When a person is injured on the job they can suffer serious consequences. Workplace accidents often involve potentially serious injuries that are sometimes fatal. A fatal accident recently occurred in Columbus that killed a forklift operator.A warehouse worker was...
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Fatal accident at manufacturing plant leads to investigation
An employee of Autoneum, a manufacturing company that produces sound and heating systems for General Motors and Ford, was killed from what authorities now say was blunt-force trauma. The county coroner and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are...
Compensation for a construction workplace fatality
Over 18 percent of all workplace deaths in the United States happen in the construction industry, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers reveal that a construction accident is more likely to result in...
More than 200 Ohio residents died in a workplace accident in 2015
When Columbus residents go to work each day, they expect they will remain safe. Most of the time this is the case, but occasionally a fatal workplace accident occurs that changes a family forever. These accidents are often preventable and create a difficult situation...
Jury awards $1.26 million in school bus crash lawsuit
The phrase "wrongful death" often seems like nothing more than a legal abstraction. However, a recent jury verdict in favor of a Mentor, Ohio resident demonstrates the true meaning of wrongful death.The lawsuit was brought by the husband of a woman who died from...
Understanding wrongful death cases in Ohio
Most Ohioans understand that a person injured because of the negligence of another person may recover damages from that person in a lawsuit. But what happens when the victim of the accident is killed? Can anyone sue the negligent party for damages? The answer is "yes"...
Heat sickness and the summer: What employers should do
Heat and cold hazards can affect people in the workplace very quickly. During the summer, heat-related hazards are the most likely, although those working in freezers or in cold atmospheres can be exposed to dangerously low temperatures.The Occupational Safety and...
Worker killed when he fell into a hydraulic press in Ohio
When you go to work, you expect to be kept safe on the job. If you work in construction, that means that everyone should be in the right safety gear, the team should have good communication and the right barricades should be used. If you work in a factory, the proper...
Workplace deaths and the loss of a mother
Work-related wrongful deaths can be devastating to a family regardless of who passes away, but when a mother is the one who dies, that can impact the family in entirely new ways. If there are young children or even newborns in the family, these little ones won't grow...
What is a wrongful death and how does a lawsuit work?
A wrongful death is defined as taking the life of an individual through a willful or negligent act. Basically speaking, if a person is killed because of the wrongful conduct of another person, then that person's family or loved ones may be able to file a claim for...