The adage, “Time is money” certainly seems alive and well in the construction industry. According to the American Society of Safety Engineers, a chief reason offered by workers employed on residential building projects as to why they forgo using technologies that protect them against falls is this: Learning and then using protective devices takes…
Saying that “it continues to dismiss a culture of safety as a priority,” an official from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced fines against national retailer Home Depot for multiple safety infractions observed at one Ohio store. That store, in Reynoldsburg, was cited recently for eight safety violations and assessed a fine of…
The previous post in our Cleveland Personal Injury Law Blog focused on a Greyhound bus accident that recently occurred in Ohio. There were 52 passengers on board the passenger bus when it overturned on Interstate 75. Four people were left in critical condition and another 12 were left in serious condition after the accident….
It was like a scene from a television show as people emerged from the tall grasses surrounding Interstate 75 in Butler County, Ohio. The Liberty Township Fire Chief Paul Stump said that “the injured and walking wounded were walking up the hill, seeking attention” when the crew arrived at the accident location. The fire…
A shocking dashcam video has been released showing an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper apparently not slowing down at all before slamming his cruiser into a motorcycle, seriously injuring the couple who was riding it. The motorcycle accident occurred on Aug. 17 on westbound U.S. 35, but the video was not immediately released because…
We see commercial-sized vehicles on the road quite frequently across Cleveland as their make their way from state to state. Generally, we may not think anything of the enormous trucks that drive alongside us, carrying heavy or hazardous cargo, but the fact is that these tractor trailers can pose a serious threat to other…
We’ve all seen the bumper stickers that read “Start Seeing Motorcycles,” but a new study by a psychologist at Texas Tech University could mean the slogan should be modified just a bit. If we want to make progress on preventing motorcycle accidents, maybe we should change that to “Start Seeing Motorcycles and Then Slow…
Given the nature of the work, many activities within the construction industry obviously bring with them a potential for on-the-job accidents and injuries. Although construction injuries in Ohio and nationally are often associated with the perils attached to heavy machinery, working from heights, dangers from cave ins, explosions and electrical and burn accidents, one…