A construction accident in Clifton, New Jersey has left a 44-year-old ironworker in critical condition after he fell about 40-feet from the roof of Swepco Tube LLC, a metal tube manufacturing plant, into a vat of diluted nitric acid. According to an article posted on NorthJersey.com, the construction worker suffered a broken rib, punctured lung, and
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Blume Forte Obtains $1 Million Settlement in NJ Traumatic Birth Injury Case
Carol L. Forte, partner at the New Jersey personal injury law firm Blume Forte, obtained a $1 million settlement on behalf of a young boy who suffers from multiple conditions, including cognitive impairment and seizure disorder. His conditions are the result of brain injuries he sustained during a mismanaged labor and traumatic birth. This case
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CPSC Announces Recall of Girls’ Hooded Jackets Due to Strangulation Hazard
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Los Angeles-based LA Fashion Hub is recalling an estimated 2,300 Girls’ Hooded Winter Jackets with drawstrings that pose a strangulation hazard to children. No incidents of injury have yet been reported. The hazard involves a drawstring which goes through the hood of the jackets. The CPSC issued
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Workplace Safety Emphasized Across U.S. During NAOSH Week
According to ASSE.org, the first full week of May each year is observed as North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. During this time, The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and OSHA Alliance Partners help raise awareness of the importance of being safe at work, and encourage
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Worker Seriously Injured in South Brunswick Warehouse Accident
According to an article posted on the South Brunswick Patch website, a worker was seriously injured on Earth Day weekend in a New Jersey workplace accident that took place at a Wakefern warehouse. The New Jersey machinery accident occurred at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Wakefern warehouse located on Davidson Mill Road in South Brunswick,
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