Archives for June 2011

Metalworker tears rotator cuff while moving equipment $550,000 settlement The 52-year-old plaintiff sheet metal worker was struck and knocked over by a piece of ductwork, which had been caught by the wind, and sustained a shoulder injury. The plaintiff continued to work light duty over the next couple of weeks until his shoulder gave way …

$550,000 Settlement for Metalworker Who Tore Rotator CuffRead More

Negligence & Tort ‘ Fall Into Stone Crusher Injuries alleged: Amputation of both lower legs Name of case: Medeiros v. Gioioso Brothers, Inc., et al. Court/case #: Norfolk Superior Court, No. 9801-994 Tried before judge or jury: N/A (settled) Special damages: Workers’ compensation carrier paid in excess of $275,800 in medical bills and $52,503 in …

$2.1 million for a 21 year old worker who fell into stone crushing machine.Read More

Boy suffocates after falling into the concrete mixer; Sand piles concealed opening to funnel chute ‘ $2.5 million settlement A 9-year-old boy was killed at a large industrial site when he fell through a grate hidden beneath a sand hill on which he and a friend were playing. The site, which was located next to …

Boy suffocates after falling into concrete mixer; Sand piles concealed opening to funnel chute ‘ $2.5 million settlementRead More

Two employees were compensated $2.7 million for injuries suffered when a portable crane freewheeled while being ‘hi-railed’ on subway tracks. The defendant was the distributor of a European-manufactured crane. The defendant modified the crane to accommodate the narrow tracks of the Boston subway system. The crane was designed to lift itself from rubber tires onto …

Two employees were compensated $2.7 million for injuries suffered when a portable crane freewheeled while being ‘hi-railed’ on subway tracksRead More

$675,000 Settlement The plaintiff, a 57-year-old ironworker, lost three of his fingers when he and his co-worker were attempting to use a tower crane to move a steel bundle at a construction site. At the time of the accident in 2001, the plaintiff was working at a site where a 13-story building and a four-level …

Ironworker Loses Fingers During Crane Operation ‘ Defense: Plaintiff Had Acted In An Unsafe Manner, Knew Of RisksRead More

Two employees were compensated $2.7 million for injuries suffered when a portable crane freewheeled while being ‘hi-railed’ on subway tracks. The defendant was the distributor of a European-manufactured crane. The defendant modified the crane to accommodate the narrow tracks of the Boston subway system. The crane was designed to lift itself from rubber tires onto …

Injuries require removal of part of worker’s leg ‘ $2.7 million settlementRead More

The plaintiff was a 58-year-old male employed as an ironworker at a construction site. On the morning in question, his employer hoisted steel beams using a crane. Initially, the beams were hoisted one at a time. Later, however, the employer began ‘treeing’ the iron beams or lifting multiple iron beams simultaneously. In the ‘treeing’ process, …

Ironworker’s leg crushed by rolling steel beam ‘ Claims jobsite wasn’t adequately supervised; $420,000 settlementRead More

A 6-year-old riding his bicycle was killed when he was struck by a truck. The defendant was a company doing road work in a residential area. The child and his friend had stopped at an intersection. They intended to proceed across the northbound side. While they were stopped, a dump truck pulled up to the …

6-year-old boy on bicycle struck, killed by dump truck; Driver allegedly had 2 beers during lunch ‘ $1.7 million settlementRead More