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This blog was started as a source for information and news regarding Texas construction accidents and workplace safety. The blog has since evolved to feature related stories from all over the country. Additionally, we hope our blog provides a place for construction and workplace accident victims and their families & loved ones to express their concerns, raise new questions, or to share memories of a loved one who has suffered as a result of a work related accident. We update our blog daily and will be happy to keep any and all memories or comments posted live for visitors to view at any time..


Farm worker Nicholas Waterbury killed in Cedar County, NE electrocution accident.

Legal news from Texas on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Thursday, August 19, 28-year-old farm worker Nicholas Waterbury from Laurel, NE was killed in an on the job accident in Cedar County, NE. At the time of the accident, Waterbury was working at a feed mill on a farm just north of Coleridge. According to early news stories, at approximately 2:45 p.m., Waterbury was in a pit... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/3/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Cereal plant employee dies in on the job fall in Albuquerque, NM.

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

On Wednesday, August 18, an on the job accident at a cereal plant in Albuquerque, NM claimed the life of one employee. The employee worked at the Generals Mills plant near Jefferson NE when the incident happened. Early news reports indicate that the man fell from scaffolding and hit the ground approximately 30 feet below... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/3/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Tire shop employee Jesse Rosson killed on the job in Bronte, TX.

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

On Wednesday, August 18, 28-year-old tire shop employee Jesse Rosson was killed in an on the job accident in Bronte, TX. When the accident happened, Rosson was working at Tom’s Tires on North State Street at approximately 2:45 p.m. According to local news stories, as Rosson was inflating a tire, it exploded... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/3/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Oil rig explodes offshore in Gulf of Mexico, no reported fatalities.

Legal news from Texas construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

On Thursday, September 2, another oil rig off the coast of Louisiana exploded at approximately 9:20 a.m. Details about the accident are still coming in. Officials do not yet know what caused the explosion at the offshore rig owned and operated by Mariner Energy. Thirteen workers were on the rig when it exploded... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/3/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Construction worker Donald Collins dies in backhoe accident while on the job in Havelock, NC.

Legal news from Texas construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

Donald Collins, a 39-year-old construction worker- was killed on Thursday, August 19, in a Havelock, NC construction accident. News stories indicate that Collins was part of a crew that was working to clear away some soil around a Budget Inn on North Nunn Street. When the accident happened at approximately 11:30 a.m., Collins was using a backhoe... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/3/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Engineer Jerold Campbell killed after being electrocuted on the job in Greenville, MS.

Legal news from Texas on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Thursday, August 19, a contract engineer, 73-year-old Jerold Campbell, was fatally electrocuted while on the job in Greenville, MS. According to local news stories, at approximately 5:00 a.m., a WDMS tower transmitter failed, and Campbell was called to fix it. While Campbell was repairing the transmitter... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/2/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Electric worker Gerald Biedinger killed after being electrocuted on the job in Tuolumne, CA.

Legal news from on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Friday, August 20, 33-year-old electrical employee Gerald Biedinger was killed in an on the job accident in Tuolumne, CA. Biedinger worked for Pacific Gas & Electric, and he was in the process of providing power to a Tuolumne home when the accident happened. Local news stories state that Biedinger was operating some sort of digging equipment... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/2/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Construction worker Michael Lewis dies after being crushed by forklift while on the job in Washington County, AR.

Legal news from construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

On Friday, August 20, a fatal construction accident claimed the life of 58-year-old worker Michael David Lewis. Lewis was employed by Stock Building Supply, and he was part of a crew working in a wooded area off of Ed Edwards Road when the incident occurred. Early reports state that, sometime around 2:00 p.m., Lewis was moving cinderblocks with a forklift near a hill, when the forklift allegedly tipped... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/2/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Construction worker Robert Opfer killed in on the job quarry accident in Webster County, IA.

Legal news from construction accident lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Thursday, August 19, 65-year-old construction worker Robert Opfer was killed in a construction accident in Webster County, IA. When the accident happened, Opfer was employed by Reilly Construction, a subcontractor working for CertainTeed Corp at a quarry on Quail Avenue. According to early news reports, Opfer was driving a bulldozer... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/2/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Swimming pool worker Luis Jilote-Lopez dies on the job after electrocution incident in Riverside County, CA.

