Ohio Workplace Accident Blawg
You won’t believe how many co-workers I’ve seen lose their foot in my lifetime. And, when I say lose their foot, I mean that they literally had their foot amputated because of the damage it had received on the job. My twenty-five-year career as a construction worker has given me the displeasure of witnessing many disturbing accidents such as these. Whether people realize it, construction is a very dangerous job that requires nerves of steel. Those construction workers that you see on your way to work each morning are brave individuals. One false move and they could fall off that three-story building and break their neck, bones, or die from the sheer impact of the fall. We’d all like to think that there are safety measures in place to prevent tragedies from happening, but sometimes the construction companies that employ the workers, ignore safety regulations or they simply aren’t enough. Thankfully, I have been lucky enough to
not suffer a major accident during my long career as a construction worker. However, my friends and co-workers weren’t always so lucky. For instance, my friend Jamie fell off a ladder that had seen better days. Jamie broke his arm and dislocated his shoulder. Naturally, the workers compensation insurance of the construction company tried to cheat Jamie out of compensation. When we threatened to go on strike against the company, they eventually came to their senses and did right by Jamie. However, what if Jamie didn’t have us for back-up? His family would have suffered because of the greed of the insurance company. Ted, Bill, Jenny, and countless others have had similar work-related injuries. Some were done right by the company, while others were ignored. One day, I started researching workers compensation laws and realized that this information could help countless other families. That’s when I started this blog and started sharing information surrounding workers comp. Anyone is welcome to submit any stories or information related to workers compensation. You can even share your personal experiences dealing with your work injuries. Hopefully, this collaborative effort will help provide resources to injured workers, so they can obtain their fair share and better recover from their injuries, whether it be financially or physically, or both.