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Archives for September 2011

Do I Need a Lawyer for a Workers Comp Claim?

Why do I need a work injury lawyer to get worker’s comp benefits? Anyone can file a workers comp claim for a work-related injury on their own. The South Carolina Worker’s Comp Commission is supposed to oversee conflicts that arise between the injured employee and the employer’s insurance company. However, even with a mediator, an injured employee is challenged to act on his own behalf against a business entity. Insurance companies have lawyers, lots of fine print and look for reasons not to pay. Workers’ compensation is their business. … [Read more...]

Who Qualifies for Workers Comp?

South Carolina Workers Compensation Attorneys Any full-time employee (working for an employer with four or more employees) who has an employment related injury and needs medical attention should be covered under workers’ compensation insurance. It doesn’t matter if the injury was a complete accident or the fault of a co-worker. The employee MUST notify his or her employer within 90 days of the injury or risk losing the right to benefits under workers compensation. (It is recommended that you record details of your accident and to whom you … [Read more...]

Seaman Injured During Testing for Crane Lift

Arturo L Fernandez was a 56-year-old seaman and engineer. One day he was working aboard a pipe-laying derrick vessel. He was testing to prove the lifting capabilities of a crane on the vessel. At the time, pad eyes had been placed on a test barge to provide adequthe right balance for the test. A pad eye is a device that a line runs through, or provides an attachment point. It usually is bolted or welded to the deck or hull of a boat. At the same time, the boat had equalizer blcoks to connect the pad eyes on the lift barge to the … [Read more...]

Mining Company fined $900,000 for Deadly Explosion

Federal Officials say a Judge in Pennsylvania ruled a mining Company in Pennsylvania must pay $900,000 in fines for a explosion that killed a miner and resulted in criminal charges against three others. The Department of Labor fines against the company are from a settlement order signed in the beginning of August. The lawsuit came from a methane explosion that killed one miner at the Buck Mountain Mine in 2006. The Mine Safety and health Administration found that the miner was killed when methane exploded in a under ventilated … [Read more...]

4.1 Million Americans Injured Every Year at Work

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, every year, more than 4.1 million Americans workers are injured on the job. Those injuries can range from carpal tunnel syndrome to a severe personal injury such as breaking a leg or sometimes even wrongful death, caused by their job. For approximately 25% people of those people, their workplace injuries and illnesses are severe enough to warrant workers compensation. Fortunately, workers' compensation laws have been created in every state to protect individuals who are … [Read more...]

Texas Employees exposed to Falling Hazards

(Texas)-The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a construction company with six safety violations after an inspection of the work site found employees exposed to several hazards while applying stucco to the exterior of a home. The OSHA report proposed penalties totaling $50,820. "This is not the first time [the company] has jeopardized the safety of its employees," said San Antonio OSHA Area Director Jeff Funke. "Exposing workers to possible falls is unacceptable and can have tragic … [Read more...]

10 Companies Recalling Gel Fuels

The Washington Post reported 10 companies are recalling 2 million bottles and jugs of the gel fuel used in outdoor firepots because of the serious risk for potential burns and exploding dangers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says the gel fuel has been connected to several dozen injuries when consumers could not tell whether the flame was still burning. Pouring more gel on a burning pot can lead to dangerous flares and severe burns. The companies recalling gel fuel: Bird Brain Inc. ofYpsilanti,Mich.; Bond Manufacturing … [Read more...]