Drunk driving cases are often among the most serious car accidents people are involved in. If you have been in a car crash with a drunk driver, you should notify the driver’s insurance company immediately. The drunk driver will most often be arrested for driving drunk. That means that there could be two cases against …
If you have been injured on a cruise ship and are thinking about filing a personal injury claim, there are a number of ways you could have been injured. The most common are slips and falls or trip and falls. In addition, you should know is that cruise ship companies are very specific about where …
Cranes are a common example of heavy machinery that is found at a jobsite. They are often forgotten or disregarded since they tower over a jobsite, but they can pose a real hazard to workers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries most recent survey, there were 79 deaths because …
Explosions are always very sudden and do not give the worker notice or time to react to them. Oftentimes, explosions occur at a refinery and involve gas, fire and flames, chemicals spilling on to a job site. The worker can often have terrible injuries to their eyes and nose from inhaling dangerous chemicals. If fire …
Unfortunately, many truck collisions are because of the driver error and mistakes on the part of the truck drivers. The following are some of the most common reasons: TRUCK DRIVER FATIGUE AND TIREDNESS Driver fatigue and sleep deprivation are one of the top reasons why truck accidents happen. There are regulations by the federal which …
Some of the most common (and serious, if not deadly) accidents occur when a bicyclist is riding on a dense, urban street close to the sides of parked cars, and someone opens their car door very suddenly without looking in their side rearview mirror to make sure no bicyclist is approaching. Most accidents between cars, …
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF FREQUENT ACCIDENTS EXPERIENCED ON CRUISE SHIPS: Slipping on the deck Tripping over a threshold Falling down a staircase Falling overboard Swimming pool or waterslide injuries Injuries sustained on shore excursions Physical or sexual assault by cruise ship staff or another passenger Falling objects Accidents caused by excessive drinking at …
Leading causes of train accidents include: Human error Train operator error Train track defects Mechanical or electrical failures Defects or malfunctions with signals, crossing arms, and warning lights Poor train maintenance or defective equipment According to the Federal Railroad Administration, about half of all train accidents are due to human error of the train operator. …
The most common scenarios that cause ATV accidents are: Rolling or flipping over Passenger in the backseat of ATV (designed for single driver) • Driving on paved road (ATV designed for off-road surface) Inexperienced driver Intoxicated driver Unsupervised child driver Driving recklessly The most common kind of ATV accidents occur when the vehicle rolls or …
If you are a bicyclist who has been involved in an accident with a car, you may have suffered physical injuries, psychological disturbances, inability to work, loss of wages, and medical expenses. All of these elements of your claim should be properly addressed if you are dealing with the at-fault driver’s insurance company. COMMON INJURIES: …
Because ATV drivers and riders are unprotected, much like riding a motorcycle, accidents can cause severe injuries. The worst injuries caused by ATVs are traumatic brain injuries, permanent concussions, and spinal cord injuries causing paralysis. The most common injuries from ATV accidents are: Head and neck injuries Broken or fractured bones Lacerations (including facial lacerations) …
Perhaps the most common reason for a rear-end bicycle injury stems from the fact that many bicyclists ride on the road or street that are primarily intended for cars. Because of this, the driver either does not see the bicyclists or the driver is too distracted to notice the driver until it is too late. …