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

On Thursday, August 19, a jobsite accident claimed the life of 27-year-old swimming pool worker Luis Miguel Jilote-Lopez. At the time of the accident, Jilote-Lopez was working on the swimming pool at Palm Desert Country Club on Country Club Drive in Riverside County, CA. According to early news reports, Jilote-Lopez was standing with an extension cord... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/2/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Lincoln, NE city employee Eric Kholes dies after being severely injured in a lawn mower accident.

Legal news from on the job injury attorney Michael Grossman:

On Monday, August 16, city employee Eric Kholes was critically injured in a lawn mower accident while on the job in Lincoln, NE. Kholes was using a riding lawn mower to mow grass along a drainage easement when the incident occurred. Early reports indicate that the lawn mower somehow overturned, pinning Kholes underneath... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/2/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Warehouse worker Richard Tyson dies after falling from forklift while on the job in Deerfield, MA.

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

24-year-old warehouse employee Richard Tyson died on the job in Deerfield, MA after falling off a forklift on Thursday, August 19. The incident happened as Tyson was working at the Yankee Candle Company warehouse at approximately 4:30 a.m. Early reports indicate that Tyson fell... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/2/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

University maintenance worker David Phibbs dies after falling from ladder while on the job in Youngstown, OH.

Legal news from on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Thursday, August 19, Youngstown State University maintenance worker David Phibbs was killed in an on the job fall in Youngstown, OH. Phibbs was employed by Ambling Companies Incorporated and was working at the University Courtyard Apartments on campus when the accident happened. Local reports state that Phibbs was repairing... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/2/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Logger Karl Olson killed on the job by falling log near Rio Dell, CA.

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

On Thursday, August 19, 32-year-old logger Karl Grant Olson was killed in an on the job accident near Rio Dell, CA. Olson was working as a contract logger on some land owned by Humboldt Redwood Company. According to early reports, at approximately 9:00 a.m., Olson was cutting a log on top of a log stack... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/2/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Tree trimminer Matthew Cromwell killed on the job in Wood County, TX.

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

On Monday, August 30, 31-year-old tree trimmer Matthew Cromwell was killed in an on the job accident in Wood County, TX. Cromwell was working for Wood County when the accident happened. According to local news reports, Cromwell was trimming trees on a county road... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/1/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Three helicopter crew members killed on the job in medical helicopter crash near Scotland, AR.

Legal news from on the job injury attorney Michael Grossman:

On Tuesday, August 31, three crew members in a medical helicopter were killed when the helicopter crashed near Scotland, AR. The three victims were employed by Air Evac EMS Inc., the same company that owned the helicopter. According to local reports, the helicopter had been sent to pick up a traffic accident victim but had not yet arrived... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/1/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Employee Mark Anderson dies in lift machine accident at Isanti County, MN construction site.

Legal news from Texas construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

On Saturday, August 21, a construction accident in Isanti County, MN left 40-year-old construction worker Mark Robert Anderson dead. Reports did not reveal Anderson’s employer, but they did state that he was working at a site close to Cambridge when the incident occurred. Allegedly, Anderson was at the end of a lift machine boom... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/1/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Liquor store employee Yoseph Robinson dies after being shot during on the job robbery in Brooklyn, NY.

Legal news from Dallas on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Friday, August 20, liquor store employee Yoseph Robinson died after being shot on the job during a robbery in Brooklyn, NY. Robinson was working as a clerk in MB Vineyards when the shooting happened. Surveillance footage indicates that a gunman entered the store, demanded money, and pointed a gun at Robinson’s girlfriend. Robinson then grabbed the gunman... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/1/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Cement plant employee Patrick Underhill killed in jobsite electrocution accident in Sand Lake, MI.

Legal news from Texas on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Tuesday, August 10, 46-year-old cement plant employee Patrick Underhill was fatally electrocuted in a jobsite accident in Sand Lake, MI. Underhill was a mechanic working for High Grade Materials when the accident happened. According to local news reports, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Underhill was lubricating a gear on a lift truck... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 9/1/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Construction worker Rex Matney dies when trench collapses on top of him in Radford, VA.

