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FINALLY SOME REAL FALL PROTECTION

Falls are the number one cause of serious injury and death in building construction.  An average of 40 workers are killed annually as a result of falls from residential roofs.  These deaths are...

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JAIL TIME FOR DANGEROUS EMPLOYERS IS REAL FALL PROTECTION

In addition to a successful civil lawsuit,  criminal prosecution of an employer who repeats Osha Safety Violations is a viable way to deter dangerous practices and encourage safety. In 2008 a...

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Workers’ Compensation Fraud: Qui Bono? Insurance Companies v. Injured Worker...

Worker Fraud: Recent studies show unequivocally that 98 to 99 percent of workers’ compensation claims are for legitimately injured workers who want medical attention and returned to work. Only 1-2...

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CONSTRUCTION DEATH FALLS

These are recent true stories taken from the California-OSHA Reporter: A worker fell more than 500 feet to his death from a communications tower while installing a safety ladder. A 47 year old worker...

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Electrical Shock and Electrocution

An electrical injury occurs when a current passes through the body, burning tissue and interfering with the function of internal organs. Such injuries result from contact with faulty electrical...

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Ironworker Falls and Injuries: Steel Column Falls Due to Insufficient Anchorage

Insufficient column anchorage is a primary cause of column failure and larger contributor to iron worker injuries and fatalities.  Who is to blame when a supporting beam falls in a high rise building...

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Construction accidents

Construction accidents involving fork lifts, cranes, dump trucks, loaders, backhoes, and skidders are all too frequent.  Construction equipment is often extremely heavy and very dangerous, even when...

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Your Civil Claim and Worker’s Compensation

You were injured by a third party on the job (either a subcontractor or someone else who caused a dangerous condition at your job) and your employer is paying your medical bills and temporary...

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Serious Injury on the Job

If you’ve suffered a trauma injury and you’ve broken a bone, you’d likely know it immediately. Most broken bones can heal on their own or with a cast with no long-term effects. Broken bones are not the...

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High Energy Injuries in the Work Place

Work place injuries cripple, kill, and maim employees, ruin lives and increase the cost of doing business.  One of the most devastating injuries familiar to orthopedic surgeons for workers are high...

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