workers’ compensation

There are many occupations with known hazards. While most people think of firemen, soldiers and police officers when they think of dangerous work conditions, workers in the construction industry often face a variety of different hazards. Because any occupation can lead to a workplace accident, Massachusetts and other states have laws that protect workers from financial harm if injured at work. For example, one family may qualify for workers' compensation insurance coverage after a fatal construction accident. The accident occurred one morning in late June. Reports indicate that a 66-year-old man was working with a front-end loader. Unfortunately, he apparently became trapped…

The vast majority of workers in this country report to work every day in order to support themselves and their family members. While most employers strive to ensure safe working conditions, a serious, even fatal, workplace accident can occur. For example, one man was killed and another seriously injured in a recent accident in Massachusetts. The incident occurred one afternoon in mid-June. Reports indicate that employees were working on a construction site at the time of the accident. While workers were attempting to install hoists to a building, the cab of one of the hoists fell. A 40-year-old father of two died…

Some people in Massachusetts and elsewhere knowingly take risks in their lives that could jeopardize their personal safety as well as the safety of others around them. Unfortunately, there are also some victims who are completely powerless to prevent or avoid a potential danger. Such appears to be the case in a recent out-of-state workplace accident that resulted in the death of a female construction worker. Police say that a 50-year-old female employee was discovered dead on a construction site. Preliminary reports indicate that other workers were hammering steel beams into the ground using a crane. Unfortunately, a beam is believed…

When working on a construction site, there are many safety precautions that must be taken. However, even the safest of employees in Massachusetts can become the victim of an accident that is impossible to anticipate. For example, one out-of-state worker was recently killed in a workplace accident that officials are still investigating. According to reports, the victim was using a piece of heavy machinery -- a type of crane called a knuckle boom -- in late April. The crane had apparently stopped working. While its operator was trying to determine the cause of the malfunction, the arm reportedly slammed into the man.…