Workplace Injuries

• Baggage handler, grounds crew worker killed in accident at Raleigh airport

  Dan Deuterman | August 06, 2007 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A recent workplace fatality at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina has brought attention to the hazards ground crews at airports face everyday. Lufuluabo Kalonji, 43, a flight service clerk was killed July 31, 2007, while working near Gate C23 at RDU. It's still unclear exactly what happened in the fatal airport accident .Officials know that Kalonji was working with an...

• Deuterman Law Group continues public education campaign for injured workers

  Dan Deuterman | July 17, 2007 2:14 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  The Deuterman Law Group, a Greensboro firm specializing in workers' compensation and Social Security Disability cases, this week unveiled a new Web site that is focused on educating injured people about their rights under the law.The Web site supports an educational campaign that clears up misconceptions about workers' compensation and Social Security Disability claims. The Deuterman Law Group...

• How much your rating is worth in your NC Workers' Comp. Case

  Ben Burnside | June 25, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A lot of people have heard of an injured worker getting a "rating," sometimes referred to as a "disability rating," for their work-related injury. However, you may not know what this rating is exactly, how you get it, or how much money the insurance company has to pay you because of it. This post gives a brief overview of ratings in the North Carolina Workers' Compensation System, and shows...

• California Trooper Battles for Benefits after Workers' Comp Reform

  Dan Deuterman | June 22, 2007 5:44 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A San Diego Tribune article shows how California's workers' compensation reform once again is hurting the little guy, including those whose job is to keep us safe.It points out the case of California Highway Patrol officer Gary Hoag's uphill battle to receive physical therapy for his left leg, medical care for his right leg and psychological counseling.Since a series of changes to the workers'...

• Connecticut Senate OKs Workers' Compensation Benefits Expansion

  Dan Deuterman | June 19, 2007 5:19 PM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  People seriously injured in industrial accidents will enjoy better workers compensation benefits under a bill passed by the Connecticut Senate, according to a recent article by the Connecticut Post. The bill is designed to give worker's compensation commissioners more flexibility to extend benefits for injured workers. According to the Connecticut Post, bill supporters say it would mean, for...

• Does your employer have workers' compensation insurance?

  Ben Burnside | June 15, 2007 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  I recently blogged about helpful links for the injured worker on the North Carolina Industrial Commission website. However, I left out an important free resource that can help injured workers find out if their employer has workers' compensation insurance, and find out who the insurance company is. The NC Workers' Compensation Act requires most employers who regularly employ three or more...

• Kentucky man fights for benefits after losing both arms in workplace accident

  Dan Deuterman | June 04, 2007 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Here's a story about an worker in Kentucky who suffered a catastrophic injury at work and now faces the dilemma of pursuing his case through the state's workers' compensation system or through the courts.William "Billy" Parker lost both arms in a recent accident and now has to decide whether to accept a WC payout or sue his employer. The article reports "... the law is so strict, the Kentucky...

• Preventing Injuries Among Young Workers

  Dan Deuterman | June 04, 2007 8:12 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Many high school and college students will be reporting to summer jobs and internships today.Summer internships and jobs are a great way for young people to gain experience and earn money. But young workers must remember that they too can be hurt at work.According to the Salem-News in Oregon:Every six minutes in the United States a teenager is injured seriously enough on the job to go to an...

• Undocumented worker deported just before workers' compensation hearing

  Dan Deuterman | June 01, 2007 11:00 AM | 3 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  In a truly startling case, an undocumented worker who was maimed in a chainsaw accident at work was arrested and deported just before a hearing on his workers' compensation claim.Edgar Velázquez told a reporter that he believes his employer called immigration agents to court.One year ago, Edgar Velázquez slashed his face open with a chainsaw while working for a Warwick tree service company....

• Minnesota construction workers hurt in building collapse

  Dan Deuterman | June 01, 2007 2:31 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Six workers were hurt today in a construction accident in Maple Grove, Minn., when the building where they were working collapsed. One man was trapped in the rubble, but he was eventually freed.The injuries aren't believed to be life-threateing.The accident happened as the workers were pouring concrete on the third floor, which collapsed down into the second. The construction site is for a new...