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Common Types of Construction Accidents

Construction is one of the most dangerous jobs in Georgia, and in the U.S as a whole. There are plenty of different things that can go wrong while working with construction materials, heavy machinery, electrical lines, gas lines, and power tools. However, the vast majority of things that do go wrong can be reduced to a few basic categories. Knowing this, construction companies, landowners, and equipment manufacturers all have a duty to do their part to prevent the most common types of cons...

The Ten Most Dangerous Jobs in Georgia

The question of which jobs in Georgia are the most dangerous is actually a subjective one. Simply counting the dead tells one story. Turning those numbers into percentages, based on the size of an industry, tells another. Tallying up hospital stays, days of recovery, and permanent disabilities produces a different list entirely — some jobs are much more likely to maim than kill. We’ve considered all of these factors while compiling our list of the most dangerous civilian jobs in Georgia. ...

Georgia Has One of the Highest Death Rates from Wrong-Way Traffic Accidents

Wrong-way collisions are one of the deadliest and, arguably, most avoidable types of traffic accidents. After all, out of all the skills that drivers exercise on a daily basis, staying on the correct side of the road hardly seems like the most taxing. Even so, Georgia loses hundreds of lives to this phenomenon every year. If you’ve been affected by one of these crashes and survived, odds are high that you’ve suffered significant losses and maybe even life-altering injuries. And to have ...

Worker Decapitated While Cleaning Machinery in an Alabama Tyson Chicken Plant

A contract worker at a Tyson chicken plant was tragically beheaded while performing routine machine maintenance. In recent years, Tyson-owned factories have seen countless incidents involving worker death or serious injury. These events have frequently been traced back to unsafe work conditions. Further, the multinational food company has a long history of attempting to distance itself from these injuries, fighting to avoid financial responsibility for the life-altering impact worker accid...

Where OSHA Falls Short of Protecting Workers, the Civil Justice System Can Help

The federal agency known as OSHA came into being in 1970, with the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Its stated mission is to ensure every American worker a workplace free of known health and safety hazards. Unfortunately, that noble goal has never come close to being a reality. According to one analysis published in The American Journal of Public Health, the rate of serious, nonfatal, on-the-job accidents declined only slightly between the founding of OSHA and the year 20...

Fatal Crane Accident at the Port of Savannah Might Be Grounds for a Civil Suit

A union longshoreman, 50-year-old Stephen Cobb, was killed in a crane accident at the Port of Savannah on March 26. He was pronounced dead at the scene at the Garden City terminal in the early morning. Little information has been released about the nature of the accident itself. It involved a rubber-tired gantry crane that was used for moving shipping containers, but it’s not clear whether Cobb was operating the crane or working nearby, whether there was an equipment malfunction, or what safe...

What is the Average Cost of a Traumatic Brain Injury?

Devastating traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can mean months of rehabilitation, memory loss, impaired motor function, and disability. They result in expensive medical bills, possibly a lifetime of diminished earnings, and serious emotional distress. Whether caused by a car accident, fall, or other incident, if you have sustained a traumatic brain injury, it is not only your physical and mental health that will suffer, but your financial health too. The cost in dollars of a traumatic brain in...

Can I Sue for A Concussion?

You can sue for a concussion if another party caused your injury due to their negligent or violent actions. Concussions commonly happen in car accidents, in falls, and in other incidents causing impacts to the head. A concussion affects brain function and can cause chronic headaches, memory loss, blurry vision, hearing abnormalities, and sleep problems. These issues can seriously affect your physical and mental health. Concussion injuries can lead to mounting medical bills and lost wage...

How Much Compensation Do You Get for A Burn Injury in Georgia?

The severity of injuries and damages are main determinants in how much compensation is paid for burn injuries. How much liability insurance the responsible party carries, whether they have additional assets that can be considered in a lawsuit, and whether the injured person shared any fault for the accident also factor in. Compensation in a burn injury claim can range from the thousands of dollars into the millions. Every single case is different. Georgia residents are wise to enlist the s...

Swimming Facilities Are Responsible for Keeping Customers Safe

Taking a swim is a great way to stay cool and keep in shape in the summer, but it’s easy to become wary of this pastime amid the many reports of fatal drowning. Here in Atlanta, the last few years have been especially rough on that front. In 2014, a 4-year-old girl drowned during a pool party at the Ansley Golf Club. A lifeguard was on duty, but apparently didn’t notice when the girl fell in. Just two years later, a 10-year-old boy drowned in the pool of the Westin Peachtree Plaza, at a...