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Category Archives: Work Injury
The NFL Tries to Stop Negligence Claims by Highlighting Labor Agreements
Early this month the NFL again attempted to halt lawsuits claimed by thousands of ex-athletes and families of athletes. This is an ongoing battle between the NFL and the families of ex-NFL players and their families who believe that they are or will suffer from debilitating brain injuries. Chronic Traumatic…
Texas Supreme Court Lumps Nurses’ Work Injuries Into “Health Care Liability Claim” Definition
In the recent opinion of Texas West Oaks Hospital, LP, LLC v. Williams, Cause No. 10-0603, The Texas Supreme Court again used the Republican’s Health Care Liability “Reform” Laws (the Texas Medical Liability Act) to include something that is clearly not a medical malpractice case and strip an injured victim…
Posted in Medical Malpractice, Work Injury
Tagged health care liability claims, medical malpractice, regional news
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Construction Workers Fall From FM1960 Lake Houston Bridge Investigated
The cause of a construction site accident that occurred on July 5th 2012, is still under investigation. Two construction workers fell from the FM 1960 Lake Houston Bridge after a bucket from a bucket truck bumped them from the top of the bridge embankment. They fell between 10-20 feet onto…
Man Arrested in Houston Suburb for Stealing Angel Food Cake and Groceries
A 44-year-old man from the Houston suburb of Katy, Texas was arrested for attempting to rob a Randall’s grocery store on south Fry road earlier this week. When officers searched his mother’s house to check for evidence they found the chocolate angel food cake that he had stolen from the…
Pressure Washer Falls 60 Feet Through Roof Panel at Malin International Ship Repair & Drydock in Galveston, Texas
A pressure washer contractor fell through a panel in the roof at Malin International Ship Repair and Drydock in Galveston, Texas on Wednesday morning, April 18, 2012.
Apparently, the man was pressure washing the roof in preparation for painting when a panel gave way and the man fell approximately 60…
Posted in General News, Industrial Accident, Premises Liability, Work Injury
Tagged fall protection, galveston, osha
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Crude Oil Storage Tank Explosion in Galveston Demonstrates Dangers of Maritime and Industrial Explosions and Complexities of the Law
A pair of oil storage tanks exploded into a blaze on Thursday, February 23, 2012, around 7:00 p.m. injuring four workers and and a firefighter who attempted to put out the blaze. The explosion occurred at Texas International Terminals, 4800 Old Port Industrial Road, in Galveston, Texas.
Over 30 fire…
Posted in Industrial Accident, Maritime Law, Work Injury
Tagged houston local, industrial accident, maritime, regional news, work place injury
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Texas Injury Law News: Jacksonville Man Slips and Hangs Upside Down From TV Mast For Three Hours
Nov. 22 – Johhny Perry (53) was working to disassemble a TV aerial mast at299 F.M. 3137 near Lake Jacksonville when his foot slipped. Perry fell and his safety belt slipped up around his legs, suspending him upside-down, entangled with the antennae.
A friend who came along to help, climbed…
Texas Personal Injury News: San Antonio Worker Injured After Fall Into an Excavation Trench
A San Antonio worker was taken to the hospital on Thursday October 27, 2011, after a fall into a 24 foot excavation trench. Workers were installing a new drainage pipe near Briggs Avenue and Barlite Boulevard when a bucket fell off one of the excavators. The bucket hit with such force…
Water Purifier at the Texas Instruments Plant Explodes Killing One Worker in Richardson, Texas
A water purifier at the Texas Instruments RFAB Plant exploded Monday, October 10, 2011, resulting in the death of one worker who was struck by flying debris.
Roy Aguilar of Dallas (54) was identified as the deceased worker. The cause of the plant explosion is still under investigation.
Industrial accidents/plant…
Posted in Industrial Accident, Work Injury
Tagged industrial accident, premises liability, work place injury
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On-the-Job Injuries and Worker’s Compensation Law
When you are injured while on the job, you may be entitled to Worker’s Compensation Insurance benefits. In Texas, an employer must provide employees with worker’s compensation coverage or the employer waives most of his common law defenses in a civil action against the employer for personal injuries. If the…
