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If you would like more information, please contact Paulette Chapman of Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P. Employers should take every precaution necessary to protect workers from outside dangers. If an employer notices that workers may be in physical danger, steps should be taken immediately to take them out...

Lolitha Givens, mother of Edward Givens, today filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia and Dr. James Augustine, Medical Director of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.  The suit charges that they are responsible for the death of her son, Edward Givens, because training of the emergency medical...

If your organization conducts work around electrical wires or water mains, one of your primary objectives should be checking work areas for any such electrical or water systems prior to beginning work. The safety of your employees is critical to the proper operation of your company or government agency. An employee of Arlington County was...

The safety of employees is perhaps the most important matter an employer can address. If your company operates motorized vehicles, you may find yourself maintaining equipment on a routine basis. During the course of maintenance, it is critical that the vehicle is placed in a secure location away from operational equipment. If this is...

A Warrenton, Virginia, man died after falling over a wall surrounding a cistern at the town’s visitor center. The wall, measuring 16 inches tall, was the subject of four final inspections that failed. Despite repeated warnings about safety issues the missing guardrail presented, town officials opened the unapproved site. The man, who was exiting a...

The Washington Post reports that a man was killed while walking across 34th St. and Cleveland Ave. NW. The man was in the process of crossing the dangerous intersection around 7:15 p.m. when he stopped. A car, traveling northwest on Cleveland Ave., hit the man shortly afterwards. The intersection sits adjacent to the eastern boundaries...

A 76-year-old man from Northwest Washington DC died November 17, 2009, after he was hit by a car while he and his wife walked on the U.S. Mall. U.S. Park Police told the Washington Post that the man and his wife were crossing Madison Drive NW at 12 Street, when a car backed into...

A man walking along the Anacostia Freeway on November 4, 2009, was hit and killed by an oncoming car. This is a particularly tragic event, because it could have easily been prevented by the pedestrian. The man was walking along Interstate 295’s north-bound lanes...