Protecting Injured Workers
And Their Families For The Short And Long Term
In many work environments, the biggest threat is injuries from a fall. There is a reason that fall tend to be the leading cause of fatal accidents in the construction industry year in and year out. Falls can occur from heights, from ladders, on staircases or on the...
It’s a common sight for those who drive around the Twin Cities’ metro area at this time of year: construction workers hurrying on job sites to finish projects before winter descends in its icy fury on Minnesota. Understandably, little outside construction work gets...
A new study released by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) showed that over two-thirds of construction firms said a car crashed into their highway work zones in the past year. The stats highlight what roadworkers already know: Highway work is...
When a worker gets hurt in a construction accident, it may be hard for that worker, or the family, to know to whom to turn in order to get compensation. In theory, the construction worker's own employer should have worker's compensation available to cover the injured...
As anyone in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul area who has worked construction knows, there are many ways to get hurt while on a construction site doing work. For instance, oftentimes, construction zones involving scaling scaffolding to great heights or working below...
Hand-held power tools are commonplace at most construction sites in Minnesota. They help workers accomplish their jobs efficiently and, oftentimes, even more safely than had the workers relied on hand tools.However, these tools do come with risks of their own. One of...
Rather than relying on the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Minnesota uses its own state agency to oversee the safety of workplaces in the greater Twin Cities area as well as the rest of the state. The agency is called the Minnesota Occupational...
Although its leadership has been implicated in a worker trafficking scheme, a company that handled subcontracting work for home projects in the area seems to continue to enjoy the favor of the Twin Cities area's largest home-builder. It recently came to light that...
A previous post on this blog mentioned that injured construction workers, particularly those who work on or alongside Minnesota's roads and highways, may be able to seek compensation from sources other than workers' compensation.This can come as a great relief for...
Although she was looking at her cell phone when she struck and almost killed a construction worker in a town near the Twin Cities, it turns out she will only face misdemeanor criminal charges. This is in large part due to some legal obstacles that, according to...
