Posts tagged worksite injuries

• Miami Crane Collapse Kills 2 - Florida Has No Regulations Dealing With Tower Cranes And Crane Operators

  Mike Ferrara | March 25, 2008 10:45 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  As incredible as it seems, 10 days after seven were killed in a New York City crane collapse, the virtually identical thing happened again in Miami. The startling news this time is that Florida does not regulate or license tower cranes and crane operators. Two workers were killed and five were injured when the crane fell 30 stories. Workplace injuries kill and injury thousands each year. ...

• Safety is Job One - Deaths at NYC Construction Site Should Not Have Happened

  Mike Ferrara | March 16, 2008 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Yesterday's tragic crane collapse in NYC killed four and injured 10. It happened in mid-town Manhattan and could have been much worse. The site at 50th Street and 2nd Avenue is a bustling mid city intersection. The crane was on the 19th floor of a 44 story condo that was being built. There had been prior violations at this work site and neighbors complained that the workers were working...

• New Jersey Senate and Assembly Pass New Wrongful Death Bill - However Governor Corzine Vetoes It

  Mike Ferrara | January 17, 2008 1:11 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The New Jersey Senate and Assembly passed changes to the state's 130 year old Wrongful Death bill. The bill then went to the Governor's desk for his signature but he refused to sign it. Under New Jersey law, his failure to sign the bill had the same effect as a veto and the bill died. It will be reintroduced again in the next session of the legislature that began last Tuesday. ...

• Nurses Exposed To Serious Dangers in Hospitals

  Mike Ferrara | December 05, 2007 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  A recent survey of 1000 New Jersey nurses found that more than 25% had a work-related injury within the last five years. 62% were exposed to hard to kill "bugs" like MRSA, 52% had back and other injuries from lifting patients, 33% experienced violence in their hospital or nursing home, 32% suffered needlestick or other exposure to blood-borne pathogens and finally, 15% were exposed to toxic...

• The Ferrara Law Firm, L.L.C.

  Staff Writer | December 04, 2007 10:25 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Since 1972 The Ferrara Law Firm, L.L.C., a New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, has protected the rights of people who have been seriously injured by unsafe products, careless doctors and dangerous workplaces. Mr Ferrara is one of the leading New Jersey personal injury lawyers. In additon, he was selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America, and Best Lawyers in New Jersey and New York. ...

• Medical Malpractice Caps In Illinois Found Unconstitutional

  Mike Ferrara | November 14, 2007 10:26 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In a terrific blow to those who hope to place artificial caps on those harmed by bad doctors, an Illinios court struck down the caps and found them to be violative of the Constitution. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Diane Larsen ruled today that Public Act 94-677, the law that imposes arbitrary caps on damages for all victims of medical negligence, violates the Illinois Constitution as an...

• Falls Are Most Common Types Of Contruction Site Injuries

  Mike Ferrara | November 14, 2007 9:04 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  According to the National Center for Personal Injury Protection and Control, one out of every 10 US construction workers is accidentally injured every year. In 2003, 400,000 people suffered construction accident injuries so severe that they were forced to miss work that same year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2005 a total of 4.2 million injuries and illnesses were reported in...

• New England Journal Of Medicine Criticizes Drug Company Gifts To Doctors - Need Full Disclosure Of The $19B Drug Companies Give Doctors Each Year

  Mike Ferrara | October 31, 2007 9:36 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The November 1, 2007 New England Journal of Medicine calls for fuller disclosure of gifts drug companies pay doctors. The article concludes that costs of industry dinners, trips, and other incentives are passed along to their patients in the form of higher drug prices. A bipartisan bill is pending in the Senate called the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. It was introduced by Senators...

• Jury Selection Begins in Horrific BP Texas Explosion Case - 15 Workers Killed and 170 Injured in Blast

  Mike Ferrara | September 01, 2007 7:36 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  In March, 2005 one of the most serious refinery explosions in history occurred at the BP (NYSE: BP) refinery in Texas City, Texas. It killed 15 and injured 170. To BP's credit, they have accepted personal responsibilty for what happened and have paid over $2 billon to those harmed and the families of those who died. This trial involves five cases that have not settled and is the first...

• Construction Collapse in Mall North of Boston - No One Seriously Hurt

  Mike Ferrara | August 26, 2007 11:49 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The Northshore Mall in Peabody has ducked a tragedy. The existing Macy's is being demolished and will be replaced by a Nordstrom's. During the early morning demolition, a chimney collapsed and destroyed some existing stores. There was only one minor injury. If it had happened several hours later when the stores were full, the result would have been horrendous. It is still...