Partner William P. Lightfoot recently recovered 1.8 million dollars for a worker who fell through a hole in a roof while on a construction site. Though the general contractor covered the hole, the cover was not secured and was not properly marked. OSHA found that the contractor did not maintain a safe place to...
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$2.2 Million Settlement On Behalf Of Injured Worker
The litigation team of William Lightfoot, Paulette Chapman and Kelly Fisher settled a construction case for $2.2 million on behalf of an injured worker. A contractor allegedly violated an OSHA safety regulation. Mr. Lightfoot had lead responsibility for presenting the...
Read MoreConstruction Worker Killed in Trench Collapse in Anne Arundel County
[ubermenu-map address="21144" zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] According to Anne Arundel fire officials, a 25-year-old man was killed in a construction accident in the Severn area after the trench he was digging collapsed on him. The Anne Arundel fire department reported that the man was part of a crew digging a...
Read More53-Year-Old Worker Crushed and Killed by Baler in Roanoke Workplace Accident
[ubermenu-map address="Roanoke, VA" zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] Roanoke County Police reported that a 53-year-old worker was killed in an accident at Recycling and Disposal Solutions after he fell into a baler used to compact aluminum cans, plastic bottles and other recyclable items. The man had worked as a machine operator at the plant since May, when he...
Read MoreConstruction Worker Killed After Fall at Work Site
A construction worker in McLean died after falling into a 15-foot hole at his work site. The worker was reportedly operating a backhoe at a construction site when he somehow fell into the hole. He was identified as Juan Francisco Cema Alfaro of Falls Church. At the time of the report, officials were still investigating the...
Read MoreMan Partially Loses Finger in Maryland Workplace Accident
A contractor in Baltimore lost part of his finger in a construction accident. The 59-year-old was working on a construction project at the Harford Community College. According to WBAL, the man stopped to pick up a piece of asphalt on the ground when a nearby skid-loader shifted....
Read MoreHighway Worker Struck and Killed in Howard County
On June 11, a worker from Baltimore was struck and killed on a highway in Howard County. According to Howard police, a 40-year-old worker, contracted by the State Highway Administration, was placing cones in a westbound lane of Route 216 at Route 29, attempting to close it, when he was struck by a 2009 Chevrolet...
Read MoreSeven Hospitalized From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Club
On May 20, the District of Columbia Fire Department reported that nine people were sickened by carbon monoxide at the National Press Building and sent to area hospitals. According to officials, 27 people were evaluated after being exposed to carbon monoxide fumes. Lon Walls, a fire department spokesperson, reported that 10 construction workers were harmed...
Read MoreWhistleblower Enforcement Program Gets an Upgrade
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a major upgrade in the area of whistleblower enforcement. According to OSHA’s announcement, the Office of the Whistleblower Protection Program now reports directly to the Labor Department’s Office of the Assistant Secretary. Previously, the program reported to the Director...
Read MoreNew Union Rules Take Effect Next Month
Beginning next month, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new rules on union elections take effect after the NLRB’s ruling last December. This is good news for unions and union workers, as it should result in faster union elections and more unionized workforces overall. The new rule does not allow the employer to litigate certain...
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