Every day, in the State of Missouri, workers are injured on the job. Many of them file workers' compensation claims, and some get the benefits that they deserve. But there are those who don't, and they miss out on compensation that's owed to them. There are a number of injuries that tend to occur more […]
A workplace injury can happen to anyone, anywhere, and at anytime. It doesn't matter what type of work you do, if the proper conditions are not in place, you could get hurt. The reality is that in St. Louis, alone, hundreds if not thousands of workers' comp claims are filed every year. But how many of them […]
If you have been the victim of a slip and fall accident in Missouri, you should definitely talk with a lawyer about the situation. You may be entitled to compensation based on the circumstances of the incident. But comparative negligence plays a role in how much you will be able to get. Let’s take a […]
In a perfect world, employers go to great lengths to keep their workers safe on the job. Of course, we all know that accidents do happen. If you’re involved in a workplace incident, you need to know your rights, and it’s important to know how you should proceed. Steps to Take if You’re Injured at […]
Accidents happen at work often. Millions of employees are injured on the job every year, some of those being fatal. A workplace injury can cause not only medical problems, but financial problems, as well. An ammonia leak at a recreation center’s ice rink has sent eight people to the hospital. The recreation center was evacuated […]
Millions of people go to work everyday. They get in a routine, doing the ‘daily grind’. Some don’t know how to handle getting injured at work and when something big happens, it can be shocking. KSDK reports about an explosion at the Noranda Aluminum plan in New Madrid County near Marston, south of St. Louis. The explosion […]
Every day, millions of people go to work and come home routinely with no incidents or accidents ever happening. We believe that work is safe and we don’t worry about anything happening to us that will bring us harm or even death. But every year, people do get injured at work, sometimes resulting in death. According to the United […]
One maintenance worker is dead following a tragic accident that occurred at a Missouri manufacturing facility. The accident happened when the company neglected to put safety measures in place that would prevent a scrap metal table from lowering. As a result, the man was pinned between the table and a railing, ultimately resulting in his […]
No one ever expects to get injured at work, but every year countless people in the St. Louis area suffer from serious injuries because of something that went wrong on the job. According to a recent article on the St. Louis Public Radio website, it’s become harder and harder for injured workers to receive the […]
A Missouri construction worker was recently denied in a negligence claim against his supervisor for an accident that occurred in September 2008. The St. Charles Circuit Court’s decision was upheld in a split ruling by the Missouri Court of Appeals. As reported by BusinessInsurance.com, Curt Peters was working for Tramar Contracting Inc. of St. Louis when […]
