Workers across the nation are aware that some jobs are inherently dangerous. Even though these occupations include risks, these jobs still need to be carried out. Furthermore, various steps could be taken to create a more safe work environment in order to reduce or...
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Workplace Injuries
Postal worker airlifted to hospital after injury from work crash
A U.S. Postal Service worker in Connecticut required airlifting to a hospital following injuries sustained in an on-the-job crash. A pick-up truck struck the U.S. Postal Service truck from behind, propelling it into oncoming traffic. The U.S. Postal Service truck...
Gas station worker injured when customer crashes into pump
Connecticut's workers' compensation system is designed to provide benefits for workers who are injured in many kinds of accidents at work. To collect benefits, the injured worker doesn't have to prove employer negligence or show that the employer was responsible for...
Connecticut town investigated by OSHA
When Connecticut residents go to work, they expect to be safe while they do their jobs to earn money to support themselves and their families. They do not likely expect to be injured, thereby incurring medical bills and other expenses. Injuries at work do happen,...
Supermarket employee badly hurt when car crashes into store
Connecticut's workers' compensation system is designed to make sure that workers who suffer work-related injuries or illnesses get the benefits they need to cope with medical expenses and lost wages without having to resort to a lawsuit. Thus, a worker who suffers...
Latest U.S. report shows workplaces getting slightly safer
Here's some good news for Connecticut workers: The American workplace is growing safer. Or at least, that's one way to interpret the latest figures for non-fatal illness and injuries at work, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the...
Connecticut clerk badly hurt trying to prevent sign theft
Actor David Hasselhoff is most famous for his role on the long-running television show "Baywatch" in which he played a lifeguard who rushed to the rescue of swimmers in distress, but a Connecticut convenience store worker was seriously injured recently while rushing...
Workplace injuries increase in grain bin accidents
There are some jobs that come with the possibility of death or serious injury in the job description. On the other hand, unless one is in the military or is a professional daredevil, most jobs are relatively safe. But still, workplace accidents occur all over...
Connecticut worker hurt when sinkhole swallows forklift
Workplace injuries can come out of the blue, or from beneath a worker's feet. A Connecticut worker suffered a work-related injury recently in what authorities called a freak accident, when a warehouse floor collapsed under the forklift he was driving. He was taken to...
Financial incentive to prevent workplace injuries
Connecticut workers who make their livings at dangerous occupations may want to tell their employers about what metal workers are doing at the beginning of their shifts at a fabrication plant. Before they start welding or cutting metal, the workers put on their safety...
Verdicts & Settlements
36-year-old laborer for landscaping company fractured wrist when fellow employee hit him with truck. Claimant received in excess of $30,000 in workers’ compensation benefits for total disability and medical expenses and settled with automobile insurance company for fellow employee for $95,000.
1989 workers’ compensation claim settled for $125,000. Claimant originally sustained a low back injury when she slipped and fell at local grocery store resulting in low back surgery in 1989. Several years later, claimant exacerbated her low back injury. Claim was reopened and settled with carrier for $125,000 in 2006.
47-year-old deli clerk sustained low back injuries at work for local supermarket. Carrier originally denied claim on the grounds that the injury was pre-existing. After formal workers’ compensation hearing carrier accepted claim and paid all total disability benefits and medical expenses in excess of $100,000. Case then settled for an additional $100,000 after injured person received a permanent disability rating.
34-year-old male roofer sustained multiple injuries to his shoulder, neck, back and hip when he fell from roof during work. Claimant was provided workers’ compensation benefits in excess of $100,000 and settled remaining claims for an additional $55,000.
40-year-old male working for cleaning company sustained neck and low back injuries when he fell on defective staircase while cleaning local museum. Claimant recovered over $95,000 in workers’ compensation benefits and resolved claim against museum for $85,000.
26-year-old laborer sustained fractured foot when a cast iron pipe was dropped on his foot. Employer and workers’ compensation carrier denied claim on basis that injured worker was an independent contractor. After a series of informal and formal workers’ compensation hearings, carrier conceded that claimant was an employee and settled case for $85,000.
24-year-old waitress sustained back injury while working at Outback Steak House. Workers’ compensation insurance company initially denied the claim. After a series of informal hearings, carrier accepted claim paying medical expenses and total disability benefits. In addition to those benefits paid, claim settled for an additional $75,000.
Delivery truck driver sustained right wrist fracture in rear-end motor vehicle accident while in the course of his employment. Claimant recovered in excess of $40,000 in workers’ compensation benefits for medical expenses and total disability benefits. Claimant settled case against at-fault driver for $105,000.
22-year-old male working as stocking clerk at “big box” retailer sustained herniated disc in low back. Workers’ compensation carrier refused to accept the claim. After formal workers’ compensation, hearing commissioner ordered carrier to pay over $35,000 in past total disability benefits and pay for surgery and all related medical expenses. Case settled for an additional $35,000 for a total recovery in excess of $100,000.
Rear-end collision on entrance ramp to Merritt Parkway resulting in 49-year-old woman sustaining mid-back injury. Case settled at mediation after filing suit for $300,000.
28-year-old passenger sustained multiple herniated discs in automobile accident in New York state. New York no-fault carrier paid for extended period of disability from work and medical expenses, including expenses for surgery. Case settled against driver of vehicle for $300,000 policy limits shortly after filing suit.
54-year-old man sustains shoulder injury when hit from behind by uninsured motorist on New Jersey Turnpike. Case settled for $135,000 prior to trial.
CT Transit bus driver sustained torn meniscus in collision with another vehicle. Claims made against at-fault driver, workers’ compensation carrier and client’s underinsured motorist policy. All claims settle for a recovery in excess of $100,000.
68-year-old woman sustained neck and back injuries in rear-end collision and required extended course physical therapy, but was not a surgical candidate. Case settled for $100,000 prior to filing suit.
34-year-old woman sustained concussion and neck and back injuries in hit-and-run accident on a New York highway. Claimant settled uninsured motorist claim for her $100,000 policy limits.
80-year-old woman sustained right foot fracture when her foot was run over in a parking lot. Case settled for at-fault driver’s policy limit of $100,000 prior to filing suit.
38-year-old nanny sustained right femur fracture when she fell down defective stairs in home of her employer’s neighbor. All medical expenses and lost wages reimbursed and case settled for an additional $150,000.
Claim against landlord for defective staircase in multi-family rental house. Claimant sustained a right femur fracture. Case settled for $125,000 prior to filing suit.
$95,000 judgment obtained against bar and nightclub for assault by one of its patrons against another patron.
47-year-old woman sustained a broken left wrist when she fell from porch stairs at house she was renting. Case settled for $95,000 shortly before trial.
26-year-old male bitten on leg by German shepherd. Claim against dog owner settled for $65,000 plus payment of all medical expenses.