A construction worker was recently seriously injured when he was hit by a heavy beam while working a job site in New York. Authorities reported the beam was suspended about two stories off the ground by riggers who were working on a the construction of a fairly large building. The…
In some of the worst types of on the job accidents, claimants are killed or suffer a severe personal injury. A severe personal injury in a Boston workplace accident can include the amputation or loss of function in a hand, arm, leg, foot, finger, or toe. In addition to the…
There is no need to prove any fault on behalf of an employer to collect workers’ compensation in Boston, and it would not matter if there was fault on the part of the employer. The system was set up to be no-fault. All that is necessary is to establish that…
In a typical workers’ compensation case in Boston, claimant is working and gets injured. Once claimant is injured, he or she should immediately inform a supervisor of the workplace accident. This is essential because if the supervisor doesn’t report the accident there will be no record of claimant being injured.…
Bone injuries that occur while on the job can lead to a considerable amount of time out of work, as well as some complex litigation in a Boston workers’ compensation case. Common types of bone injuries include: Stable fracture Open/ compound fracture Transverse fracture Oblique fracture Comminuted fracture In workers’…
In most injuries that happen to employees on the job in Boston, the worker will miss some time at work, receive medical treatment and then return to work. However, there are some cases of on-the-job injuries where the claimant suffers a permanent loss of function to a particular body part,…
In Baker v. Workers Compensation Appeals Board, a case from the California Court of Appeal, claimant was initially injured while working as a construction laborer. While this case deals with a lump sum payment of benefits and his disability rating, this would be a good time to discuss a major…
Electrical General Corp. v LaBonte In a recent case from the Maryland Court of Appeals, which is the state supreme court for that jurisdiction, a claimant was originally injured while he was at work for his employer. The accident occurred when he caught a ladder that was falling. He caught…
Electrical burns can cause serious injury, and may result in substantial time off work. If it happens on-the-job, you may be entitled to compensation. The Echo Park Patch reported recently two workers were seriously injured while working in an electrical vault. An electrical vault is an underground room or chamber, typically made of…
What does it mean to be an “employee” for the purposes of obtaining workers’ compensation? A recent case from the Nebraska Supreme Court deals with the issue of defining what it means to be an employee for the purposes of obtaining workers’ compensation. In that case, putative employer was the…