Tag: St. Louis Workers Compensation Attorney

St. Louis Work Injury Lawyer – Help for Injured Hotel Employees

October 14, 2022January 22, 2016 by Law Office of James M. Hoffmann

Nearly 90 percent of hotel housekeepers report work-related pain from repetitive stress injuries. Hotel employees suffer more injuries compared to other service industry workers in the U.S. Housekeepers have a particularly high injury rate primarily because of performing repetitive tasks that strain ligaments, muscles, and tendons. Common Injuries Suffered by Hotel Employees and Housekeepers Housekeepers and … Read more

Updated: October 14, 2022

Workplace Accidents in the Warehouse Industry

April 11, 2018January 21, 2016 by Law Office of James M. Hoffmann

With the increasing popularity of online shopping, the demand for skilled and experienced warehouse workers is on the rise. Warehouse workers perform multiple tasks, including preparing orders, filling inventory records, packing boxes, sorting out goods, loading and unloading goods, supplying orders, driving vans or trucks for delivering products, and operating equipment. With the increasing popularity of … Read more

Updated: April 11, 2018

St. Louis Workplace Injury Lawyer – Compensation for Drowning Accidents

April 8, 2025January 20, 2016 by Law Office of James M. Hoffmann

Drowning is a fatal injury that a worker can sustain as a result of a work-related accident. Drowning is the process of suffering respiratory impairment from immersion or submission in liquid. Another term that is commonly used in the context of work-related injuries is near drowning, which refers to a condition that involves water inhalation and unconsciousness … Read more

Updated: April 8, 2025

St. Louis Workers Comp Lawyers – Blood Related Illnesses

June 20, 2024November 4, 2015 by Law Office of James M. Hoffmann

At the Law Office of James M. Hoffmann, we make recovering your workers compensation benefits our priority. There a variety of occupational diseases that relate to a person’s blood and blood forming organs. For example, anemia is an illness that develops when your blood does not have a sufficient amount of healthy red blood cells. … Read more

Updated: June 20, 2024

Workers’ Compensation and Chemical Burns

June 19, 2024February 18, 2015 by Law Office of James M. Hoffmann

Exposure to toxic and dangerous chemicals at work may result in serious injuries, requiring extensive medical treatment. Glaziers, agriculture workers, packagers, nurses, packers, doctors, and landscapers routinely come in contact with dangerous chemicals as part of their jobs. Some of these employees have suffered severe injuries because of chemical exposure. Chemical burns are a serious type … Read more

Updated: June 19, 2024

Working to Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

December 3, 2014December 2, 2014 by Law Office of James M. Hoffmann

Employees should be aware that they can seek workers’ comp benefits if they develop carpal tunnel syndrome as a result of their job. In the United States, workers are injured at their workplace every day. While most injuries occur suddenly and are caused by accidents, some injuries develop over a period of time as a result of … Read more

Updated: December 3, 2014