Posts tagged worksite injuries

• 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...

• Dirty Secret Behind Electrical Linemen Deaths

  Bob Carroll | January 07, 2006 2:02 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Mothers, don't send your boys to be linemen.An electrical lineman's job is clearly one of the most dangerous in the United States. But the real tragedy, according to veteran linemen, family members, attorneys, and even OSHA [U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration] investigators, is that many of those deaths and horrible injuries could and should have been...

• Public Radio Covering Silicosis Claims

  Robert Blanchard | March 08, 2006 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Our firm decided not to handle silicosis claims. However, some other good firms got involved and are now being scrutinized. See the coverage at NPR.Silicosis is a deadly lung disease that industrial workers get from inhaling crystalline silica in foundries, mines, quarries and shipyards. Over the last few years, plaintiff lawyers aggressively advertised for silicosis victims, inviting them to...

• 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...

• Crane probe puts blame on steel base, source says

  Staff Writer | February 13, 2007 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  An unusual steel base probably caused a 210-foot tower crane to collapse in Bellevue last fall, killing a man, according to a source familiar with the state investigation. Investigators have determined that operator error was not a factor.The Seatle Times reported today that the state Department of Labor and Industries examined several other possible factors in the Nov. 16 accident including...

• Flagman Flattened By Cement Truck

  Bob Carroll | January 25, 2007 5:45 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The flagmen of the world keep us safe. They slow us down and guide us though construction sites. But, who is keeping them safe? Flagman hurt when he's hit by cement truckA flagman at a Fort Lauderdale construction site was rushed to the hospital this morning after being run over by a cement truck, authorities and witnesses said.It happened at the Trump International Hotel and Tower off of...

• Deaths In The Florida Workplace

  Bob Carroll | September 18, 2006 4:58 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The list of workplace deaths in the past week compiled at Confined Space underscore the need for greater attention to safety. And, sadly, features a number of Florida incidents. A sampling of the list: Weekly Toll: Death In The American WorkplaceAttendant dies after struggle with maximum security patientCHATTAHOOCHEE, Fla. - An attendant at the state's largest mental hospital collapsed and...

• Construction Accident Injures Washington Man

  Shannon Weidemann | September 29, 2007 9:02 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A construction accident in Tenino, Washington has left an 80-year-old man injured on Monday. He was working on an underground bunker being built there. He was injured in a fall from some scaffolding. The man was reportedly working on at eight-foot-tall scaffolding structure at the site on the 7000 block of Churchill Road Southeast around 1 p.m. when he fell and hit his head and neck on the...

• Construction Crane Falls Into Gulf, Injuring Operator

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-27T14:10:10 | 0 Comments Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A construction crane operator was injured on Saturday morning when the giant crane he was maneuvering fell off a barge and tipped over into the Gulf of Mexico.The operator was subsequently taken to Suncoast Hospital in Largo with minor abrasions on his head and body. No other incidental injuries were reported as a result of the crash.Initial reports did not exactly clarify why the crane toppled...

• Another Construction Worker Falls To Death

  Bob Carroll | 2006-09-26T11:27:33 | 0 Comments Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  How many times do construction workers have to fall to their deaths before proper guardrails or other barriers are put in place? The St. Petersburg Times reports another worker has died after a fall of some 10 stories.Construction worker dies in 10-story fall off liftA construction worker fell to his death Monday morning from the 10th floor of a condominium complex.Howard Theriot, 31, of St....