Workplace Injuries

• Three workers electrocuted when using a boom truck

  Steve Lombardi | July 20, 2009 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Today, it's about three workers who get electrocuted from an overhead power line while doing work on a college campus with a boom truck. It reminded me of my family and the work I grew up listening...

• Construction Deaths Way Up in Texas; OSHA Gets Involved

  Mike Ferrara | July 17, 2009 10:53 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Over the past four years, there has been a shocking 31% increase of construction related deaths in the state of Texas, particularly among Hispanic workers. 2007 data (the most recent available)...

• Disturbing High Court Ruling in Asbestos Case

  Jason Knowles | July 16, 2009 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  The U. S. Supreme Court has recently ruled that a Tennessee railroad worker is not entitled to the $5 million awarded him by a jury for his long-term exposure to asbestos. In CSX Transp., Inc. v....

• Minnesota Workers Companion Claims Continue To Drop

  Mike Bryant | July 15, 2009 9:36 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Consistent with findings over the last couple of years, workers compensation claims continue to drop. Minnesota's Department of Labor and Industry has released its annual Annual Minnesota Workers'...

• Updates on Atlanta Botanical Garden Walkway Collapse

  Jessica Smagacz | July 15, 2009 12:33 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  About seven months ago, a walkway collapsed at the Atlanta Botanical Garden that resulted in one death and 18 injures. Please see our past blog here. Latest update come from Atlanta...

• Building Austin, Building Injustice: Working Conditions in Austin's Construction Industry

  Lauren Cox | July 13, 2009 10:55 PM | 5 CommentsAustin, TX

  Every 2.5 days a construction worker dies in Texas, according to a recent study released by Workers Defense Project. The report Building Austin, Building Injustice: Working Conditions in...

• What Is A Statute Of Limitations?

  Michael Roberts | July 13, 2009 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  If you might have to file a lawsuit on any type of claim, whether it involves an injury from an accident, or a debt that someone owes you, it is very important to be mindful that there are deadlines...

• Playing Dirty Harry at the 7-11

  Steve Lombardi | July 13, 2009 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Robberies of Convenience Store Clerks A Des Moines robber got the surprise of his life when the store clerk pulled his own gun, aimed it and they had an old fashion standoff. The robber fled...

• Worker Injured In Framingham Construction Accident

  Chrissie Cole | July 12, 2009 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A construction worker was hospitalized Friday after suffering an injury at a New York Avenue construction site. The worker, 47, who has not been identified, was transported to UMass Memorial...

• Tighter Safety Standards Sought In Wake of Tragic Fireworks Accident

  Pierce Egerton | July 09, 2009 10:51 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  According to State Senator Marc Basnight, new legislation will be introduced next week to tighten safety standards for the handling of large quantities of fireworks. The move comes in the wake of...