It was more than 6 years ago when a crane collapsed and 4 ironworkers died at the Glass City Skyway’s contruction site. About 3 years later another man died at the contruction site as well. He was a carpenter.

A memorial is being built in their honor now. It will be a sculpture just west of the skyway at Tribute Parkon the east Toledo end.

The families of the victims did file a wrongful death claim against the company. The company, Fru-Con Construction Corp. was fined $430,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for workplace safety violations that pertained to the accident. Three of the men’s survivors were payed out 11.25 million by the contracting company.

Work place deaths like this one could have been avoided if the company would have taken the proper safety precautions. Our office is experienced in handling cases like this one and can work to get you the settlement you deserve.

If you have lost a loved one to a wrongful death call 800.637.8170 to request your free copy of The Ohio Wrongful Death Book and to schedule your free consultation.

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Juan Perez, a truck driver, was killed on February 27, 2006. A tanker truck was being loaded with motor oil at the Port of Brownsville in the RTW terminal when the truck exploded, throwing Mr. Perez off of the truck. He died from the injuries he sustained from the accident. Juan Perez had a wife and two children.

Before the explosion the tanker had a strong smell of gas, but was filled anyway with the oil-based compund. When trucks have gasoline fumes it runs a risk of igniting during the filling process due to static electricity. In order to avoid this occuring the truck should have been grounded to prevent sparks from lighting the fumes.

The widow of Mr. Perez is suing RTW and 14 other defendants.

Our Toledo, Ohio wrongful death lawyers are experienced with cases like this one and will at getting you the settlement you deserve.

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Original Source: The Jere Beasely Report

In May of 2007 Joshua Petrie was working as a plant operator at Quicksilver Resources, which is a gas processing plant. On May 27 he tried to start a hot oil heater at the plant. After a few attempts at doing this the the heater exploded. He was taken to the hospital with trauma to his head and chest. The next day he passed away.

Hanover Compression, which is the previous owner of the plant was sued along with Quicksilver Resources. The case stated that both had a responsibility to make sure things were properly installed and up to safety standards and regulations. If Hanover had properly installed safety valves and purge systmes this problem could have been avoided. Both Hanover and Quicksilver had been on notice since 2005 about the fact that they did not have these two things installed. Hanover is a big part of the case because they sold the plant to Quicksilver in a ready to use condition.

The case was settled for $82.5 million. Hanover was respoinsible for 80% and Quicksilver was responsible for 20%.

Our Toledo, Ohio wrongful death attorneys are experienced at handling cases like this one and can help you get the settlement you deserve.

If you have lost a loved one to a wrongful death call 800.637.8170 to request your free copy of The Ohio Accident Book and to schedule your free consultation.

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A lawsuit has been filed after a pedestrian bridge collapsed in the Atlanta Botanicals Gardens killing one of the workers helping to build the bridge. The lawsuit is filed against the attraction and several contruction companies and states that the companies failed to protect the workers.

Angel Chupin worked for a subcontractor that poured concrete foundations. The incident happened when they were working on a pedestrain bridge about 40 feet above ground when the path crumbled. Workers fell to the ground from a few dozen feet up. In total 18 workers were injured because of this and 1 was killed. The probable cause of the incident was that two support towers were placed too far away from each other. Osha fined the compaines for other safety violations as well.

These companies have a responsibility to keep the job site and their workers safe. When this does not happen people get hurt and even killed. If this happens a lawsuit should be filed. Our Bowling Green, Ohio wrongful death lawyers can help you get the settlement you deserve. Call 800.637.8170 to request your free copy of The Ohio Wrongful Death Book and to schedule your free consultation.

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The Jere Beasley Report covered a story about a fatal pipeline explosion recently.

On July 15, 2009 in Smith County Mississippi one man was killed and three others were injured when a pipeline that they were testing exploded. According to OSHA the lid on the separator had flown off. This caused large portions of the pipe to be thrown up in the air. The workers were using nitrogen at the time to pressure test the pipes.

There have been many pipeline explosions over the past few years and most of which have involved the testing of these pipes. There should have been more steps taken by the company to ensure their employees safety. Because of this diregard of safety and the violation of safety codes, OSHA has fined three companies involved in this explosion with fines totaling $108,000.

When someone is killed on the job it is important to take proper legal action againt the ones at fault. Our Toledo, Ohio wrongful death lawyers are experienced in getting you the settlement you deserve.

If you have lost a loved one due to a wrongful death call 800.637.8170 for your free copy of “The Ohio Wrongful Death Book” and to request your free case evaluation.