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...

• 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...

• Florida Courts Say One Thing And Do Another In Workplace Injuries

  Bob Carroll | June 17, 2006 6:24 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Almost every year the rights of injured workers are decreased. This process has many working parts. Usually, the Florida Legislature passes some reduction in the benefits available under the Florida Workers' Compensation Law. Or, it passes some procedural change in the claims process. Or, it further eliminates the ability of injured workers to bring civil actions against the wrongdoers who...

• Medieval Times But 21st Century Justice

  Bob Carroll | October 07, 2005 4:55 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The Knights of King Arthur never heard of workers' compensation. But, a Newsday article reports that today's knights are coverd by it and know how to duel in our courts. Many workers in Florida are knights in combat almost daily. I think of police officers, construction workers, bridge builders, football players and others. There are legal obligations to the injured worker. The Knights of...

• Asbestos Cases Winding Down

  Robert Blanchard | September 14, 2006 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  It has been an honor representing the many clients who found themselves injured by exposure to asbestos. Most were exposed in the workplace, working hard jobs as boilermakers, pipefitters and other jobs that were key to our country's industrialization and our success in World War II. Now with many of the offending companies out of business or just coming out of bankruptcy, most remaining claims...

• Shortage Of OSHA Inspectors In Florida

  Bob Carroll | August 31, 2006 7:30 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Thanks to Confined Space for this explanation of the lack of workplace inspections by OSHA. SHOCKED! Not Enough OSHA InspectorsFollowing the death of a construction worker who fell from the roof of the 30-story building to the sixth floor deck, Jacksonville, Florida media seem surprised that there aren't enough OSHA inspectors to ensure that workplaces are safe.According to Charles Sorenson, an...

• Injured Worker Intentionally Deprived Of Necessary Medical Care

  Bob Carroll | June 29, 2006 5:46 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The summary of the case sounds almost academic. Claims based on injuries intentionally inflicted by an insurance carrier during claims administration process are not barred by workers' compensation immunity JOSEPH THRISTINO v. CRAWFORD & COMPANY; PARTNERS IN HEALTH; TENET HEALTH CARE CORPORATION, 4th District, 31 Fla. L. Weekly D1761aBut the allegations of the complaint are far from academic. ...

• On The Job Safety As Teens Face Summer Jobs

  Staff Writer | May 18, 2006 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The ring of the final bell of the school year means many teens will file into the workplace to make some spending money at their summer jobs. Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider has compiled a list of sites that should help teens stay safe at their workplaces for the next three months and fills us in on some scary facts:Every three minutes, a teen gets hurt at work, and about 70 teens die at...