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Mitigating the Fatal Four could limit construction site accidents

On behalf of Laurie W. Maschek, Attorney at Law, LLC | Jan 29, 2021 | Construction Workers' Accidents

Do you work in the construction industry? According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, four of the safety hazards in this industry stand out as the most frequent causes of work-related injuries and subsequent workers' compensation claims. The agency...

OSHA finds widespread violations of scaffold safety rules

by laurie w. maschek | Jan 2, 2019 | Construction Workers' Accidents

Construction workers in Louisiana often use scaffolds, and they depend on these temporary platforms to hold their weight. When scaffolds collapse or people fall, serious injuries and even deaths result. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has many...

Construction deaths dropped slightly but fatalities remain high

by laurie w. maschek | Dec 19, 2018 | Construction Workers' Accidents

Construction workers in Louisiana encounter many hazards on any given day, but 2017 proved to be slightly less deadly for them than 2016. According to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that tallied construction worker fatalities, deadly incidents across the...

How to prevent nail gun injuries

by laurie w. maschek | Jun 18, 2018 | Construction Workers' Accidents

Nail guns are responsible for 37,000 emergency room visits per year in Louisiana and throughout the country. Of those visits, 68 percent are made by workers who are hurt using the tools on the job. In some cases, workers are hurt because a nail was discharged when a...

Struck-by fatalities prevalent in construction work

by laurie w. maschek | Aug 14, 2017 | Construction Workers' Accidents

Louisiana construction workers may be interested to learn that "struck-by" deaths are one of the leading causes of construction work fatalities. From 2011 to 2015, more than 800 construction workers were killed as a result of these accidents. A struck-by accident...

Bulldozer safety

by laurie w. maschek | Jun 26, 2017 | Construction Workers' Accidents

Bulldozers are powerful machines that can cause severe injuries and even death if not properly handled. Therefore, Louisiana residents who work with this type of potentially dangerous equipment may benefit from learning some useful precautions to avoid accidents.Only...

AGC’s construction industry accident findings

by laurie w. maschek | Apr 24, 2017 | Construction Workers' Accidents

Workers on Louisiana construction sites may find of interest the construction safety report by the Associated General Contractors of America that was released on April 4. The comprehensive study outlines construction-related accidents and fatalities and may help...

Louisiana construction workplaces and TBIs

by laurie w. maschek | Apr 20, 2017 | Construction Workers' Accidents

According to research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the industry that has the most traumatic brain injuries in workplaces around the country is construction. Statistics also show that there were 2210 occupational TBI fatalities from...

Workers’ compensation for injured construction workers

by laurie w. maschek | Mar 1, 2017 | Construction Workers' Accidents

Most Louisiana construction workers who are injured on the job are entitled to receive workers' compensation benefits. In broad terms, workers' compensation is a form of insurance coverage that most employers are required to carry. Benefits can help to ease some of...

Reducing falls on Louisiana construction sites

by laurie w. maschek | Mar 31, 2015 | Construction Workers' Accidents

Workers who are putting up walls during a residential construction site in Louisiana could be putting their safety at risk. Those who are working on homes with multiple stories are at an increased risk for falling through window or floor openings. However, there are...

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