Los Angeles Workers' Compensation Law Blog

Many people in California are unaware of the number of risks they may face in their everyday lives. While some can take extra precautions to stay safe, a dangerous accident cannot always be anticipated or avoided. For example, thousands of workers face injury in construction workers' accidents every day they report to work. One out-of-state worker has recently been killed in such an accident involving a crane.

The accident happened one afternoon in late January. A 45-year-old man was working approximately six stories from the ground when a piece of a crane fell, landing on his chest. His co-workers worked to free him, but it reportedly took some time before they could access the man.

Industrial workers face various dangers on a daily basis. This is why they should make sure to take all the necessary precautions to prevent accidents and injuries while working at an industrial site in California or any other state. However, even after taking all possible precautions in hopes of avoiding an accident, there is still the chance that industrial accidents may happen.

This may have been the case in a recent accident which occurred one morning in late January. As of now, there have not been any reports of safety violations. However, authorities are currently investigating the incident in order to determine the possible causes. The incident happened at approximately 7:45 a.m. at an industrial site in another state.

Construction workers risk their bodies on a daily basis while on-the-job. They are constantly working with dangerous materials as well as heavy machinery, in California or on construction sites in other jurisdictions. The construction workers' accidents that sometimes result can cause serious injuries, or even fatalities. A crane accident at a construction site in another state is a case in point.

The incident happened just prior to 10 a.m. on the northbound side of a parkway. Somehow, a crane that a man had been working on ended up overturning. The construction worker was immediately rushed to a local hospital via airlift. The identity of the injured construction worker was not released to the public in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy.

Construction sites are known for having an inherent amount of danger. However, construction workers can face an even higher chance of construction workers' accidents when working at tall heights. This is common when working on certain types of buildings in California or any other state. These types of accidents can be quite serious and can result in serious injuries.

Four construction workers found themselves in the middle of this type of situation in a recent construction accident. The incident occurred at approximately 9:05 a.m. when three of the construction workers were connecting a beam that was about 14 to 20 feet above the ground. Somehow, the beam ended up collapsing, which resulted in the three workers being injured. A fourth worker had also sustained injuries as a result of falling debris.