A picture is worth a thousand words. The company Safety Director of one construction company recently received a picture that cost quite a bit more. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), a snapshot of a construction site led to a host of safety violations. The picture may seem harmless…
Fall accidents are a common hazard in the workplace. Our West Palm Beach personal injury attorneys understand that falls can happen when simply walking, climbing a ladder or as a result of a number of workplace hazards. The truth is we’re all at risk. According the Centers for Disease Control…
According to recent statistics from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, the unemployment rate in the state for March dropped from 9.4 to 9.0. This decrease serves as the largest monthly drop in the last 20 years. We saw a drop similar to this one only back in 1992, according…
In a recent statement, U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis expressed concern about the number of workers being injured in the health care and social assistance industry. West Palm Beach injury lawyers know that healthcare professionals play a vital role in our state due to the number of…
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue recently responded to a call reporting that a landscaper had fallen off of his 20-foot ladder while working on a home on the 600 block of North Victoria Park Road. The man sustained serious injuries during the fall and was transported to Broward General Medical Center,…
A worker recently lost his hand in a construction accident in Palm Beach, according to The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach Fire Rescue isn’t sure exactly how the accident happened. Details have not been released. The worker was transported, with his hand in a cooler, to St. Mary’s Medical…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission have held Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to the full sentence and citation for inadequate crowd management. The incident at issue was the November 2008 death of a worker who was trampled by…