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Construction Worker in Lowell, Massachusetts hurt by bricks from 4th-story collapse

Legal news from Texas construction-site accident attorney Michael Grossman:

A construction worker was injured on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010, while he was working to secure a wall on a building slated for demolition. Around 11:00 a.m., the worker was hit by falling bricks from a structure collapse four stories up... read more

Posted by: Construction Injury Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/29/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Construction worker Jeremy Rose fatally injured in work site fall

Legal news from work fall injury attorney Michael Grossman:

A Sure Steel employee lost his life after falling 18 feet on a job site near Pahoa Village, Hawaii on Thursday, January 21st, 2010. 34-year-old Jeremy Rose, of Ohio, suffered a severe head injury... read more

Posted by: Construction Worker Accident Lawyer Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/28/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

International Paper worker Jerry Wayne Evans was killed in a Lynchburg, VA forklift accident

Legal news from job-site accident attorney Michael Grossman:

A 3rd-shift worker at the International Paper manufacturing plant in Lynchburg, Virginia was killed in a heavy machinery accident early Friday, January 22nd, 2010. 39-year-old Jerry Wayne Evans died after receiving injuries resulting from a workplace accident... read more

Posted by: Work Equipment Injury Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/27/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Worker dies after fall at Houston's LyondellBasell refinery plant

Legal news from Texas refinery worker wrongful death lawyer Michael Grossman:

A LyondellBasell refinery worker was killed this morning after suffering a fall at the Houston, Texas plant. The unidentified worker was found with structures surrounding him between 80 feet and... read more

Posted by: Refinery Work Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/27/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Oil rig worker Kelly Dustin Sealy killed in work-related accident in Andrews, Texas

Legal news from oil rig worker death lawyer Michael Grossman:

Oil derrick worker Kelly Dustin Sealy, 27, was killed in an accident on the job-site Wednesday, January 20th, 2010. Sealy, of Andrews, Texas, was washing the inside of an oil derrick... read more

Posted by: Roughneck Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/26/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

O and G Industries worker John Borovicka killed in forklift accident at Quinnipiac

Legal news from Texas construction-site accident attorney Michael Grossman:

An O and G Industries employee was killed today in a construction accident on the York Hill campus of Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. According to the Hamden County police investigation, 58-year-old John Borovicka... read more

Posted by: Forklift Accident Injury Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/25/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

A Palm Beach accident injured a man after he fell from a ladder, striking power lines on his way to the ground

Legal news from work fall injury attorney Michael Grossman:

A middle aged worker was injured Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 after a fall from a ladder. The man was trimming a tree in Palm Beach, Florida, when he fell from the ladder around 10 feet high, hitting power lines on the way to the ground... read more

Posted by: Work-Related Accident Lawyer Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/25/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Two HECO electric workers injured following explosion in Honolulu

Legal news from electric worker wrongful death attorney Michael Grossman:

Two workers have been injured after an underground electrical explosion in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaiian Electric Company workers were preparing to replace a transformer in an underground vault, when the explosion occurred. A small fire followed, and was extinguished by other HECO ... read more

Posted by: Construction Work Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/25/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Employee Michael Fries badly burned in Florida work accident

Legal news from work-related burn accident attorney Michael Grossman:

An accident at the Green Circle BioEnergy plant has left one man badly burned and in "very critical" condition. Employee Michael Fries was hospitalized after receiving first and second-degree burns to a large portion of his body... read more

Posted by: Industrial Work Accident Injury Lawyer Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/22/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Sturgeon Electric Company worker Ross Thompson killed in boom truck accident

Legal news from electrical worker wrongful death lawyer Michael Grossman:

A truck's boom lift bucket malfunctioned on January 15th, 2010, killing one electrical worker, and seriously injuring a second. The fall occurred in Northglenn, Colorado as the two men were working on an overhead electrical line (not live at the time). At one point, the bucket gave way, and 53-year-old Ross Thompson... read more

Posted by: Electrical Work Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/22/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Island Operating offshore employee Frank Richard killed in Gulf of Mexico rig fire

Legal news from drilling rig worker wrongful death lawyer Michael Grossman:

