Errors in road design and construction contribute daily to automobile and semi truck crashes. Several of the more common factors include barriers and guardrails, exit and entrance ramps, road markings and road surfaces, signage problems, roadway shoulder designs, traffic control mechanisms, visibility, and the flow of traffic patterns. The car accident potential is magnified in [...]
OSHA regulators have cited Gulf Chemical & Metallurgical Corp. in allegations of workers exposed to hazardous substances in the air, its reported. Initial proposed penalties by OSHA exceed 50 thousand dollars. However such initial proposed penalties are frequently reduced substantially, on a case by case basis. OSHA was enacted to aide in work place safety. [...]
Two construction workers were seriously injured while working on the façade of a retail center in Galveston County, officials reported. The accident occurred while the two men were working 12 feet off the ground on scaffolding when it collapsed. One worker fell straight down while the other fell with the collapsing scaffolding, witnesses said. One [...]
Many people who suffer the unexpected loss of a loved one do not have the clarity of thought to realize that if their family member died as a result of the negligence of another person – then they may be able to sue for ‘wrongful’ death in a court of law. Of course, the surviving [...]
