Missouri Workers Compensation and Personal Injury Topics are discussed by James M. Hoffmann.
A slip and fall injury is the most common type of work-related accident. Slip and fall injuries on the job are the most common workplace injuries. Slips and falls at work can differ in severity. The worker may just need a few days off work or may end up disabled for the rest of their … Read more
You should be receiving ALL of your workers compensation benefits, not just the ones the insurance company wants to approve. If you’ve been injured at work, in whatever circumstances, you may well want to claim workers compensation and it is your right to do so. When you speak to your St Louis workers injury lawyer, … Read more
When an employee is traveling for work and is injured, are they covered by workers compensation? If you’ve been injured at work, due to accidents such as a slip on an oil spill, or a fall from scaffolding that wasn’t properly secured, you can claim workers compensation benefits. Such cases are fairly straightforward, and there … Read more
This is a common question many injured workers in St. Louis ask. If you are injured at work then you are legally entitled to workers compensation. There is no trial, and you do not need to prove fault. It is an administrative proceeding and is heard in front of an administrative law judge. Basically if … Read more
Loading docks are flooded with potential dangers that put those that work on them at serious risk of injury. Working on a loading dock can be a dangerous job. They are busy places with many people getting on with their job. There is heavy machinery being operated and trucks and other vehicles such as fork … Read more
The use of beryllium in the workplace exposes a worker to a number of hazards. Beryllium can be very dangerous, so much so that earlier this year, OSHA issued a final rule to protect workers from beryllium exposure into place. It’s a particularly worrying substance as it is not only the worker exposed to the … Read more