Archive for the ‘Workplace Injury’ Category
Commercial Fisherman Rescued By Coast Guard Off Massachusetts Coast
On August 23, 2011, notice was received at 8:30 A.M. at the Coast Guard station in Woods Hole, Massachusetts (the gateway to Cape Cod) from a fishing vessel regarding a crewmember who was suffering from stomach pain and possible internal bleeding. Coast Guard medical personnel were consulted and ordered immediate Medevac to a land-based medical facility. The fishing vessel was located about fifty miles southeast of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. A MH-60T “Jayhawk” helicopter was deployed from the Coast Guard Air […]
January 9, 2013
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Posted in: Maritime Injury, Recreational Boating Injuries and Death, Workplace Injury
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Prevalent in Victims of Orthopedic Trauma Study Shows
Orthopedic injuries are commonly suffered by Maryland drivers, pedestrians, and workers. Car wrecks, falls, heavy lifting in the workplace, and sports related injuries often result in back, neck, and shoulder trauma. While these injuries are difficult enough to overcome,
January 9, 2013
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Posted in: Negligence, Vehicle Collisions, Workplace Injury
State of Indiana Agrees to Pay $5 Million Dollars in State Fair Stage Collapse
According to recent news reports, the Attorney General of the state of Indiana has indicated that the state will pay $5 million dollars in compensation to the victims of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse. The tragic incident occurred on August 13, 2011, when high winds blew over the stage at the fair, an annual event held in Indianapolis. Seven people were killed and dozens more were injured. The Attorney General has indicated that $5 million dollars is the maximum […]
January 9, 2013
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Posted in: Negligence, Workplace Injury
Fatal Carroll County Collision Makes Its Way to Maryland Court of Appeals
A case involving a fatal automobile accident occurring five and a half years ago is now being considered by Maryland’s highest court. On January 18, 2006 at approximately 7:30 a.m., Sergeant Michael Barclay with the Anne Arundel County Police Department drove to work from his home in New Windsor. Meanwhile Christopher Richardson, a longshoreman with Ports of America at the Dundalk Marine Terminal returned home from work after an exhausting 22-hour shift. Barclay’s vehicle travelled eastbound on Maryland Route 31 […]
January 9, 2013
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Posted in: Negligence, Vehicle Collisions, Workplace Injury
Jury Awards Almost $20 Million Dollars After Forklift Backs over Worker
A forty-three year old construction worker in Nevada was working on a construction site when he was backed into by a fourteen thousand-pound rough terrain forklift. He was pinned beneath one of its wheels. The entire forklift then rolled back over his body. As a result, the worker experienced multiple severe injuries, which included a crush injury requiring amputation of his right leg at the knee, removal of his spleen, and a traumatic brain injury. He is required to wear […]
January 4, 2013
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Posted in: Negligence, Workplace Injury
