Workplace Injuries

• Great Day for New Jersey Police Officers and Firefighters: Supreme Court Abolishes "Firefighter's Rule"

  Mike Ferrara | March 17, 2007 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  In a signifcant victory for our police officers and firefighters, the New Jersey Supreme Court in an unanimous opinion in the case of Ruiz v. Mero, abolished the common law doctrine referred to as the Firefighter's Rule. This rule prevented first responders, such as police officers and firefighters, from recovering damages from a property owner for injuries they sustain while confronting...

• Ohio Man Killed in Kentucky Construction Accident

  Christina Cole | March 17, 2007 1:26 AM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  An Ohio man was tragically killed in a construction accident on Monday in eastern Kentucky.The accident occurred just after noon on Monday in Leslie County. Several people were working at the construction site on a log cabin when it gave way and collapsed, investigators said.Everyone one was able to escape in time with the exception of a 33-year-old man. He was trapped beneath a beam and later...

• Wisconsin man killed in fall at construction site

  Barry Doyle | March 16, 2007 8:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A Wisconsin man was killed at a construction site when he fell through an open floor hole at a building that was under construction. The height of the fall was three stories. OSHA investigated the accident and fined the company for nuerous safety violations.As a result of the fall, the man suffered fatal head injuries.OSHA regulations require that when there is a floor opening, it is either...

• Lost Leg in Train Accident Results in $7.9 Million Settlement

  Mike Ferrara | March 15, 2007 6:59 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  It's hard to believe that there are still railroad workers being injured on the job. Just recently an worker from Indiana won a $8.4 millon dollar jury verdict when he lost his leg. He was run over by a train. The jury did find the worker to be partially at fault for his injury and assessed his degree of fault at 10%. The railroad and the worker reached a settlement after the verdict...

• Lung Disease Mystery Surrounding 9/11

  Christina Cole | March 15, 2007 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  While there may not be any scientific evidence linking exposure to 9/11 dust and diseases like that of pulmonary fibrosis, it hasn't stopped the press from making assumptions and jumping to conclusions that go against science.For instance, a case involving a New York Police Officer whose son was a guest of Senator Clinton at the State of the Union just hours after his father's premature death...

• Not Following Safety Guidelines Cause Death of Worker

  Beth Janicek | March 15, 2007 8:36 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A temporary employee was not properly trained and was crushed to death, after being told, on her second day of work, to clean and unjam a large machine that cut Styrofoam. The family filed a lawsuit against her employer and the staffing agency.To meet production quotas, Insulfoam and its staffing service "removed or circumvented" safety guards used to turn off the cutting machine during...

• OSHA fines Texas demolition contractor $135,000

  Barry Doyle | March 14, 2007 11:11 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A Texas demolition contractor has been fined $135,900 by OSHA after materials fell from the 19th floor of a building being demolished and struck two of the company's employees. The general contractor on the job site was also fined.The falling materials resulted in two workers suffering fatal injuries.The fines were issued for safety violations including failing to use an enclosed chute to drop...

• Corbin CTA Plant Fire Sends Four To Hospital

  Lee Coleman | March 14, 2007 1:04 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Early Wednesday morning a fire broke out at the CTA manufacturing plant in Corbin. The fire broke out about 4 a.m. sending four workers to the hospital. It is unknown at this time the extent of the injuries. The fire was in a high risk area of the plant. The company makes thermal and acoustic insulation for use in cars and trucks. In February 2003 the CTA plant had an explosion that took the...

• General Contractor Settles Worksite Accident Case With Construction Worker

  Staff Writer | March 13, 2007 2:25 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Ronald Kustrup, an iron worker, fell 15 feet through an unguarded elevator shaft while working at a construction site in Mercer County, New Jersey. According to Mr. Kustrup's expert, the area should have been secured to prevent workers from accidentally falling in the open shaft. The general contractor and the owner of company where the construction project was being done had a non-delagable...

• Pikeville Miner Killed in Mining Accident

  Lee Coleman | March 13, 2007 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A 48 year old Pikeville man was killed Monday in a mining accident around 4:10 p.m. He was operating an excavator at Double E Augering Mine #3 in the Steele community in eastern Pike County. The machine apparently overturned, killing him. This is the first mining death of 2007, sixteen miners were killed in Kentucky in 2006. Five of those were from a methane gas explosion in Harlan County in...