Workplace injuries can occur at any type of employment. While there are clearly some jobs that are more dangerous than others, such as the ones like working on a commercial fishing boat, or driving a truck on icy mountain roads, accidents also happen in routine settings. For example, repetitive stress…
According to a recent news article from the Kansas City Star, one worker was killed and four others were injured when an explosion occurred at an ammunition factory. The explosion happened around 1 p.m. in a building at the plant where primer is manufactured. In a center fire ammunition casing,…
Over the past year of so, we have been hearing a lot on the news about the alarming rates of people addicted to opioid painkillers and heroin across the nation. Many cases begin with a person who suffers a work-related injury and then goes on narcotic medications to deal with…
We have all been burned at some point in our lives. Whether we are talking about being burned on the stove, suffering a moderate to severe sunburn or actually being badly burned by fire or electricity, we know just how painful burn injuries can be. For the most part, our…
Working on ladders, especially tall ladders that lead to a roof, is extremely dangerous work. While many people who do this type of work take safety for granted and do not worry too much about falling, it happens all the time. Not only do workers fall off ladders and roofs…
There is no question that working on the side of a highway or even doing roadwork in downtown Boston can be extremely hazardous. This is the reason there are so many safety campaigns that urge drivers to slow down in work zones and be careful to assure that nobody is…
In a workers’ compensation action, claimant can request money for past medical bills associated with the on-the-job injury, lost wages, future medical expenses and the cost of rehabilitation. Unlike in a civil personal injury lawsuit, the claimant cannot ask for benefits for pain and suffering. However, also unlike a civil…
In a recent case from the Oklahoma Supreme Court, an injured employee filed a lawsuit against her employer, who allegedly refused to comply with valid orders from the workers’ compensation court following an on-the-job injury. Claimant further argued that this unwillingness to follow the orders of the workers’ compensation court…
In a case from the Supreme Court of Mississippi, an employee who worked at a petroleum refinery factory was seriously injured while on the job. However, he was not technically a statutory employee, but rather a contractor. In a typical situation, a contractor would not be able to obtain workers’…
In a case from the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada, the claimant was working as construction driver for a paving company. While he was at work one day, he was driving a truck, and another worker on the job site hit his truck with a backhoe. When this…