MSHA Proposes $1.1 Million Fine Following Deaths Of Colorado Silver Miners
Posted on Oct 22, 2014 in Construction, Workplace Safety | Comments Off on MSHA Proposes $1.1 Million Fine Following Deaths Of Colorado Silver Miners
Earlier this week, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) levied a fine of $1,077,800 yesterday after an investigation into the deaths of two Colorado silver miners in November 2013. According to the MSHA release, after approximately 1,600 pounds of deteriorated explosives were detonated underground in an open air blast, the company that owned the mine failed to inform the...
Injured Worker’s Claims Alleging Defective Conveyor System Barred By Michigan Statute Of Repose
Posted on Oct 22, 2014 in Construction, Product Liability | Comments Off on Injured Worker’s Claims Alleging Defective Conveyor System Barred By Michigan Statute Of Repose
A worker for a company in the business of designing and manufacturing corrugated box packaging was injured while off-loading a stack of corrugated material from one conveyor to another when allegedly being crushed by an automated transfer car. He brought suit against the transfer car manufacturer alleging that because of the absence of various safety precautions, the transfer car...
Alabama Jury Levies $9.9 Million Verdict In Auto Crash Case Involving Design And Placement Of Muffler
Posted on Oct 21, 2014 in Product Liability, Transportation | Comments Off on Alabama Jury Levies $9.9 Million Verdict In Auto Crash Case Involving Design And Placement Of Muffler
On Monday, an Alabama jury levied a $9.9 million verdict against a car manufacturer following a 2010 crash that resulted in a fuel-fed fire that killed the passenger and injured the driver. The verdict followed a three-week trial. The plaintiffs’ attorney claimed that when the car crashed into a utility pole, a sharp edge of the metal muffler near the fuel tank caused the fuel tank...
OSHA Focused On Enhancing Hazardous Chemical Exposure Protections
Posted on Oct 21, 2014 in Energy/Environmental, OSHA | Comments Off on OSHA Focused On Enhancing Hazardous Chemical Exposure Protections
OSHA recently announced that it will step up efforts to prevent work-related illness caused by exposure to hazardous substances. Ninety-five percent of OSHA’s current Permissible Exposure Limits (“PELs”) have not been updated since their adoption in 1971. In addition, they cover fewer than 500 chemicals, which is a small fraction of the tens of thousands of...
Delaware Court Finds Accident Reconstructionists Qualified To Testify In Helicopter Crash Case
Posted on Oct 17, 2014 in Investigations, Transportation, Workplace Safety | Comments Off on Delaware Court Finds Accident Reconstructionists Qualified To Testify In Helicopter Crash Case
The Superior Court of Delaware recently addressed the admissibility of expert opinion proffered by accident reconstructionists in a wrongful death action involving a helicopter crash over the Gulf of Mexico. Each party challenged the other’s experts asserting that the experts were unqualified and their opinions unreliable. The court found, in large part, that the plaintiffs’ experts’...
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