Category Archives: Workers’ Compensation
How to Know If You Need a Work Injury Lawyer
Table of Contents: Hiring a Work Injury Attorney Areas Covered By a Work Injury Attorney Types of Work-Related Claims and Injuries What Can a Work Injury Lawyer Do? Worker’s Compensation Conclusion Hiring a Work Injury Attorney A work injury can happen when you are using company machinery or if you slip and fall while… Read More »
EMS Workers Injured In Accident
Anyone can be hurt in an accident. The random nature that characterizes such events makes them a danger to anyone; no matter what their jobs, or what their status in life. Everyone on the road is as vulnerable as anyone else. There are those out there to help others in the case of an… Read More »
Car Plows through Dollar Store, Injures Four
When shopping at the local convenience store, nobody expects to come face to grill with a vehicle. We expect that drivers on the road and in the parking lot are safe enough to not run into the building. Unfortunately, there are times when the unexpected happens. Shoppers were picking up their staples for the… Read More »
Will Your Insurance Cover This?
Everyone knows that there are hazards in most workplaces. It’s part of an employer’s job to make their employees aware of the risks. However, when you own your own business and you’re the one who is injured, it’s the insurance companies that you’ll have to battle. The family of one young man may have… Read More »
Autoclave Explosion Kills Long-Time Worker
Last month, plant worker Elaine Davidson, 56, died when a pressurized sterilization machine called an autoclave blew up at the Meggett Polymers and Composites plant on October 31st. The force of the blast blew out the door of the autoclave causing devastating injuries to Davidson, who later died at Polk Medical Center. Maintenance records… Read More »
OSHA Investigating La Grange Manufacturing Plant Following Worker’s Untimely Death
The nation’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is currently investigating the working conditions at an automotive parts manufacturing plant in La Grange. According to reports, OSHA initiated the investigation after a Sewon American employee died in May. Additionally, at least one worker reportedly filed a formal complaint with the agency regarding excessive heat… Read More »
Hartwell Manufacturing Company Fined $62,000 for 13 Purported Health and Safety Violations
A Georgia manufacturing plant was recently assessed $62,000 in proposed fines for 13 alleged health and safety violations from the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The purported violations were uncovered during an inspection at Tenneco Automotive Operating Company in Hartwell. The company apparently received one $22,000 repeat violation,… Read More »
Explosion at Bartow County Power Plant Injures Four Workers
In early April, an explosion at a Bartow County power plant reportedly left four people hurt. According to Georgia Power spokesperson Brian Green, the explosion occurred in a power house at Plant Bowen while workers were shutting down one of four coal burning units for maintenance. Following the explosion, three employees were allegedly treated… Read More »
21-Year-Old Crushed to Death in Workplace Accident at Cherokee County Marina
In January, a 21-year-old Woodstock man was tragically killed in a forklift accident at the Little River Marina on Bells Ferry Road near Allatoona Lake in Canton. According to a statement issued by the Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services, the man was performing repair work on the machine when it unexpectedly crushed him…. Read More »
61-Year-Old McDuffie County Man Dies After Being Crushed in Thomson Construction Accident
In August, an unfortunate construction accident at a fabrication shop took the life of a 61-year-old McDuffie County man. Edward Leon Chambers was reportedly working below a 600 pound overhead bridge crane hoist when it fell and struck him in Thomson. Chambers, who had recently returned to work after being laid off, was later… Read More »
