On behalf of The Law Office of Bryan S. Hawkins | Jun 20, 2019 | Work-related Deaths, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Safety
Early in June emergency professionals found a man dead inside the sign of a Love’s Gas Station in Thomson, Georgia. When the worker failed to check in, the manager at D&G Outdoor Lighting & Signs, the company responsible for the sign repair, checked the...
On behalf of The Law Office of Bryan S. Hawkins | Dec 28, 2018 | Work-related Deaths
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations has released a report called, “Death on the Job, The Toll of Neglect, 2018.” Among its findings is a rise in workplace fatalities from 4,836 in 2015 to 5,190 in 2016. This comes to...
On behalf of The Law Office of Bryan S. Hawkins | Dec 20, 2018 | Work-related Deaths
Construction workers in Georgia face many risks while they are on the job, and they have a greater risk of suffering serious injuries or fatalities in workplace accidents. A recent report revealed that construction workplace fatalities decreased by 2 percent in 2017....
On behalf of The Law Office of Bryan S. Hawkins | Oct 2, 2017 | Work-related Deaths
Authorities in Georgia have reported than an explosion at an Augusta chemical plant on Sept. 27 claimed the life of one worker and left two others injured. The workplace accident took place at approximately 12.50 p.m. in the vicinity of the Bobby Jones Expressway and...
On behalf of The Law Office of Bryan S. Hawkins | Aug 30, 2017 | Work-related Deaths
Construction work in Georgia is often considered to be extremely dangerous, especially for those who work around high-speed vehicles or on platforms. In fact, the construction industry has the highest number of struck-by deaths out of all U.S. industries. The rate of...
On behalf of The Law Office of Bryan S. Hawkins | Aug 17, 2017 | Work-related Deaths
While the following story happened outside the country, it still has some details that are worth discussing regardless of where it occurred. National boundaries do not prevent work accidents from happening, nor will they save someone from a fatal work accident.This...
