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Workplace Accidents and Safety: Are You at Risk for a Work Accident?

Workplace accidents are more severe each year. Under Federal Law, your employer must comply with safety requirements to make sure all employees are safe while on the job.

The checklists below can help you assess if the environment where you work is safe. If you have been seriously injured at work, we can work with you determine your options.

Safety & Health
Powder-Actuated Tools
Protective Equipment
Flammable Materials
Hand Tools
Power Tools
Lockout/Tagout
Confined Spaces
Electrical
Environment
Walkways
Floors and Walls
Stairs
Elevated Surfaces
Hazard Communication

Act now! It is essential that you inquire about your case as soon as possible. Litigation may be the only way to receive the damages to which you may be entitled, such as medical and health care bills, lost or diminished wages, and financial compensation to family in the case of death. Your individual state's law may limit your time to bring a legal claim to protect your rights. You need to have your workplace accident claim evaluated immediately!

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see also:

Elevated Surfaces Is Your Workplace Safe? - Elevated Surfaces
Is Your Workplace Safe? - Elevated Surfaces

Protective Equipment Is Your Workplace Safe? - Protective Equipment
Is Your Workplace Safe? - Protective Equipment

History History of Work Accidents: Improvements in Workplace Safety 1900-1999
History of Work Accidents - emarkably high health and safety risks on the job

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$53 million verdict — brake mechanic suffering from mesothelioma

$13.5 million verdict — one of the very first Vioxx trial cases

$15 million settlement — man wound up a paraplegic due to negligent hospital care

$37 million verdict — 2 asbestos lung cancer plaintiffs

$47 million verdict — boilermaker who died from mesothelioma

$75 million verdict — historic consolidated trial involving men who had worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the 1940s and 1950s

$12.7 million verdict — iron worker who was injured due to unsafe working conditions

$64.65 million award — 4 asbestos plaintiffs

$17.5 million — consolidated trial of 5 mesothelioma victims

$25 million jury verdict — brake reliner

$5.8 million settlement — failure to perform timely C-Section

$30 million verdict — 7 former power-plant workers suffering from asbestos-related illnesses

$6 million settlement — pediatric malpractice case

$14 million consolidated verdict — 5 asbestos-related cancer suits: shipyards/powerhouses/construction

$8 million settlement — obstetrical malpractice resulted in neurological deficits

$3.5 million — 2 asbestos exposure cases

$600,000 settlement — motor vehicle negligence resulting in serious injury

$44 million verdict — 5 asbestos cases, including $11.6 million awarded to widow of sheet metal worker who died of mesothelioma

$1.6 million settlement — suicide after premature hospital discharge

$2.6 million settlement — ill-fitting prosthesis caused decubitus ulcers

$1.5 million settlement — construction worker fell off elevated train tracks

$750,000 settlement — defective construction equipment resulted in serious injury to worker


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