Posts tagged worksite injuries

• Construction Crane Kills Workers

  Seth Miles | March 26, 2008 2:35 PM | 1 CommentMiami, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A 14,000 pound steel crane fell thirty-seven stories at a condominium construction site. Two workers, Terrance Hennessy, 59, and Jeremy Thornsbury, 21, were killed. Mark Simone; Emanoel Souza, 31; Theron Cook, 57, and Russell Dyer, 48 were injured. I have handled similar construction accidents in the past. Sadly, despite a host of rules and regulations, these types of accidents are becoming...

• Florida Worker's Compensation Overview

  Staff Writer | November 09, 2005 2:24 PM | 1 CommentPensacola, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  In Florida, as in most states there is a separate body of law addressing Worker’s Compensation (formerly Workman’s Compensation). Generally, Worker’s Comp. deals with an employer or the employer’s insurance company obligations regarding wages and medical bills when an employee is injured on the job. In Florida, as in most states there is a separate body of law addressing Worker's...

• 10 Most Dangerous Jobs In U.S.

  Bob Carroll | October 03, 2005 6:25 AM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Time to appreciate the risks taken by others to provide us with the goods and services we require. Start that appreciation with the 10 most dangerous jobs in the country. Workers most likely to be killed at work are not donning bullet-proof vests to capture criminals or saving victims from fire-engulfed buildings. Those of us who sit at desks need to appreciate the risks taken by others to...

• Miami Crane Collpase Kills Two and Injures Five

  Jenny Albano | March 25, 2008 6:55 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A section of a crane fell at a downtown high-rise condominium construction site in Miami and killed two of the workers and injured another five. The crane fell onto a home that the contractor used for storage. At first another worker was thought to be missing, but was later identified as one of the inured workers.Canine's surveyed the site and did not find any other trapped people. But rescue...

• No More Good Hands Allstate Auto Written in Florida

  Eddie Farah | January 16, 2008 8:13 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  It was a bit of a standoff in Tallahassee today between the state Insurance Commission Kevin McCarty and Allstate executives.Seems they were under subpoena to bring documents into a hearing. They didn't. Allstate decided the request was "irrelevant." McCarty was so angry he suspended Allstate companies from writing any new auto policies.The meeting was supposed to last two-days but was...

• Fireball Erupts at Jacksonville Chemical Company

  Eddie Farah | December 19, 2007 6:29 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  It happened just before 2 p.m.A "hellish inferno" erupted at a chemical company on the Northside of Jacksonville. As of last count, four are dead and 22 are injured many were transported to local hospitals. Tonight reports are everyone has been accounted for. More than 100 firefighters were called to the industrial facility on Faye Road and tonight there are still hot spots they are fighting....

• Construction Worker Killed in Jacksonville Parking Garage Collapse

  Shannon Weidemann | December 08, 2007 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Fourteen people were injured and one man was killed when a parking garage that was under construction in Jacksonville collapsed on Thursday. The body of the victim was discovered in the wreckage today. It is unknown why the construction accident occured. They were in the process of pouring fresh concrete at the time of the collapse. Bulin said she expected the body to be retrieved by the...

• Garage Collapse Downtown Jacksonville Injures 13 One Missing

  Eddie Farah | December 06, 2007 7:38 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  It happened around 6 a.m. this morning as workers were pouring cement to be used for the new Berkman Plaza II tower.On the fifth and sixth floor of a parking garage next to the area the levels of the walls began collapsing like dominos. Tne entire structure fell upon itself and it looks like a bomb went off.Because it happened at 6am during a shift change, worried loved ones are desperately...

• Warning: Watch Out for Black Friday

  Eddie Farah | November 21, 2007 6:33 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The day after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday- the day for stores to open their doors to bargain shoppers looking for holiday discounts.Two years ago it was more than a discount that Cecelia Brannen found. She and her husband were at the Wal-Mart in Starke trying to buy a laptop computer for their daughter.Cecelia was second in line, things looked good. Then she was pushed and pushed...

• Federal Posting Requirements

  Robert Blanchard | November 21, 2007 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  One impediment to an injured worker receiving fair compensation is the employee lack of knowledge about the laws an rules that apply in the workplace. If an injured worker does not know that there should be compensation for certain injuries (carpal tunnel syndrome, for example), the claim for benefits may not be timely filed. Interestingly, Federal law requires the posting of information about a...