Workplace Injuries

• Dennis Armstrong - Robbery - Hotel in Toledo Iowa

  Steve Lombardi | August 22, 2007 12:18 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reported about Dennis Armstrong being shot in a robbery. TOLEDO --- A hotel clerk is recovering today after being shot in the leg Thursday during a robbery attempt.Dennis Armstrong, 23, was working at Designer Inn and Suites along U.S. Highway 30 in Toledo. A man reportedly came in shortly after 3 a.m. and brandished a handgun, according to Toledo police.The man...

• Ansgar Plant Death of Haverhals-Selken

  Steve Lombardi | August 21, 2007 12:36 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  It's been reported that Melanie Ann Haverhals-Selken died on the premises at the Grain Millers Incorporated processing plant in St. Ansgar. As of July 23, 2007 the cause of her death was unexplained. IOSH administrator, Mary Bryant has offered no explanation. Speculation was that she may have fallen up to eight stories. She was pronounced dead at 9:30 p.m. According to reports she was found at...

• Construction Workers at High Risk of Injury

  LLFClerk LLFClerk | June 18, 2007 9:55 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  An increase in the construction industry in King County, Seattle has resulted in more people working in high-risk construction jobs. In 2006 alone, 14 workers died in King County as a result of construction-site accidents. Tyler Scott, a victim of a work related accident, says that construction workers are pressured to produce more and at a faster pace, and safety is compromised as a...

• Largest Construction Accident Lawsuit in American History Settled for $101 Million

  Christina Cole | April 12, 2007 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The families of four construction workers killed and over 20 others injured in a 2003 parking garage collapse at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, has been settled for $101 million. This is said to be one of the biggest settlements in a construction accident in American history to date.The trial was set for June 6th in Atlantic City Superior Court. The suit defendants included the...