Workplace Injuries

• Man killed in plant explosion, sparks or static electricity?

  Steve Lombardi | November 18, 2009 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  In Columbia County, Wisconsin a 47 year old man died Sunday October 18th, in an explosion in the American Packaging Corporation plant, according to the Wisconsin State Journal news source. Jeffrey...

• Texas A&M construction site at Zarzamora St. and Loop 410 Ditch Collapse

  Steve Lombardi | November 16, 2009 11:01 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  A 45-year-old construction worker was in a construction site ditch while co-workers were removing a tree. As they pulled the tree out the ditch collapsed trapping the man in the ditch and burying...

• The Great Insurance Lie?

  Greg Jones | November 13, 2009 10:46 AM | 1 CommentCharlotte, NC

  Have a worker’s compensation case? Let me guess, the adjuster has told you there is no reason to hire a lawyer because worker’s comp benefits are limited and you’ll only end up...

• Campaign Sheds Light on Importance of Worker Safety

  David Mittleman | November 12, 2009 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  As a worker, you should be able to go to work without fearing for your health or safety. Nevertheless, worker safety is an issue that is often ignored. However, the 16 Deaths Per Day campaign is...

• Injuries in the Workplace are Often Swept Under the Rug

  Rick Shapiro | November 12, 2009 12:11 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  For some reason work related injuries are somehow disregarded and not given enough legal attention and there are many logical reasons for this. More than likely it is because workers and /or...

• Injury, Death When Boom Lift Falls In Kansas City Crane Accident

  Brett Emison | November 10, 2009 5:27 PM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Kansas City Star reported that one man was killed and another critically injured when a boom lift or crane toppled over this afternoon at the site of Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in...

• Can homicide be a workers compensation case in Iowa?

  Steve Lombardi | November 05, 2009 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On Thursday October 8th John Versypt of Cordova Ill. was found in a common area hallway with a gun lying next to him. Mr. Versypt owns rental units in the complex and was reportedly in Iowa City,...

• Death at Calaveras Lake

  Beth Janicek | November 02, 2009 6:14 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  For the second time this year, someone working on the new CPS Energy coal plant on Calaveras Lake fell to their death. In January, a scaffolding builder with Calaveras Power Partners, died in an...

• Two Workers Injured as NY School Roof Collapses

  Paul Napoli | November 02, 2009 2:53 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 2, 2009 The roof of a Pelham elementary school collapsed Saturday afternoon, injuring two construction workers. Colonial School at 315 Highbrook Avenue in Pelham was undergoing a...

• Yes…you still have a case even if you’ve been fired.

  Greg Jones | November 02, 2009 2:29 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  I have a number of injured worker’s who call seeking my representation but don’t believe they have a worker’s compensation case because they have been fired by their employer. My...