A man that sustained serious life-altering injuries in a workplace accident was awarded $15.2 million by a jury in Cook County, Illinois on Thursday. Thomas Neuhengen, a 33-year-old Army veteran, suffered injuries to his left foot when it was crushed by a forklift in 2012. Neuhengen was employed by Hemle Machine Co. as a…
A construction worker was injured in a work-related accident when she was struck by a vehicle in a construction zone. The accident happened on Wednesday afternoon in Paducah, Kentucky. The female worker, 39-year-old Amanda Taylor, was handling the responsibilities of the flagger when she attempted to stop a vehicle at approximately 3 p.m. The…
A fatal workplace accident occurred yesterday at the construction site for the Minnesota Vikings Stadium and upon investigating, the roofing company has had several safety violations in the past few years. On Wednesday, an employee from Berwald Roofing Co. fell from the roof to his death and another worker was seriously injured in Minneapolis….
A woman from Texas is lucky to be alive after being injured in a horrific workplace accident. On June 24th, 34-year-old Reyna Gonzalez was working at a recycling facility in Dallas when her hair was caught in a conveyor belt. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and as the machine grabbed her…
It was a sad day for IndyCar racing fans because one of their own died in a tragic and somewhat freakaccident. Furthermore, 37-year-old, Justin Wilson died during the Verizon IndyCar Series race at Pocono Raceway on Monday when he was hit in the head by a flying chunk of debris. The chunk of debris…
Tragically aworkplace accident has taken the life of an ironworker in Massachusetts. Furthermore, 54-year-old Lawrence O’Leary died Friday at a hospital due to injuries he sustained in a fall that happened while on the job two weeks prior. The tragic workplace fall happened when O’Leary fell 40 feet inside a parking garage at Logan…
A work-related accident in Jefferson County, Illinois has taken the life of a logging worker. On Tuesday morning, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department responded to calls regarding a work-related accident around 8:02 a.m. According to authorities, 20-year-old worker Quentin Levi Douglas Campbell was severely injured when a tree fell on top of him near…
In New Madrid, Missouri on Tuesday, a molten metal explosion occurred at Noranda Aluminum, and has since prompted OSHA to investigate. Furthermore, theexplosion happened at the cast house portion of the plant, and according to the OSHA spokeswoman, she is now in the process of interviewing workers and assessing the damage. Now, OSHA will…
One of the most dangerous occupations in the country is a construction worker. On Monday evening, aconstruction worker was injured after she was struck by a vehicle shortly after 6 p.m. A 31-year-old female, Jennifer Huels, was operating the ground service machinery for an on-ramp to Interstate 64 at the time of the accident….
An overnightworkplace accident tragically killed a 19-year-man Wednesday night. In addition, the fatal workplace accident happened at a Pontoon Beach, Illinois business. Furthermore, Zachery Boland was killed at the Saddle Creek Corporation after he fell and hit his head while on a forklift. At the time of the workplace accident Boland was loading appliances…