Four Workers Injured in 50-Foot Fall After Scaffolding Collapsed
Construction sites contain many hazards. The workers are consistently at risk of suffering injuries, illness, and even death. They must perform proper safety procedures, including wearing protective equipment and handling tools, materials, and chemicals with caution, and performing regular safety checks before, during, and after construction. However, accidents can still happen on constructions even with […]
Train Hits Front-End Loading Tractor Sending Operator to the Hospital with Injuries
On February 3, 2021, a train front loader collision sent a worker to the hospital with injuries. A Norfolk Southern freight train hit the loader while it was on the property. The operator was a Norfolk Southern employee. On impact, the worker was ejected from the loader, which lead him to be taken to the […]
Construction Worker Killed After Buried and Trapped in a Trench Collapse
Construction work and construction sites involve potential risks and dangers that can cause the workers to suffer injuries or lose their lives. Heavy objects may fall, tools and equipment may malfunction, failing to following safety procedures and techniques, shock or electrocution, and the collapse of buildings and structure are a few types of accidents that […]
Construction Worker Who Had His Lower Leg Amputated After a Construction Injury at an Amusement Parks Wins a $2.75 Settlement
Construction worker Anthony Dos Santos was working at an amusement park in 2014, when he was injured after his foot was run over by a forklift. Santos was holding a rope that controlled the movement of a structural column suspended by the forklift. Suddenly the forklift stopped, which pulled the construction worker in front of […]
Head-On Collision with a Garbage Truck Sends 19-Year-Old to the Hospital by Ambulance
On January 26, 2021, David M. Bortmes was driving a waste management truck in the Neshannock Township in Pennsylvania when his vehicle and a Honda Civic collided. The driver of the Honda was 19-year-old Daniel Thomas Minenok, The truck driver was not injured; however, Minenok was transported by ambulance to the hospital and underwent several […]
Truck Driver Paralyzed by Head Injury at Construction Site Settles Lawsuit for $17 Million
Paralysis occurs when a person suffer neve damage to the nerve cells around a body part and interferes with the communication back and forth between the body part and the brain. As a result, the person losses strength and control to move a muscle of group of muscles. Individuals may varying degrees and forms of […]
Building Owner Settles Personal Injury Lawsuit for $825K Settlement to a PSE&G Worker Who Fell Through a Building’s Basement Steps
In 2013, Charles McGruder an employee of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSE&G) was reading a meter located below a convenience store in Elizabeth, New Jersey. After reading the meter, he climbed a set of the building’s wooden steps to leave. The steps crumbled, and he tumbled several feet. He suffered several injuries from the fall […]
Pennsylvania Car Salesman Killed at His Car Lot After Co-Worker Runs Him Over With A Heavy Loader
In October 2020, Randall Scot Mack was killed at his Pennsylvania used automobile lot when a co-worker ran over him with a heavy loader. The co-worker operating the loader did not see Mack as he was backing up. He thought he had run on a tire but saw Mack on the lying on the ground. […]
New Jersey Man Awarded $725,000 for Workplace Injury Caused by Cement Block
Keith Zabielski was working on a construction crew in the Philadelphia suburb Willow Grove in 2017 when he was seriously injured by an improperly restrained concrete block. He sued the general contractor, Just Right Construction, and its employee, Martin Russell for damages in excess of $2.1 million for medical expenses, lost earnings and pain and […]
Snowy Weather Contributes to Workplace Injuries
The tri-state area was hit with the season’s first major winter storm with December’s unofficially named Winter Storm Gail. The Nor’easter dumped several inches of snow over South Jersey with some places in the northern part of the state receiving as much as a foot, ending the area’s snow drought. Snow and ice are inconvenient […]