Colson Hicks Eidson Is Helping Victims And Families Of The Surfside Condo Collapse
Despite the many jokes about lawyers only being interested in money, those who work in the civil justice system are truly interested in helping people achieve justice through the legal system. Pro Bono work is one way to ensure that all people get their chance in court. Pro Bono work is when an attorney agrees […]
Condo Collapse Spurs Surfside Leaders To Look Into Missed Warnings
At the time of this writing, the death toll remains at 97 victims in the partial condo collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida. The collapse happened on June 24, and 95 victims have now been identified. First responders and search-and-rescue teams have undertaken the grueling process of finding and identifying victims […]
Danger 100 Stories Up: What Caused A Fatal Construction Accident In Miami?
It was the afternoon of Wednesday December 2nd in Biscayne Beach, and for workers at a local condominium project, the day might have seemed like any other. However, on the 37th floor of that condo project something went horribly wrong, and now authorities are trying to figure out how a man lost his life while on the […]
The Dangers Of Working With Electricity
A man was sent to the Broward Health Medical Center in May after surviving an electrocution. The man was a worker for Coral Gables’ MasTec, a construction company contracted by the Florida Power & Light Company, and sustained serious burns after being exposed to live wires. A spokesman for the nearby Coral Ridge Country Club […]
Could a Construction Site Accident Spill Onto My Property?
In early November, a beam from a construction site crashed onto a restaurant next door to it and nearly hit a few diners while they were eating breakfast. According to WESH-TV, just before 11 a.m. on a Sunday, a 100-foot long steel sheet piling fell onto Grills Tiki Bar in Port Canaveral, Florida. Reportedly, customers who were […]
Is My Employer Required to Provide Me with Fall Protection?
At 36.9 percent, falls were the leading cause of fatal construction accidents in 2013, according to the United States Department of Labor. Unfortunately, a Watersound, Florida company has been failing to protect its workers from fall protection, resulting in $70,000 in penalties. The penalties were the result of five safety violations handed down by the Occupational Safety […]
Is It Safe for Construction Workers to Work with Rebar?
A steel reinforcing bar, or rebar, adds stability to buildings under construction. According to the United States Department of Labor, if rebar is unguarded and protruding, it is extremely hazardous. In fact, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports that “just [stumbling] onto an unguarded rebar…can impale [someone], resulting in serious internal […]
Could I Be Hurt While Working in a Construction Zone?
Taking into account all the possible dangers that construction workers face on the job is a difficult task, but it is the responsibility of employers to do so, because if they fail to, lives could be lost. Still, in some cases, construction accidents are caused by third parties, and in those cases, the party at fault should […]
Could It Be My Employer’s Fault I Was Electrocuted at Work?
Annually, electrocutions are one of the top four causes of fatal construction accidents in the U.S., according to the United States Department of Labor. Fortunately, a recent on-the-job electrocution involving a 30-year-old Florida painter did not claim his life. However, the incident did leave the man with second and third degree burns, according to an Occupational Safety […]
Is It Safe to Perform Roofing Work without Fall Protection?
At 36.9 percent, falls were the leading cause of fatal construction accidents in 2013, according to the United States Department of Labor. Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a Jacksonville, Florida contractor for failing to provide its workers with fall protection, according to an OSHA Regional News Release. Reportedly, the company, Jasper Contractors, which […]
