We are St. Louis Workers Compensation Attorneys that have recovered over $50,000,000 for our clients. St. Louis Workers Compensation Attorney, James M. Hoffmann, discusses important local St. Louis Workers Compensation related topics.
Every day, electricians and electrical workers are exposed to hazards that can result in injury or death. Electricians require special skills and training to perform their work safely. However, even the most skilled electrician is exposed to work-related hazards that could result in injury or death. Work-Related Hazards in the Electrical Industry According to the Occupational … Read more
Clients have informed us about situations where supervisors have refused to fill out an incident report because the injury was not severe or because they didn’t know the exact date/time their pain started. According to OSHA, more than 3,000,000 workers are injured on the job each year. Those injured workers rely on the workers compensation system to … Read more
The Department of Labor attributes 33% of occupational musculoskeletal injuries to lower back pain. According to a study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, about 66% of lower back pain patients resume work within a month, while 17% are incapable of working for 1 to 6 months. Another 7% cannot work for … Read more
Can I refuse to work under dangerous working conditions? Under normal circumstances, your employer can initiate action against you if you refuse to work. However, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), if you, in good faith, believe that your workplace is putting you in the way of harm and proves to be … Read more
Reporting an unsafe working condition does not require you to sustain an actual injury. The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) makes it obligatory for employers to ensure that their employees work in a safe work environment. “Unsafe Working Condition” The term “unsafe working condition” includes the following aspects: workplace conditions not regularly inspected warning … Read more
The Missouri second injury fund applies to workers with a pre-existing injury who sustain a second workplace injury or illness. The second injury fund (SIF) is a state run program that was initially intended to encourage employers to hire disabled veterans. The idea was that if a disabled worker got injured on the job, the … Read more