On behalf of Hiden, Rott & Oertle, LLP | Feb 11, 2019 | Construction Accident
When you go to work at a job that requires you to use hand tools, we know that you take steps to stay safe when using them. However, your employer also has a responsibility to ensure your safety. The construction industry is a high-risk industry when it comes to...
On behalf of Hiden, Rott & Oertle, LLP | Jan 1, 2019 | Construction Accident
Everyone knows that the construction industry is incredibly dangerous and often sees the highest number of serious injuries and death in workplace accidents. Did you know if you fall into one of three categories of people that you are even more likely to suffer...
On behalf of Hiden, Rott & Oertle, LLP | Dec 10, 2018 | Construction Accident
When you go to work, the last thing you want to happen is an accident that leaves you with injuries. Unfortunately, there are many industries that are riskier to work in than others. The construction industry is one of them. Late last month, a horrible incident...
On behalf of Hiden, Rott & Oertle, LLP | Dec 8, 2018 | Construction Accident
Today we bring you a story out of Santa Barbara because the incident shows us how dangerous the construction industry can be. A man, whose name has not yet been released, was killed in the early morning hours last Monday when a 7,200-pound steel I-beam he was moving...
On behalf of Hiden, Rott & Oertle, LLP | Nov 28, 2018 | Construction Accident
We found out last week that Cal/OSHA, California’s workplace safety regulator, fined a construction company for violations concerning a fatal trench accident that happened in April. Bay Construction Co. was fined $141,075 for the accident that killed a...
On behalf of Hiden, Rott & Oertle, LLP | Nov 16, 2018 | Construction Accident
We are bringing you a story from a few months ago because it highlights a particularly dangerous part of construction work – vehicle accidents. When most of us think of vehicle accidents, we think of our personal vehicles and crashes on the roadways. In...
On behalf of Hiden, Rott & Oertle, LLP | Nov 12, 2018 | Construction Accident
Thanks to San Diego’s climate and the fact that California is among several states with the highest construction worker wages, there are a lot of construction workers in San Diego. As a result, there are also a lot of construction workers injured in San Diego...
On behalf of Hiden, Rott & Oertle, LLP | Oct 23, 2018 | Construction Accident
We want to bring you a story from a bit out of our coverage area to highlight some of the dangers that construction workers face every day. This accident happened last week in Fremont, California when a rebar tower fell at a construction site they were working at....