Legal news from Texas construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

On Saturday, August 21, a trench collapse accident in Radford, VA left 38-year-old construction worker Rex Matney dead. Matney was working at the Central United Methodist Church on Wadsworth Street. He was allegedly inside a trench, looking for a drainage line when the accident happened. Early reports about the accident state that the trench was roughly eight feet deep... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/31/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Orchard employee Joaquin Ponce killed in tractor rollover accident in Yakima, WA.

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

On Monday, August 23, 35-year-old orchard employee Joaquin Ponce was killed in an on the job tractor accident in Yakima, WA. Ponce was working for Borton & Sons, Inc., spraying the orchards on Gilbert Road when the accident happened... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/31/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Construction worker James Brink dies in construction accident involving dump truck in Rushville, IL.

Legal news from construction accident lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Monday, August 23, a construction accident in Rushville, IL claimed the life of 53-year-old construction worker James Brink. Brink was working for Brink Construction, a company owned by his brother, when the incident occurred. Early reports state that Brink was part of a crew doing repaving work for the Schuyler County Highway Department on Highway 24... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/31/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

One construction worker killed and another injured in scaffolding collapse accident in Charleston, SC.

Legal news from construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

On Monday, August 23, a construction worker in Charleston, SC was killed in an on the job accident. The worker was part of a crew working on windows at a condominium near the South Carolina Aquarium when the accident happened. According to early reports, two workers were on a scaffolding at approximately 4:00 p.m., when the scaffolding collapsed... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/31/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Midland, TX independent school district maintenance worker Ernie Komyathy dies in on the job crash.

Legal news from Texas on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Monday, August 23, a maintenance worker for Midland Independent School District, 67-year-old Ernie Lee Komyathy, died after a rollover accident close to Midland, TX. At the time of the crash, Komyathy was driving a Midland ISD maintenance truck on Interstate 20... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/31/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Warehouse employee Jason Skiles killed in forklift accident in Columbus, OH.

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

On Monday, August 23, 35-year-old warehouse employee Jason Skiles was killed while on the job in Columbus, OH. Skiles was working at the T. Marzetti Co. warehouse on Broughton Avenue when the accident happened. According to early reports, Skiles was working on a forklift when he was somehow pinned by that forklift... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/31/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Skydiving instructor Thomas Medbury dies in on the job plane crash in Niagara County, NY.

Legal news from on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Sunday, August 1, 53-year-old skydiving instructor Thomas Medbury was fatally injured in a plane crash in Niagara County, NY. After the crash, he was rushed to Erie County Medical Center, but he died of his injuries on Friday, August 6. Medbury was a skydiving instructor employed by Frontier Skydivers. According to local news stories, Medbury was one... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/31/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Crop duster pilot Alan East killed in crash near Lindsay, NE.

Legal news from on the job injury attorney Michael Grossman:

On Sunday, August 8, 41-year-old crop duster pilot Alan East from Wichita Falls, TX was killed in a crash. The crash occurred just southeast of Lindsay, NE. East was working for Air Tractor at the time of the accident. Very few details about the accident are known, but local news reports indicate... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/31/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Ore ship worker Denton Heske dies while employed on ship on Lake Superior.

Legal news from on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Sunday, August 8, an on the job accident on an ore ship on Lake Superior claimed the life of 61-year-old ship worker Denton Heske. The accident occurred on a 1000-foot ore ship, the Stewart J. Cort, where Heske was employed. Early reports about the accident state that Heske was working... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/30/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

7-Eleven clerk Youssef Attia shot and killed on the job during robbery in Glen Burnie, MD.

Legal news from on the job injury attorney Michael Grossman:

On Monday, August 9, 48-year-old convenience store clerk Youssef Kamal Erian Attia was shot and killed while on the job in Glen Burnie, MD. The incident occurred at the 7-Eleven where Attia was employed on Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard at roughly 3:35 a.m. According to local news reports, three men entered... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/30/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Mail carrier Jennifer Proveaux killed in on the job accident in Montgomery County, TX.

Legal news from Texas on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Monday, August 9, 28-year-old mail carrier Jennifer Proveaux was killed in an on the job accident in Montgomery County, TX. Proveaux was employed as a mail carrier in Montgomery County and was nearing the end of her mail route on FM 149 at the time of the accident. According to local reports, Proveaux was stopped, attempting to turn left on the road when another driver tried to pass her on the left as she was turning... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/30/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Utility worker Glenn Parker killed after being electrocuted on the job near Winter, WI.

