Recent Posts in Workplace Injuries Category
Posted on Apr 7, 2012 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Tragedy struck in Fort Mill last week when a man lost his life on the job. As with any workplace accident , the incident is being investigated by multiple parties. The victim, 59-year-old R.B., was ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2012 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
A workplace injury can happen to anyone, anywhere, in any line of work. Read the statistics below to learn more about workplace injuries and you'll see how prevalent wounds of this nature are in ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2012 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Tragedy struck at a metal recycling plant last week in Savannah, Georgia. A young man lost his life on the job, prompting OSHA to investigate working conditions at the plant. What the OSHA official ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2012 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Social media is being used for much more than checking up on peoples' statuses these days. It has been brought into courtrooms across the country, such as the court that is reviewing a case of ...
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Posted on Dec 29, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Tragedy struck at a steelmaking business when an employee became stuck between two stainless steel coils. While the company is not releasing any additional information about the employee or the ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
A swimming pool contractor was seriously injured when his leg became entangled around a cement truck auger. The young man was apparently attempting to fix a clogged feed line in the cement truck. In ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
In Atlanta, Georgia, recent statistics released by researches show that work-related injuries have decreased in 2010. However, throughout the majority of the country, the number of on-the-job injuries ...
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Posted on Sep 12, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
According to news sources, a serious workplace accident claimed the life of a 34-year-old employee on Monday, September 12, 2011. Police responding to the scene of the accident said that the incident ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
In the Northeast, it has been reported that a commuter railroad company was ordered to pay over $142,000 in monetary damages to a worker who was allegedly denied a promotion after he suffered a knee ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
While an older man was seriously injured three years ago in a workplace accident , the company responsible is just standing trial for the incident this month. The workplace injury happened on March 4, ...
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