Construction workers in road/highway work zones are at a significant risk of fatal and nonfatal injury. According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, in 2017, 132 construction workers died in work zone related accidents in the Unites States. Additionally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that…
On November 12, Trina Morgan was killed as she attempted to assist a 9-year-old child who was injured in a motor vehicle collision on State Route 530 near Arlington, Washington. According to the Washington State Patrol, Ms. Morgan was hit by another driver as she attempted to offer assistance…
On September 26, 2016, two men were seriously injured when a crane at a construction site in West Seattle made contact with overhead power lines close to the job site. The incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. near 42nd Avenue Southwest and Southwest Oregon Street. As lawyers representing injured construction…
The National Safety Council (NCS) released a report on motor vehicle fatality estimates for the first six months of 2016 that found traffic deaths on the rise across America, as well as in Washington State. From January to June of 2016 there were 19,100 total motor-vehicle deaths, a 9% increase…
In the United States every year thousands of pedestrians are injured or killed. In 2013, 4,735 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes across America. In addition, in 2013, there were more than 150,000 non-fatal crash-related injuries of pedestrians that were treated in emergency rooms. Those whom are most at risk…
Working in the construction industry can be a very challenging and dangerous occupation. At Kraft Davies Olsson we represent both residential and commercial construction workers. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there are approximately 6,000,000 people working in the construction industry. In 2014, 4,821 workers died on-the-job; and roughly…
Around 8:00 a.m. on Friday, July 1, 2016, a box truck hit the elevated arm of a man lift stationed under the West Seattle Bridge, knocking two workers out of the lift. The workers were involved in the Fauntleroy Expressway Bearing Pad Replacement Project. One of the workers fell approximately…
The annual study for the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) provided by state highway safety offices revealed that 2015 U.S. motorcycle deaths increased 10 percent compared with 2014; the total number of deaths exceeded 5,000 for only the third time in U.S. history, and first time since 2008. Statistics nationwide…
Google’s self-driving cars have traveled more than 1.4 million test miles, and none of them were at fault in accidents until Feb. 14, when a city bus scraped one of the company’s Lexus SUVs. Google said that no one was injured but that its autonomous vehicle was partially responsible. This…
The recall of vehicles due to potentially dangerous airbag inflators shows no signs of slowing down. More than 29 million cars, trucks and SUVs have already been recalled, and a number of lawmakers have called for all vehicles in Washington and around the country equipped with airbags manufactured by Takata…