One man is dead and two have been injured following a fire on an offshore drilling platform. The accident took place on Apache Corporation's East Cameron 2 processing platform in Louisiana state waters, 2 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Frank Richard, 34, did not survive... read more

Posted by: Offshore Work Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/22/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Construction worker Jose Perez killed, another injured in McKinney Texas trench collapse

Legal news from construction worker wrongful death lawyer Michael Grossman:

Construction worker Jose Perez, 21, is dead, and another injured after a trench collapse accident in McKinney Texas. The men were working on a district waste water pipeline project on Airport Rd just south of US-380. The names of the construction workers... read more

Posted by: North Texas Work Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/21/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Construction worker Terry Hedworth injured after 12-foot fall on work site

Legal news from construction work injury attorney Michael Grossman:

A New York construction worker is in stable condition after a 12-foot fall on a construction work-site. 31-year-old Terry Hedworth, of Geneva, was working construction when he fell 12 feet backward onto an unfinished basement floor... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Lawyer Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/21/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

NJ construction worker hurt after falling from scaffolding on Newport job site

Legal news from Texas construction work accident attorney Michael Grossman:

According to police, on the morning of Monday, January 11th, 2010, a 31-year-old construction worker from Newark, NJ was working at a construction site on Washington Blvd, walking on the scaffolding, when a board broke... read more

Posted by: Texas Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/20/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Hi-Lex Worker John Barlow Killed in Battle Creek Michigan Work Accident

Legal news from Texas work-related accident attorney Michael Grossman:

52-year-old Hi-Lex Corporation worker John Barlow was fatally injured in a workplace accident on Tuesday, January 5th, 2010. The accident happened around 10:45 a.m. when Barlow, a 25-year employee, was operating a forklift... read more

Posted by: Industrial Work Accident Injury Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/18/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Construction worker Victor Lizarraga killed in Ocala, FL work accident

Legal news from Texas construction work accident attorney Michael Grossman:

40-year-old Victor Lizarraga was killed on Friday, January 15th, 2010, after being crushed to death by a heavy metal beam at an Ocala, Florida work site. The construction worker... read more

Posted by: Texas Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/18/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Personal injury attorney Michael Grossman discusses roadside work zone accidents

Roadside work zone accidents are alarmingly common in Texas. In 2003, almost 16% of all work zone related deaths across the nation were in Texas. From 1996 to 2003, the number of nationwide work zone deaths increased by 70%. Many of these accidents can be traced back to... read more

Posted by: Dallas work zone accident attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/15/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Locomotive plant worker William Huff killed in a crane-related accident

Legal news from Texas work-related accident attorney Michael Grossman:

46-year-old William Huff was killed in a job site accident at the GE Transportation plant in Erie, Pennsylvania. On Monday, January 11th, experienced crane operator Bill Huff... read more

Posted by: Work site accident injury attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/15/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Workers Billy Twyford, Rory and Travis Moody Injured When Ladder Touches Power Lines

Legal news from Dallas worker accident attorney Michael Grossman:

Three Connecticut men have been hospitalized following a job-site accident injury on January 8th, 2010. Brothers Rory Moody, 27, Travis Moody, 35, and 53-year-old Billy Twyford, owner of All Aspects of Carpentry, were restoring a roof on a commercial building in downtown Branford, when the... read more

Posted by: Dallas roof worker accident attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/15/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Three Texas workers hospitalized after being burned by hot oil and asphalt in Ennis, TX

Legal news from on-the-job accident injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

Three were hospitalized today after an accident at the GAF-Elk plant in Ennis, Texas. Emergency crews could not pinpoint the cause of the accident, but police say hot oil and asphalt apparently burned... read more

Posted by: Ennis TX Work Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/13/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

NY Construction worker Shmuli Silber hospitalized after 30ft fall

Legal news from Dallas construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

36-year-old Shmuli Silber is hospitalized in critical but stable condition at Maimonides Medical Center, following a 30-foot fall at a construction site. Silber was working construction on a Yeshiva in... read more

