Worker killed at meat distribution center by blender

One man is dead following a tragic and heart wrenching workplace accident that could’ve been easily prevented. In addition, 41-year-old, Hugo Avalos-Channon was killed in April 2013 when he was cleaning a meat blender at Oregon based, Interstate Meat Distributors. Likewise, Avalos-Channon was cleaning the blender when for unknown reasons he fell, just as…

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Meyerkord & Kurth nets over $50,000 Settlement in Slip and Fall Case

A client sustained a serious injury when he fell at a commercial business in downtown St. Louis. The step was considered a “dangerous condition” which may have been prevented, according to an engineer, by posting warnings. The commercial land owner should have barricaded, remedied, or warned patrons of the existence of the dangerous condition. As a result, the client received a substantial settlement for his injury.

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