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Shaw Industries Employees Deserve Better Accident Protection and Compensation

Shaw Industries is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway and, in its own words, a global flooring provider. It has its headquarters here in Georgia, along with dozens of carpet plants all over the city of Dalton and the surrounding area. For the thousands of Georgia residents who work in Shaw Industries’ carpet plants, occupational injuries and illnesses are a very real daily threat, and getting adequate compensation can be a frustrating process, especially without expert help. Carpet Plan...

Finding Justice After a Pilgrim’s Poultry Plant Accident

Pilgrim’s Pride, Pilgrim’s Global, or simply “Pilgrim’s” is a poultry and pork packing company founded in Texas in the 1940s, and currently headquartered in Colorado. Though originally (and still officially) an American company, the majority of Pilgrim’s stock now belongs to the Brazilian company JBS — the single largest global meatpacking company in the world. For people working in the many Pilgrim’s processing plants across the American South, including here Georgia, the daily reality of...

How to Recover from an Accident at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Gulfstream Aerospace is an aircraft manufacturer headquartered here in Georgia, with facilities around the country. The company’s main local aircraft plant in Savannah covers 142,000 square feet of space and employs roughly 11,500 people, as of its latest expansion. Maintaining a safe workspace for that many people is a huge responsibility, and unfortunately, Gulfstream hasn’t always been up to the task. Gulfstream Aerospace Plants Have Struggled with Typical Factory Safety Issues Wh...

Lawyer for Suing International Paper Mill

International Paper is, as the name suggests, an enormous paper goods company, with mills in operation all over the world. Here in Georgia, we have nearly a dozen IP mills right in our back yard. In an ideal world, companies like International Paper would use their size and experience to make sure that their facilities are as safe as possible, and that their employees and their families are well taken care of on those rare occasions when something goes wrong. Unfortunately, in reality, ...

Lawyer for Suing Georgia Pacific Paper Mill

Paper mills can be dangerous places to work, full of heat sources, pressure vessels, heavy machinery, and hazardous chemicals. Georgia Pacific’s paper mills are sadly no exception. Workers have died and suffered horrific injuries while working for Georgia Pacific, both here in Georgia and at the company’s other locations around the country. If you think you may need to sue Georgia Pacific, the Stoddard Firm has paper mill accident lawyers conveniently located in Atlanta, who can help yo...

Lawyer for Suing Packaging Corporation of America

Packaging Corporation of America is, in its own words, “one of the largest producers of containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the U.S.” It controls over a hundred facilities around the country, including three here in Georgia. And, like most large manufacturing companies, it doesn’t always live up to its responsibility to keep the people who work for it safe. Containerboard Plants Need Strict Fire Safety Measures, Which PCA Has Not Always Provided Just over a month ago, in...

Common Types of Forklift Accidents

A forklift is a heavy piece of machinery, with more than enough power to cause death or serious injury if it’s not designed, built, maintained, or used properly. According to a 2017 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), forklifts play a role in an average of 89 deaths and 8,674 injuries in U.S workplaces every year. Below, we’ll go over some of the most common forms these accidents take, and what you can do if you’ve been affected by one. Tip-Over Forklift Accidents Forkl...

Every Warehouse Accident Deserves Investigation and Accountability

The word “accident” is not an adequate explanation for a life-altering or life-ending workplace tragedy. Yet far too often, that’s all the information that survivors receive. Differentiating an accident from an assault should be the beginning of the search for truth, not the end. Accidents happen in warehouses because of bad safety policies, poor training, time pressure, faulty equipment, and other quantifiable problems worthy of scrutiny. Leaving accident investigations unfinished prev...