Category: Personal Injury

Scaffolding is an essential part of construction work, giving workers easier access to higher levels of the structures they are building or repairing. But whenever you’re working from any height—and especially when you’re relying on equipment to keep you there—there’s always the risk of an accident. When scaffolding equipment fails, it can cause serious or…

Scaffolding accidents are a tragically common source of severe and fatal injuries in the construction industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that being able to scale scaffolding, ladders, or ropes is an in-demand job skill—almost 19% of jobs required it in 2017. With scaffolding being such a crucial part of construction, why are injuries…

Working in the construction industry comes with significant risks. Employers are meant to protect employees from avoidable harm, but when they fail to do so, tragedy often follows. One of the most dangerous accidents in this industry is a building collapse. Unfortunately, these are more likely to occur in partially erected buildings or those that…

You’ve suffered an injury because of someone else’s mistake—while this is a stressful and painful time, at least you’re in good company. Millions of people are injured every single year in car accidents, slip and fall accidents, and other unexpected incidents. If you’re entitled to compensation, you’ll have to deal with the other party’s insurance…

Victims of minor workplace injuries are often lucky enough to walk away with a few scratches, a bruise or two, and perhaps a wounded ego. Others suffer extremely painful crush injuries that can be devastating to bones, muscles, and organs in the affected area. In extreme crush injury cases, amputation may be required. This means…

Industrial accidents have an immediate and profound impact on employees in the vicinity. Consider the case of Hisashi Ouchi, who was exposed to radiation in a nuclear accident and lived for 83 days in excruciating pain. Or look at the Chernobyl disaster, where the initial steam explosion left two dead and over 100 staff suffered…

Workers’ compensation is intended to be beneficial for workers and companies, and the system should be easy for employees to navigate. The keywords there are should be. Even though workers’ compensation insurance is an expected expense for business owners, workers’ comp insurance companies don’t always process claims in good faith. Completely legitimate claims may be…

Being a caregiver is physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausting work. On top of that, it’s often a thankless job. CNAs, nurses, LPNs, and others in this line of work may not get any feedback from patients and family members unless it’s negative feedback. As healthcare corporations push and push to squeeze as much money as…