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

On Sunday, August 8, Glenn Charles Parker was killed in an electrocution accident while on the job near Winter, WI. Parker was employed by North Central Power as a utility worker, and according to the company’s reports, he was pulling up wires in Sawyer County, WI that had been knocked down by strong storms... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/30/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Septic tank truck driver Sidney Woodall dies in single-vehicle accident caused by tire blowout in Nacogdoches County, TX.

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

On Monday, August 9, a septic tank truck crash in Nacogdoches County, TX claimed the life of the truck’s driver, 34-year-old Sidney James Woodall. The crash occurred on State Highway 21 East, close to Melrose. According to early news stories about the crash, at approximately 1:55 p.m., the front-left tire on Woodall’s truck blew out... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/30/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Police officer Jeremy Hubbard killed in on the job crash in Cowden, IL.

Legal news from on the job injury attorney Michael Grossman:

On Tuesday, August 10, 34-year-old police officer Jeremy Hubbard was killed in an on the job crash in Cowden, IL. Hubbard was pursuing a vehicle on Illinois Route 128 when the crash happened. According to local news reports, Hubbard was pursuing a pickup truck that did not have license plates. Police believe that the pickup truck had stolen roughly $100 worth of gas in a different county and had been pursued by numerous police agencies... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/27/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Worker Jorge Communidad dies in construction accident fall in Talladega, AL.

Legal news from construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

On Tuesday, August 10, 31-year-old construction worker Jorge Antonio Gonzalez Comunidad died after suffering a fatal fall while on the job in Talladega, AL. Comunidad was working with a crew at the Spring Street Recreation Center when the incident occurred. Local news stories state that Comunidad was on the building’s roof... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/27/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

General contractor Robert Ellison shot and killed at Panama City Beach, FL construction site.

Legal news from Texas construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

On Tuesday, August 10, 43-year-old general contractor Robert Shawn Ellison was shot and killed while on the job in Panama City Beach, FL. Ellison was working at the construction office at the First Baptist Church, where he and other workers had been doing construction work for several months. According to police, Ellison was shot at approximately... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/27/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Telephone line worker Mark Appleby dies after being electrocuted while on the job in Page County, VA.

Legal news from Texas construction accident lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Tuesday, August 10, a fatal workplace accident claimed the life of 24-year-old telephone line worker Mark Appleby. Appleby was in a bucket truck, doing some repair work on telephone lines near Shenandoah, in Page County, VA, when the incident occurred. Local news reports state that Appleby somehow touched a nearby power line... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/27/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Construction worker Scott Graves killed in jobsite accident in Waterbury, CT.

Legal news from Dallas construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

On Tuesday, August 10, 40-year-old construction worker Scott Graves was killed in a jobsite accident in Waterbury, CT. Graves was working for Clarence Welti Associates behind Carrington School on Kenmore Avenue when the accident happened. Local reports indicate that Graves was using a drill to conduct soil tests... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/27/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Electrician Mark Thomas killed in jobsite accident in Callaway County, MO.

Legal news from Dallas construction accident lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Monday, August 9, electrician Mark Thomas was killed in an on the job accident in Callaway County, MO. Thomas was an electrician employed by Hentges Tree Service. He was clearing power lines for Rural Electric Cooperative when the accident occurred. Local reports state that, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Thomas was clearing lines... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/27/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Welder Shane Hoesli killed in construction accident in Pryor, OK.

Legal news from Texas construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

On Wednesday, August 11, 21-year-old construction worker Shane Hoesli succumbed to injuries received in a fatal construction accident on Tuesday, August 10. Hoesli was working as a welder for Gerard Tank & Steel, and he was part of a crew building a water tower in Pryor, OK... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/26/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Security guard Bobby Vu serious injured in on the job grill explosion in Austin, TX.

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

On Wednesday, August 25, 37-year-old Austin police department officer Bobby Vu was injured in a workplace explosion in Austin, TX. At the time of the accident, Vu was off-duty but working as a security guard at The Cottages apartment complex on Slaughter Lane. According to early reports, Vu hear a hissing noise... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/26/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Dump truck driver Donald Akin dies after his truck his hit by a train while on the job in Shawnee County, KS.

