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Jun
The Dangers of Heavy Machinery
Whether it’s handling nail guns, jackhammers, bulldozers, cranes, or even forklifts, there are several dangers that can be associated with handling heavy machinery. Nonetheless, it is customary for construction workers to use these kinds of tools while they are on the job. An inju...
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Jun
Electrocution from Unfinished Electrical Systems
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), electricity has been recognized as a serious work place hazard that accounts for as much as 5% of work place fatalities. Electricity exposes employees to serious injuries such as electric shock, electrocution...
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Jun
Trench Collapse Deaths Have Doubled in 2016
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that the number of trench collapse related deaths reported in 2016 has more than doubled. This is a surprising and disturbing statistic. Deaths due to trench collapses can easily be prevented if the guidelines set...
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Jun
What Is A Bifurcated Trial And How Can It Affect Your Construction Accident Case?
Millions of people across the United States go to work five or more days a week at over a quarter of a million construction sites. These laborers routinely work near excavations, scaffolding, exposed electrical wiring, and a variety of other construction-related dangers. On scaffol...
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Jun
Hit and Run–Car slams Into Pedestrians in Times Square
On May 18, 2017, around 11:54 a. m. , Richard Rojas was arrested when he was driving south on Seventh Avenue through Times Square and struck a series of pedestrians. Police have announced that the hit and run has killed an 18-year-old woman and has injured 22 other people. The inju...
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Jun
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are the cause of or contribute to about 30% of all injury-related deaths. The leading causes of TBIs are falls (47%), being struck by or against an object (15%), and motor vehicle crashes (14%). What makes these injuries so dangerous is that a lot...
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Jun
Proving Emotional Distress–Things to Consider
The intentional infliction of emotional distress is a very real and serious claim, but unfortunately, it is one of the most difficult injuries to prove. Emotional distress is defined as conduct that is so extreme and outrageous in nature, that it goes beyond all possible bounds o...
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Jun
Don’t Get Caught In or Between–Construction Hazards
According to OSHA, the Construction Industry accounts for about 23% of the fatalities involving caught-in or between hazards. Occupational fatalities caused by caught-in or between hazards are serious, and may even be fatal. These injuries can be prevented. This list will help you...
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Jun
What Are The Main Causes Of Accidents On Construction Sites?
Across the United States, millions of wage-earners work in the construction industry and go to a construction site five or more days a week. Construction is one of the most dangerous lines of work there is. In fact, construction workers sustain considerably more injuries than peo...
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17
Jun
Medical Malpractice From Inaction
Medical malpractice happens when a doctor or a nurse makes a medical error that falls below the “accepted standard of care. ” Generally, this standard of care is measured against the care that would have been provided by another medical professional in the same field. Medical malpr...
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