union along with OSHA will be conducting an investigation ...