Legal news from on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Wednesday, August 11, a collision between a dump truck and a train in Shawnee County, KS claimed the life of the dump truck’s driver, 59-year-old Donald Akin. Akin was employed by Shawnee County and was crossing the railroad tracks just north of Interstate 70 at roughly 11:30 a.m. when the accident occurred... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/26/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Ranch employee Michael Haslett killed by lightning while on the job in Lemhi County, ID.

Legal news from on the job injury attorney Michael Grossman:

On Tuesday, August 10, 37-year-old ranch worker Michael Haslett was killed by a lightning strike while on the job in Lemhi County, ID. Haslett was employed by the University of Idaho, working at the university’s Hot Springs Ranch when the accident happened. According to local news reports, shortly before 4:00 p.m., a severe storm... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/25/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Logging camp worker Michael Messner dies in on the job accident near Chehalis, WA.

Legal news from on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Thursday, August 12, a logging camp accident claimed the life of 47-year-old worker Michael Messner. Messner was employed by C&C Logging at the time of the incident. Local reports indicate that Messner was operating a logging processor, when the chain on the processor snapped... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/25/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Electrician Michael Gribbins killed after being electrocuted while on the job in Morehead, KY.

Legal news from construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

On Friday, August 13, 46-year-old electrician Michael Gribbins of Clearfield was killed in an on the job incident in Morehead, KY. Gribbins was working at the unemployment office in Morehead when the incident happened. Early reports state that the office had recently suffered flood damage... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/25/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Employee Bruce Mitchell killed in industrial plant fire in Dickson, TN.

Legal news from on the job injury attorney Michael Grossman:

On Friday, August 13, 20-year-old employee Bruce Mitchell was killed in a fire at an industrial plant in Dickson, TN. The accident happened at a QuadGraphics plant where Mitchell was employed. According to local news reports, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a punctured chemical line spilled a highly-flammable chemical onto Mitchell... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/25/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Gold miners Ethan Schorr and Daniel Noel die in on the job accident near Reno, NV.

Legal news from Texas on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Thursday, August 12, an accident at a gold mine near Reno, NV claimed the lives of two gold miners, 38-year-old Ethan Schorr and 47-year-old Daniel Noel. Schorr and Noel were employed at the mine owned and operated by Barrick Goldstrike Mines when the incident happened. Early reports state that Schorr and Noel were riding a cage elevator into a ventilation shaft... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/25/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Employee Ron Klinkerman dies after Hutchinson, KS boiler industrial accident.

Legal news from Dallas on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Thursday, August 12, an on the job accident at a Hutchinson, KS industrial plant left 30-year-old employee Ron Klinkerman dead. Klinkerman was an employee of Superior Boiler Works at the time of the accident. According to early news reports about the accident, Klinkerman was doing some sort of work near one of the plant’s boilers... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/25/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Assisted living center employee Donna Iannicello dies after being struck by delivery van in South Fayette Township, PA.

Legal news from on the job injury lawyer Michael Grossman:

On Thursday, August 12, an accident at an assisted living center in South Fayette Township, PA claimed the life of one of the center’s employees, 70-year-old Donna Iannicello. Iannicello worked at the center on Washington Pike when the incident happened. Early reports about the accident state that a delivery van... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/25/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Two welders injured in construction accident near League City, TX.

Legal news from Texas construction accident attorney Michael Grossman:

On Tuesday, August 24, two welders were hurt in a construction accident near League City, TX. The accident happened at a jobsite at the intersection between FM 517 and McFarland Road. According to local reports, the two men were employed by Troy Construction, and were working on a new gas pipeline near an embankment. Allegedly, a truck driving on top of the embankment slipped and started sliding down the hill... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/25/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

Laundry worker Huan Mo killed during robbery in Philadelphia, PA.

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

On Wednesday, August 11, 53-year-old laundry mat worker Huan Mo was killed during a robbery in Philadelphia, PA. The incident occurred sometime between 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the coin-operated laundry on North 15th Street... read more

Posted by: Construction Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 8/25/2010 | Permalink Link to this Article

 

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