Posted on August 30th, 2010
Last Friday night, two Pennsylvania workers employed by a pyrotechnics company were injured while putting on a fireworks display after the Scraton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees minor league baseball game. The accident occurred at the PNC Field in Moosic, Pennsylvania, just out side of Scranton.
The pyrotechnics company that employed the workers was used at the stadium to produce fireworks displays after games. The names and conditions of the two workers were not released, however a family member of one of the workers told reporters that they were in stable condition. Investigators are unsure of what exactly caused the accident that injured these two workers, but will continue to look into the incident.
If you or someone you love has been injured on the job, contact the Raleigh workplace injury lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick PLLC at 919-851-3311 to learn more about your rights.
Posted on August 6th, 2010
Yesterday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced proposed fines of $16.6 million against the 3 construction companies and 14 contractors involved in the February 7th plant explosion at Kleen Energy Systems LLC in Middletown, Connecticut.
The workplace accident at the power plant construction site killed 6 workers and injured 50. The accident occurred while the company attempted to clear a supply pipe of debris using flammable natural gas.
The fines come as a result of 371 accusations of workplace safety violations, including 225 considered to be willful. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis stated, “No operation and no deadline is worth cutting corners and costing a single human life”.
Posted on June 23rd, 2010
Four Tennessee Department of Transportation workers were injured in a construction accident yesterday afternoon along Tenn. 424.
The accident occurred on a bridge the TDOT crew was repairing along Tenn. 424 in Carroll County when the crane they were using collapsed. TDOT officials still do not have details on what exactly caused the collapse that injured four workers, but will continue to investigate.
The workers have been identified as Ricky Sanders, Odell March, Richard Stone, and Ron Flemming. Three of the men were transported via helicopter to various Tennessee hospitals, and one was taken in ambulance to Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Sanders, March, and Flemming were all released from the hospital, but Stone remains at a Memphis hospital in unknown condition.
TDOT official Nichole Lawrence stated, “Our guys that were there at the time are pretty shaken up…We’re just hoping for the best that everyone recovers as soon as possible…It’s a testament to how dangerous these guys’ jobs are”.
If your or someone you know has been injured in a construction accident, contact the Raleigh construction accident lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick PLLC at 919-851-3311 to learn more about your rights.
Posted on May 28th, 2010
Two construction workers were injured after the ceiling of a UNCG dorm collapsed on two, according to a university official.
Emergency crews responded to the accident at 3 p.m. to the scene and transported two workers to the hospital with leg and knee injuries that were sustained when part of the first floor ceiling of the Mary Foust Hall collapsed on the demolition subcontractors.
Renovations were taking place on a few of the dorms on campus and inlcuding refurbishing bathrooms, replacing windows, and upgrading the fire alarms. The condition of the two men is unknown at this time.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a workplace accident, contact the Raleigh workplace injury lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC by calling 919-851-3311.
Posted on May 7th, 2010
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that an insurance company was wrong in denying coverage to an injured employee of an independent contractor under a farm personal liability policy.
According to court documents, Indiana farmers Rick and Katrina Taylor held a farm personal liability policy issued by Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Company and filed for coverage of injuries sustained by an employee of an independent contractor that was hired to paint a house, grain bin, and barn on their property. The Taylors sued Everett Cash for breach of contract after the company denied the claim citing an exclusion for workers’ compensation in the liability policy.
The court explained the case in its decision saying “on July 1, 2005, the Taylors employed independent contractor Sherlock Contract Painting… While painting, Sherlock employee Christopher Collis sustained injuries when he was shocked by an electrical wire and fell from a ladder… Collis filed a workers’ compensation claim against Sherlock.”
The court denied Everett Cash’s request for a summary judgement.
If you or someone you love has been injured on the job, you may be entitled to compensation from your employer to help cover the costs of your losses. To learn more, contact the Raleigh workers’ compensation lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC, at 919-851-3311.
Posted on April 30th, 2010
A construction worker was killed on the job at Sugar Camp Mine while installing a steel stairway. The worker was working at the mine as an employee of an independent construction company. According to the county coroner, the construction worker was working with heavy steel stairs when they came loose and hit him in the chest. He died on the scene.
Less than a year ago, another deadly accident occurred at the same mine. A worker was pouring concrete near an opening in the ground when he took a wrong step and fell 40 feet.
Construction work can be particularly risky when the appropriate safety measures are not taken to protect workers. If you or someone you love has been injured or killed in a construction accident, you may have a rightful claim to workers’ compensation for your on-the-job injuries or wrongful death. For sound legal advice and assistance regarding your injury claim and workers’ compensation rights, contact the Raleigh workers’ compensation attorneys of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC, today at 919-851-3311.
