Recent Posts in Work Accidents & Injuries Category
Posted on Nov 23, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Safety measures have improved in North Carolina, leading to a decline in the state's workplace injury rate. According to one statistic company, 2010 saw a record low in workplace injuries. The ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
While members of the military are expected to be tough, accidents can and do happen. Just last week at one military base, two men were injured while conducting routine jumps from a helicopter. The men ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A workplace accident has prompted one state to fine the town in which it happened. After investigating the death of a 48-year-old employee, the North Carolina Department of Labor has decided to fine ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Over twenty years ago, a fire at a chicken plant took the lives of 25 employees. As one of the worst workplace accidents in the history of North Carolina, it has set an example for ensuring safe ...
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Posted on Aug 11, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Another worker lost his life last week while working on a roadway in North Carolina. Officers with the local police department were called to the scene of the construction accident where the victim, a ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A man in Hickory lost his life last week while working at the Institution Food House. According to police reports, 49-year-old Jerry Whitman was working near the loading dock at IFH when a tractor ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Even though the total number of workplace fatalities rose last year from 34 to 48 accidents, that number is still lower than the five year average of 53.2. This also represents an all time low for the ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
A mower working on the median of I-95 was killed this week when a tractor-trailer lost control on the highway. The out-of-control truck hit two safety vehicles before hitting the tractor and killing ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
Recently, the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries was released for the year 2009. The report encompassed startling statistics and some of the national key findings are detailed below: Wage, salaried ...
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Posted on May 4, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
According to the Birmingham News , Alabama resident Erica Dupree sued two different contractors (Montgomery Engineering Firm and the Russell County Water Authority.) She claims that the companies ...
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