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California Personal Injury News & Issues / Blog

UPDATE: Scaffolding Company Found to have Caused Construction Accident that Killed One and Injured at Least Fifteen Others Last August

By: Natalie B. DeClusin, Attorney at Law
 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA) released a report yesterday stating that it was Paramount Scaffold Inc. that most likely caused the construction site accident that resulted in at least fifteen people being injured and one local man’s death. The report issued explains [...]

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Construction Accident Victim Dies

A 49-year-old man who was injured in a San Diego construction accident last summer died on Wednesday from complications from his injuries.
Tyrone Allen was one of sixteen people seriously injured in the August 28, 2008 accident. The incident occurred in the East Village area of downtown when a walkway collapsed next to an apartment complex [...]

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San Diego Man Dies While Attempting to Maneuver Forklift

By: Christopher C. Walton, Esquire
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – On February 6, 2009, 42-year-old Lee Haleem of San Diego died while attempting to unload a forklift from a rental truck. The specific cause of accident is still under investigation, but the forklift is believed to have tipped after being stuck on the tailgate of the rental truck [...]

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Construction Site Accident Seriously Injures Four

By: Matthew A. Paré, Attorney at Law
Northridge, California - Four construction workers were seriously injured in a scaffolding collapse accident. All suffered personal injury due to the collapse. The construction accident occurred at an apartment complex that was under construction on the 9300 block of Corbin Avenue. Currently the circumstances of the accident are under [...]

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California Construction Workplace Injuries Among Highest in U.S.

By: Matthew A. Paré, Attorney at Law
Although every job has some risks, the statistics indicate that California construction workers are working in one of the most dangerous occupations. For example, according to the United States Department of Labor, there were almost 5,500 fatal work injuries in 2007. The construction industry was the highest industry in [...]

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Four People Injured in Northridge Construction Site Accident

By: Matthew A. Paré, Attorney at Law
On November 21, 2008, four construction workers were injured in a scaffolding collapse accident. All suffered personal injury due to the collapse. The construction accident occurred at an apartment complex that was under construction on the 9300 block of Corbin Avenue. Currently the circumstances of the accident are under [...]

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San Diego Worker Killed on Job When Crushed in Grappling Machinery

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – 23-year-old Joel Vallejo Servin was killed on Thursday evening at work when a grappling machine used to pare logs caught him causing him to suffer severe crush injuries that proved fatal. Despite being transported to a nearby hospital, he succumbed to his injuries. The incident happened at his place of employment [...]

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CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT / FENCE COLLAPSES ON PEDESTRIANS; $800,000.00 SETTLEMENT REACHED

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — On August 4, 2004, a “not so funny” funny thing happened to the Hartwig Family on their way home from the San Diego Padres’ game. That evening, Michelle and David Hartwig and their two young sons were leaving the Padres game in the downtown “Gas Lamp” redevelopment area when they were injured [...]

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