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6-Year Old Shoots Teacher: Injured Workers in the News #73

Posted on January 8, 2023

It is reported that an Elementary School Teacher was deliberately shot by a six-year-old student in her classroom.  She is reportedly critically ill.  Dailymail.com This article will discuss this fact pattern under the premise that the Teacher was a Public School Employee within the State of California. Are There Limits to This Teacher’s Workers’ Compensation Benefits? In California, Workers’ Compensation Benefits are limited.   With respect to total temporary disability benefits, absent some exception, the Teacher, given the fact pattern, would likely be eligible for only 104 weeks. ...

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83-Year-Old Home Depot Employee Death: Injured Workers in the News #72

Posted on December 6, 2022

An 83-year-old Home Depot Worker died six weeks after sustaining a work injury.  He had been shoved to the ground by a serial shoplifter while apparently trying to stop a theft.  The Home Depot Worker sustained injuries as a result of the shove and he lived for 5 weeks before passing. The medical examiner has ruled the death to be a homicide. Dailymail.com This article will discuss how the Injured Worker’s death was work-related for the purposes of obtaining death benefits. Does A Time Delay Between The Work Injury and The Death Matter for the Purposes of Pursuing a Death Claim? Yes and No. ...

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Featured image for post: City Worker Dies After Being Electrocuted in a Cherry Picker: Injured Workers in the News #69

City Worker Dies After Being Electrocuted in a Cherry Picker: Injured Workers in the News #69

Posted on November 18, 2022

A sad story comes out of Houston, Texas.  During election season, a Parks and Recreation Department Worker suffered a work-related injury- electrocution-  and died.  Foxnews.com News reports offer sparse information.   Thus, we will create a hypothetical and assume that the electronic voting system was the source of the electrocution.  The death, in an of itself, would likely trigger an OSHA investigation to determine the cause of the death. Assuming the hypothetical fact pattern that the Parks Worker was working on election issues and that the voting machine caused their death, we will discuss...

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Featured image for post: Carbon Dioxide at LAX Airport Sickened Employees: Injured Workers in the News #68

Carbon Dioxide at LAX Airport Sickened Employees: Injured Workers in the News #68

Posted on November 2, 2022

It is reported that four workers at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, Oct. 31, were sickened when a fire-suppression system inside an electrical room went off, releasing carbon dioxide.” One worker was sent to the hospital in grave condition. The worker apparently went into cardiac arrest. What Type of Injury Is This? This type of injury is called an "exposure" case. Exposure cases can be extremely dangerous, even fatal.   Carbon Monoxide, the alleged chemical in this matter, is an invisible gas.  It can displace oxygen.   Workers can breath in the gas.  It is possible that...

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