Workplace Accidents

U.S. workers have a fundamental right to a safe workplace that does not unnecessarily put them in harm’s way. More than three million U.S. workers suffer nonfatal injuries each year as a result of unsafe work environments – a rate of approximately three injuries per 100, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. While workplace injury rates are a vast improvement over unsafe work environments in the industrial and post-industrial age, job sites today can be extremely dangerous. A deeper dive into these numbers reveals that the service industry accounts for 80 percent of workplace injuries, and more than half of all reported workplace injuries are considered serious enough to result in missed work days and job transfers.

Common workplace accidents include slip-and-falls, muscle strains and repetitive motion injuries. Employees working around heavy machinery can suffer life-changing injuries including hearing loss and respiratory damage, as well as concussions, burns, electrocutions and amputations. During extreme heat events, employers have a legal obligation to ensure that workers are adequately protected from heat exposure by providing frequent breaks and opportunities for hydration. In the construction industry, hundreds of construction workers are killed and thousands more suffer serious injury every year in preventable workplace accidents. These injuries are caused by unsafe working conditions and environments that result in falls, burns, broken bones and other trauma.

When workplace injuries occur, employers have been known to pressure injured workers not to report the accident and even sign documents waiving the employer of liability. When a workplace accident is not reported, it allows employers to deny medical treatment and benefits that are lawfully due to the injured worker. Workers injured on the job sometimes obtain limited workers compensation benefits, even though they may be entitled to more compensation for injuries by working with a lawyer familiar with workers comp limits. When businesses fail to take responsibility for unsafe work environments that cause injuries, a workplace lawyer can help secure benefits to replace lost income and medical expenses.

The attorneys at Farrar & Ball have the skills and experience to mount a comprehensive investigation that determines how and why a workplace injury occurred. Our team operates on a no-fee contingency basis and approaches every case with the expectation that they will take a case all the way to a jury trial and verdict. Contact Farrar & Ball to learn more.

Video & Visuals

Tire Demo without Nylon Wedge

This video animation demonstrates how steel belts inside a tire without a nylon wedge can generate dangerous amounts of friction. Learn More

Michelin Tire Recommendations

Corporate tire industry video documents safety concerns when two new tires are mounted on back of vehicle. Learn More

Tire Demo with Belt Wedge

This demonstrative evidence video animation is used to show jurors the components of a tire and illustrates how tires without “belt wedges” can generate dangerous friction between the steel belts. Learn More

Modern Tire Diagram

This demonstrative evidence image shows a cross section of a modern tire with liners, belts, nylon overlay and undertread. Learn More

Replacing Tires Guidelines

Corporate tire industry video explains safety and performance issues when only two tires are replaced on a vehicle, and how vehicle handling is affected by placement of tires. Learn More

Tread Separation Test

Video created by Carr Engineering Inc. to document a tread separation test with a Ford Explorer. Test shows that even an expert driver with knowledge that a tread separation event is imminent still cannot maintain control of the vehicle. Learn More

Tire Demo with Nylon Over Wrap

A video animation used as demonstrative evidence to illustrate for jurors the components of a tire, including belts, liners and tread base. This animation demonstrates how two belt liners rubbing together can create friction that leads to tire failure. Learn More

Ford Explorer Crash Testing

Short video documenting an SUV on a test track flipping and rolling, then crashing into a guard rail. Learn More

Nylon Safety Strips

Demonstrative evidence illustration used to explain to jurors the components of a tire designed with nylon safety strips in addition to steel belts. Learn More

Nylon Safety Belt

Side-by-side demonstrative evidence used to explain to jurors the differences between a cap ply tire with a nylon safety belt compared to a traditional steel-belted tire. Learn More

Mercury Mountaineer Tire Testing

Demonstrative evidence showing three different camera angles of a 2001 Mercury Moutaineer performing a controlled maneuver with a defective tire. Learn More

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