Workplace Injuries

• Construction Crane Kills Workers

  Seth Miles | March 26, 2008 2:35 PM | 1 CommentMiami, FL

  A 14,000 pound steel crane fell thirty-seven stories at a condominium construction site. Two workers, Terrance Hennessy, 59, and Jeremy Thornsbury, 21, were killed. Mark Simone; Emanoel Souza, 31; Theron Cook, 57, and Russell Dyer, 48 were injured. I have handled similar construction accidents in the past. Sadly, despite a host of rules and regulations, these types of accidents are becoming...

• Miami Crane Collpase Kills Two and Injures Five

  Jenny Albano | March 25, 2008 6:55 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A section of a crane fell at a downtown high-rise condominium construction site in Miami and killed two of the workers and injured another five. The crane fell onto a home that the contractor used for storage. At first another worker was thought to be missing, but was later identified as one of the inured workers.Canine's surveyed the site and did not find any other trapped people. But rescue...

• Crane probe puts blame on steel base, source says

  Staff Writer | February 13, 2007 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  An unusual steel base probably caused a 210-foot tower crane to collapse in Bellevue last fall, killing a man, according to a source familiar with the state investigation. Investigators have determined that operator error was not a factor.The Seatle Times reported today that the state Department of Labor and Industries examined several other possible factors in the Nov. 16 accident including...

• Ohio Workers Slighted by Workers' Comp

  Staff Writer | August 15, 2006 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A recent Miami Herald article detailed a scandal in the Ohio Bureau of Worker's Compensation. It is estimated that hundreds of workers in the state of Ohio who were injured on the job received fewer benefits than they had coming because of flaws in record-keeping and possible fraud. Out of 8,900 cases that the Ohio Bureau of Worker's Compensation reviewed, as many as 1,500 deserved additional...