A particularly brutal work related accident occurred in New Jersey recently.  The accident involved a worker being killed after being pulled into a very powerful and large wood chipper that is used to make mulch. 

The accident happened on Tuesday and has been under investigation since.   Officials state that it could take multiple months for the final report to be released.  From the initial reports,  the worker was on the conveyor belt of the machine before being pulled into it.

The man who was killed had been working with the company , Generated Materials, for over a year and a half before his death. 

If you or someone you know has been injured on the job and is in need of workers' compensation benefits, contact the Charleston workers' compensation attorneys of The Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800.  

A construction worker has lost his life after an accident occurred at the McCarran International Airport,  which is located in the Las Vegas area.  The accident occurred as the worker was helping to build the new add on project of the international terminal.  The terminal he was working on has an estimated cost of $2.4 billion dollars and will be finished in 2012. 

The accident happened just before noon on Monday and involved a compact motorized earth moving shovel.  Officials are investigating the incident and have not released many details of the accident.  The man was taken to a local Las Vegas hospital where he died from his injuries.  Officials and other airport workers have expressed their condolences to the family.

If you or someone you know has been injured on the job and is in need of workers' compensation benefits, contact the Charleston workers' compensation attorneys of The Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800. 

A construction worker that was working on a site had a serious accident on Tuesday.  The accident occurred in Bellevue which is located in Washington.  While on the job,  the worker was injured when a concrete wall fell on his legs.

Emergency officials responded to the incident early in the morning after it happened. The accident occurred while a crane was moving a large piece of concrete.  The concrete fell loose from the crane and fell on the workers legs. Other construction workers immediately rushed to the individuals aid and removed the concrete before emergency officials had arrived. The man is currently recovering from his injuries at a local area hospital. 

If you or someone you know has been injured on the job and is in need of workers' compensation benefits, contact the Charleston workers' compensation attorneys of The Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800.

A New Jersey construction worker was killed on Monday after being ran over by an excavator.  Juan Rivera, 52, was working in the backyard of a residence at the time of the accident, according to police.

Rivera and another man were leveling the yard and installing a septic tank.  Police say Rivera was likely run over by the 11-ton excavator when he walked behind it as the other man was backing it up.  He was announced dead at the scene, while the other man was taken to an area hospital after becoming distraught.

Sadly, construction accidents like this one are common.  If you or a loved one has been the victim of a similar worksite injury, it is important to have qualified legal representation on your side.  Contact the Charleston workers' compensation attorneys of The Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800 for more information on your legal right to compensation.

South Carolina lawmakers have proposed a bill which would cut workers' compensation benefits for illegal immigrants.  Under the proposed law, illegal immigrants injured on the job would have their medical expenses covered, but would not be entitled to disability benefits.

Hispanic advocates and some state lawmakers spoke out against the bill, saying it would unfairly treat immigrant workers.  According to one lawmaker, the bill would penalize doctors, hospitals and immigrant workers, while benefitting insurance companies.  The lawmaker cited a recent study which showed that Hispanics die more often on the job, and tend to take jobs which are more dangerous in nature.

Meanwhile, another lawmaker, State Sen. Tom Davis, suggested that illegal immigrants should receive no state benefits whatsoever.  Davis said he would like to limit immigrants' overall access to the state court system, in addition to limits on workers' compensation.

Filing for or receiving workers' compensation can be a complicated legal process.  If you or someone you know has been injured at work, it is important to have expert legal representation.  Contact the Charleston workers' compensation attorneys of The Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800.

Lawmakers in Iowa are considering a bill that would give workers injured on the job more say in choosing a doctor to treat them.  Labor representatives praised the bill, while employers argued it would raise workers' compensation insurance premiums.

The proposed bill would allow employees to predesignate a physician to treat future workplace injuries.  If the employee did not choose to predesignate a doctor, the employer's doctor would be used in the event of an on-the-job injury.  Furthermore, the bill would make it illegal for an employer to influence an employee's choice of physician.

A total of 35 states have enacted similar legislation.  Employee organizations said employer-chosen doctors often recommend more conservative treatments, and tend to put employees back to work as quickly as possible, without consideration of employee wellbeing.

If you or someone you know needs legal assistance with a workers' compensation case, contact the Charleston workers' compensation attorneys of The Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800. 

A Massachusetts woman has shown that automated car washes can be very dangerous for those around them.  Golden Nozzle Car Wash employee Stephanie Carpluk lost consciousness on Sunday, after her scarf got caught in a moving scrubber brush.

Carpluk was left with two black eyes and a few scrapes following the incident, but her injuries could have been far more severe if not for a heroic passerby.  Car wash customer John O'Leary noticed that Carpluk was in danger, jumped out of his car and freed her from the scrubber brush. 

O'Leary then performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on Carpluk, who was then taken to the hospital.  She was released on Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery.

The incident remains under investigation.

If you or someone you know has been injured on the job and is in need of workers' compensation benefits, contact the Charleston workers' compensation attorneys of The Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800.