Workers compensation is available to eligible employees following a workplace injury, whether it is as a direct result of a workplace accident, a condition such as hearing loss caused by working in a noisy factory, or a disease such as carpal tunnel syndrome that developed from executing your work duties. Injuries include any health impairment… Read More »
Disability Benefits for Injured Workers
If you are injured on the job, Iowa law requires most employers to pay for your medical costs and lost wages. An injury may include any health condition that is caused by work related activities, excluding the typical building up and tearing down of the body tissues. When thinking about a work injury, many picture… Read More »
Work Zone Accident Prevention
The annual National Work Zone Awareness Week, taking place this week April 9-13, emphasizes work zone safety to protect workers and motorists alike. This year’s theme, “Work Zone Safety: Everybody’s Responsibility”, is an effort at the state level to raise awareness among drivers about the importance of driving safely around work zones while educating roadside… Read More »
Gross Negligence Found in Ladder Fall Death
“If you are going to be the supervisor, then lead” was the sentiment after a jury found an Iowa City landlord guilty of gross negligence in the death of an employee and ordered him to pay $5.6 million in damages to the family. The forty-year-old victim and father of three died after falling 12 feet… Read More »
Iowa Tree Worker Accident Lawyer
Iowa tree crews are busy trimming trees during the winter months and most of us give barely a thought to the danger tree workers face everyday. In fact, the work of tree trimming, pruning and removal is recognized as having many safety hazards and, according to an industry report, tree workers are 56 times more… Read More »
MLB Player Pursues Work Injury Claim
When a professional athlete is injured, they turn to workers’ compensation like other employees across the nation. With few exceptions, personal injury lawsuits beyond workers’ comp are rare in the sports world with the perception that injuries just go along with the territory of being in the big league. However, sometimes even pro athletes may… Read More »
Trench Collapse Accidents Are Preventable
Excavation and trenching are known to be very hazardous, which is why there are numerous safety requirements companies must follow when work is performed. Generally, if employees will be working in trenches four feet deep or more, there must be protective systems in place to prevent dirt sides from caving in. Among other safety requirements,… Read More »
Sanitation Work Can Be Risky Business
Sadly, a mechanic for a waste disposal company was killed after being involved in an incident while on the job. According to local news reports, the Republic Services employee, a 40-year-old man from Bettendorf, was working on the hydraulics of a sanitation truck when the accident occurred. When most people think of dangerous occupations, sanitation… Read More »
Workers Injured When Companies Skimp on Safety
Unfortunately, companies regularly violate OSHA construction safety guidelines, endangering their employees. Before the preventable accident that killed an Illinois construction worker on a tollway project last year, the demolition company he worked for had been cited by OSHA nine times for violations. As a result of the incident, the company was placed in OSHA’s severe… Read More »
Injuries and Accidents Caused by Undetected Workplace Hazards
To address the problem of workplace injuries and accidents caused by hazardous conditions, enhanced workplace inspections are now required under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new Walking-Working Surfaces Rule. The old standard of inspection focused primarily on ladders and scaffolds, but the new requirement directs employers to inspect all walking-working surfaces accessed by employees… Read More »