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Five Things You Need To Do After A Work Injury
If you’ve ever been hurt in an accident — whether a car accident or work accident — it is common that you don’t even realize that you were injured until some time after the accident. It may be hours or…
Tower Climber Fatality Numbers Call for Greater Scrutiny of Contractor Safety
Between 2003 and 2011, approximately 100 tower climbers died in workplace accidents while working on maintenance of cell phone, radio and other network towers. Approximately 50% of these workers were working on cell phone tower sites. Yet, the Occupational Safety…
Posted in Construction Accidents, Personal Injury
OSHA Cites Lancaster, Massachusetts Company For Work Fatality
On May 7, 2012, OSHA announced that it issued a willful citation to a Lancaster, Massachusetts packaging manufactuer in connection with the death of a company employee. The OSHA citation alleged 12 safety violations. The incident happened last November, 2011. The employee…
Third-Party Pain & Suffering Not Subject To Workers Comp Lien
In a recent case, Curry v. Great American Insurance Company, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that verdict and settlement allocations for pain and suffering are not subject to the workers compensation insurer’s lien under MGL c. 152, s. 15. Curry involved…
Report Documents Lax Construction Safety Standards at AvalonBay
A report on the lack of adherence to safety standards at REIT giant AvalonBay should be compulsory reading for construction workers and Boston construction accident attorneys. The report titled Troubling Developments – The History of Safety Problems, Law-Breaking Contractors and Unaffordable Health Insurance…
Posted in Construction Accidents
Construction Accident Injures Three Workers in Boston, MA
Three construction workers were injured last Friday, September 23, 2011, when hundreds of pounds of rebar fell on them briefly pinning them. The workers were inside a pit preparing the foundation of an 18 story office tower that was under construction. As…
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