Workplace Injuries

• Construction Site Safety – Trench boxes stop collapsing trenches from trapping workers

  Steve Lombardi | November 22, 2008 8:59 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On October 22, 2008 a 20-year-old man from Lenox, Mass. was working at a construction site occupying an excavated trench. No trench box was being used and the 8 foot deep, 2 to 3 foot wide trench he...

• Construction Safety: The risk of being electrocuted

  Steve Lombardi | January 17, 2009 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  A construction worker on a site in Europe was electrocuted when he came into contact with a live wire/cable on which he was working. It killed him and the general contractor was fined 300,000...

• Construction Safety: Falling pole kills co-worker, benefits may depend on a quick investigation

  Steve Lombardi | July 29, 2009 6:36 PM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  In what can only be described as a tragedy, a construction worker today was killed after a utility pole was knocked over striking and killing him. The utility pole was backed into by a fellow worker...

• Farm Safety and Corn-Full Grain Bins

  Steve Lombardi | October 23, 2009 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On September 23rd, 2009 Paul Nurre of Strawberry Point was found in a grain bin full of corn in Aurora. Mr. Nurre was reported missing Wednesday afternoon after which firefighters and employees...

• Crane topples onto railroad tracks in Iowa along I-80

  Steve Lombardi | May 21, 2008 4:14 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Current events often times demonstrate how one accident can be both a workers' compensation benefits case and a personal injury lawsuit. When a death is involved several layers of investigation should be involved in preserving evidenced.

• What is my shoulder injury case worth with surgery?

  Steve Lombardi | March 09, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  What is my shoulder injury case worth with surgery? Well first I'll say this is common in my practice to be asked for a second opinion and I do give them, without charge. I do it even for lawyers and who knows maybe I have with your lawyer. That doesn't mean everyone should write to me asking for a free consultation for a second opinion. QUESTION: I am a nurse and I got hurt at work, I had...

• Scaffolding Collapses in the news, how often does it happen?

  Steve Lombardi | June 18, 2009 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  How common is a scaffolding collapse on a construction site? Brooks Schuelke and Wayne Parsons posted about the June 10, 2009 21 Rio Condo scaffolding collapse in Austin, Texas and it...

• How long does it take to settle an Iowa workers’ compensation case?

  Steve Lombardi | May 17, 2009 10:37 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  It takes as long as it takes. It should take long enough to do it right. Okay, so what is it in months? Well, probably about 18 months on average; or a little longer. Why, you ask? Well...

• Iowa Workers' Compensation: Released back to work, then laid off, what do I do?

  Steve Lombardi | April 04, 2009 9:50 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  I answer questions on another website and this question was recently posed and the economy being what it is, I thought a broader audience might appreciate the advice. Question: If a person has...

• Iowa Workers' Compensation: The Right to Chose the Treating Doctor, It's about dignity and respect for others

  Steve Lombardi | March 06, 2009 1:54 PM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Iowa Workers Compensation – Sixteen tons, what do you get… Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go … I owe my soul to the company store… The bill before the...