Posted by: Construction site injury attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/13/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Texas worker Johnny Mills dies from hydrogen sulfide inhalation. Workers Steven Waters, Mike Moore & Ernie Hicks injured

Legal news from work injury & wrongful death attorney Michael Grossman:

One person is dead and three others are recovering after an accident at a Sheridan Production job site in Glasscock County, Texas. Workers were cleaning a tank when they opened a vent causing them to be exposed to poisonous Hydrogen Sulfide. 65-year-old Johnny Mills was killed... read more

Posted by: Texas Oil Worker Injury Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/12/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Enbridge Pipelines employee Nalvester Maxie dead, co-worker Richard Youngblood seriously injured after hydrogen sulfide inhalation

Legal news from work injury & wrongful death attorney Michael Grossman:

One man is dead today, and another is injured after an accident at Enbridge Pipelines gas processing plant in East Texas. 56-year-old Nalvester Maxie from Bivins, TX, was pronounced dead at the scene. 38-year-old Richard Youngblood, of Queen City, TX, was rushed to Louisiana... read more

Posted by: Texas Gas Plant Injury Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/12/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

53-year-old Jody Reese of Tottenville killed in a work-related accident

Legal news from Dallas construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

Dallas On November 20, 2009, 53-year-old Jody Reese was killed in a construction accident in Staten Island, NY. The fatal work accident occurred... read more

Posted by: Dallas construction accident attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/12/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Bucket truck worker James Chaisham hospitalized after truck flips with bucket extended

Legal news from on-the-job injury attorney Michael Grossman:

A man is recovering after an on-the-job injury that occurred in Noblesville, Indiana on Monday, January 4th, 2010. James Chisham, 44, was rescued by Noblesville and Fishers firefighters after the "cherry-picker" truck he was operating... read more

Posted by: Texas Oilfield Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/11/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Worker Richard Basque killed in tanker explosion caused by propane torch

Legal news by work accident injury attorney Michael Grossman:

One man is dead and two more are injured after a tanker truck exploded near Seminole, Oklahoma on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010. Firefighters were called to an explosion at Tiger Tank Trucks shortly after 9:00 a.m., and discovered the body of 52-year-old Richard Basque... read more

Posted by: Tanker Wrongful Death Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/8/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Construction worker Eugene Miguel critically injured in scaffolding collapse

Legal news from work site injury attorney Michael Grossman:

33-year-old construction worker Eugene Miguel was critically injured Thursday morning, after he was crushed by a set of scaffolding. Workers were prepping for a concrete pour at a residence in Waipahu, Hawaii when the scaffolding, which weighed about a ton, collapsed... read more

Posted by: Waipahu Scaffolding Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/8/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Oil worker Donnie Vickery killed after heavy pipe breaks loose and falls on trailer

Legal news from oil rig worker death attorney Michael Grossman:

According to police, on January 1st, 2010, workers were winching up a pipe when for unknown reasons, the pipe broke loose and crashed onto a mobile trailer. The 3000-4000lb pipe ripped through the trailer, and landed on... read more

Posted by: Texas Oilfield Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/7/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Natural gas worker Jesus Ortez suffers "serious hand injury" in DeSoto Shale accident

Legal news from Construction Site Injury Lawyer Michael Grossman:

Two men working for Longview-based Bronco Oilfield Services were injured while performing equipment maintenance at a gas well. Jesus Ortez, 50, was hospitalized with a "serious hand injury"... read more

Posted by: Dallas Work Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/6/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Construction worker in SC killed when struck by I-beam

Legal news from Construction Site Injury Lawyer Michael Grossman:

Brian Lowery, of Copperfield, Tenn., was killed Wednesday, December 30th, 2010, while working construction at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, SC. Lowery was on an I-beam... read more

Posted by: Dallas Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/4/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Highway construction worker Melvin Johnson injured after being struck by big rig

Legal news from Construction Site Injury Lawyer Michael Grossman:

Highway worker Melvin Johnson was closing down a westbound lane of I-40 in Gallup, NM, when he was struck by an 18-wheeler. Johnson was airlifted to the... read more

Posted by: Dallas Work Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/4/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

 


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