Workplace Injuries

• Texas Supreme Court Ruling Involving The Injured Worker

  Beth Janicek | May 01, 2008 12:50 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  BP families and Citgo blast survivors visited the Capitol to encourage lawmakers to undo the Texas Supreme Court’s misguided decision in a high-profile workplace injury case, Entergy v. Summers. The...

• Workers’ Compensation vs. Non-Subscriber

  Beth Janicek | April 28, 2008 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Texas employers can opt out of workers’ compensation and become a non-subscriber. A non-subscriber is a Texas employer who does not purchase workers’ compensation insurance for their employees....

• Imperial Sugar Company Plant Cited for Safety Violations

  Beth Janicek | March 25, 2008 2:52 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  The Imperial Sugar Company in Gramercy Louisiana was cited for several violations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited violations that could total $36,000 in penalties.Some of the violations were the dust collectors were not correctly equipped with explosion protection systems.An explosion on February 7th at the Imperial Sugar Company Refinery close to Savannah, Georgia...

• Death Toll Rises in Crane Collapse

  Beth Janicek | March 20, 2008 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A 5 ½ ton steel collar being installed around a 20 story crane broke loose from a building on East 51st St. and as the collar fell it struck another collar, knocking it loose rendering the crane unstable. The unsupported crane tumbled, crashing into the building and leveling a town house. Two construction workers and a woman from Miami were pulled from the Manhattan crane collapse. Torres,...

• Construction Worker Killed from Cave-in

  Beth Janicek | March 06, 2008 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Yesterday, around 3:30 p.m. a construction site trench caved in burying Luis Garcia. Luis Garcia was dead when they were finally able to find him at 10 p.m. His brother, Robert Gomez was also in the trench when the cave in occurred, but only suffered minor injuries. The trench was 15 feet of dirt and clay when it caved in. No one has said what caused the trench to cave in. An autopsy will...

• Three Construction Workers Injured

  Beth Janicek | February 22, 2008 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  This morning, three construction workers were injured while working at a site at The Shops at La Cantera. One of the corners collapsed and the workers slid 28 feet. They were not critically hurt.

• Sugar Refinery Explosion

  Beth Janicek | February 08, 2008 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  On Thursday, February 7th, the Imperial Sugar Refinery in Port Wentworth, GA exploded. The explosion was so big it sent 62 people to the hospital. Nine people were severely burned and six are still missing. Some of the people had burns on 80 to 90 percent of their bodies. The fire is still not out, but is almost contained. The explosion possibly happens due to sugar dust in the air getting...

• Man Airlifted to Hospital After An On the Job Injury

  Beth Janicek | December 14, 2007 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  An employee at the BFI landfill was bulldozing debris and accidentally fell off the hill. He fell about 200 feet and was airlifted to the hospital, but was not seriously hurt.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Worksite Injury and Workers Compensation.

• Grand Hyatt's Workers Warned of Faulty Elevators

  Beth Janicek | November 21, 2007 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Joseph Montez died because an outside service elevator opened and he fell 20 stories. At least two former workers at the site say that there had been saftey warnings months ago regarding the outside elevators. The former workers said they either sent written warnings or told hotel developer FaulknerUSA of Austin about the faulty elevators, known as buck hoists. Steve Killingsworth, vice...

• Construction Worker Killed On the Job

  Beth Janicek | November 19, 2007 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Early on November 17, 2007 a worker was killed after falling 20 stories to his death at the Grand Hyatt Hotel construction site in downtown San Antonio. The worker's name is Joseph Montez and he was 24 years old. He was loading Sheetrock into a service elevator when the load shifted, pushed him and he fell from the 21st floor. Two other men were taken to a hospital to be treated for...