Workplace Injuries | InjuryBoard Cherry Hill

A 48 year old North Carolina man fell 33 feet from a roof onto a concrete floor. He was seriously injured while working on the construction of a warehouse in Rock Hill for a HVAC company, WT Nichols. The warehouse was owned by Atotech. This incident was the second this year in North Carolina where a worker fell at a construction site. OSHA is only required to investigate if there is a...

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The number of needless deaths that occur at construction sites continues to rise. The latest figures from the Lansing State Journal showed that in 2005 there were 110 deaths compared to 146 deaths in 2006. According to construction site attorney Michael A. Ferrara, Jr., there is absolutely no excuse for this contining carnage. Companies must take all steps possible to avoid these...

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www.philly.comTropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City and several contruction companies agreed to pay the the families of four workers who were killed a total of $101 Million Dollars. The money will also be shared by those who were injured when the parking garage collapsed during contruction. The project was being rushed to compete with another casino also under contruction. Needless...

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In a signifcant victory for our police officers and firefighters, the New Jersey Supreme Court in an unanimous opinion in the case of Ruiz v. Mero, abolished the common law doctrine referred to as the Firefighter's Rule. This rule prevented first responders, such as police officers and firefighters, from recovering damages from a property owner for injuries they sustain while confronting...

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It's hard to believe that there are still railroad workers being injured on the job. Just recently an worker from Indiana won a $8.4 millon dollar jury verdict when he lost his leg. He was run over by a train. The jury did find the worker to be partially at fault for his injury and assessed his degree of fault at 10%. The railroad and the worker reached a settlement after the verdict...

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Ronald Kustrup, an iron worker, fell 15 feet through an unguarded elevator shaft while working at a construction site in Mercer County, New Jersey. According to Mr. Kustrup's expert, the area should have been secured to prevent workers from accidentally falling in the open shaft. The general contractor and the owner of company where the construction project was being done had a non-delagable...

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Congratulations to Niki Trunk on her appointment to the Board of Governors of the ATLA-NJ, The New Jersey Trial Lawyer Association. President Marc Saperstein made the appointment on January 1, 2007. Niki joins about 70 personal injury lawyers on the Board of Governors. ATLA-NJ is composed of 2500 attorneys who represent consumers who are injured by defective products, injured in car...

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After touching a 7,200-volt power line with his head, the worker is okay and without serious injury!Alton Fire Chief Al Johnson said the 28-year-old White Mountain Cable worker was pulling cable lines from a bucket truck when his head touched the line. "It was just a huge spark, and he wasn't responding," said a cable worker on the scene.The shock entered through his head and went through his...

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Michael A. Ferrara, Jr. has been an attorney since 1972. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the New Jersey Supreme Court, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the Federal Courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He is certified by both the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney. He is the founder and former chair...

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