Based on 2009 to 2013 cases and fatalities, the number of new larynx cancer cases was 3.2 per 100,000 adults while the number of deaths was 1.1 per 100,000 adults, both men and women.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an average of two workers are killed every single month as a result of trench collapses. There are many strict rules regarding trench safety, some of which employers do not always follow. When a trench cave-in occurs or other injuries happen due to trenches on construction sites, a New York workers’ compensation law firm should be consulted for help. Trench Accidents Can Endanger New York Construction Workers Recently, there was an incident in the Bronx that demonstrated the risks that construction workers face when performing their jobs on construction sites with trenches. The incident was reported
The National Safety Council (NSC) has set a “moon shot goal,” which it announced during its opening sessions for 2016. The goal is to eliminate accidental deaths in our lifetime. The CEO of the National Safety Council has also urged companies and individuals to create their own personal “moon shot,” which employers could do by setting a goal of zero worker deaths. The term “moon shot” is in reference to the goal set by President Kennedy to send a man to the moon safely before the end of the 1960’s. That goal was met and the NSC hopes that both its goal and the individual
In the United States, about 5% of personal injury cases go to trial. Roughly 95% of these cases are settled before a trial. In another statistic, it says that 90% of personal injury cases that do go to trial end in a loss. Those that win get a better settlement when they have a trial judge rather than a jury. Trial judges seem to pay off at a higher rate and for a larger sum of money as well. One reason that so many cases get settled is the length of time lawyers take to begin negotiating settlement amounts. If you hire a personal injury
According to researchers, it has been estimated that, as of 2015, there are 12,500 new cases of spinal cord injury (SCI) annually and between 240,000 and 337,000 people in the United States are currently living with SCI. Extreme sports is one of the main causes of SCI and cause more than 40,000 head and neck injuries each year. How a Potential Case is Valued When there is a personal injury case involving neck injury, there are too many unique factors to create a formula that can provide an accurate value for a neck injury claim. In this context, “valuing” a case means guessing as best
According to the American Burn Association, each year, approximately 450,000 patients receive emergency room and hospital treatment for burns. This number does not account for burn injuries that are treated at community health centers, private medical offices, or hospital clinics. Of these burn injuries, about 3,400 deaths due to burn injury occur each year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that fires and burns are the third leading cause of sudden deaths at home. It is reported that in the year 2010, there was a fire-related death every 169 minutes. A fire injury is said to have occurred every 30 minutes, the
The number of people in the United States with liver diseases such as liver cancer, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and hepatitis C is increasing at an alarming rate. It is estimated that there are at least 30 million people in the US with some form of liver disease – this is 1 in 10 Americans.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2014, an estimated 30,500 cases of acute hepatitis C virus infections were reported in the US. There are an estimated 2.7 to 3.9 million people who have chronic hepatitis C across the nation. The CDC also reports that roughly 75% to 85% of those infected with hepatitis C virus stand the chance to develop chronic infection.
According to statistics, out of 9,714 births in the United States, one includes a birth injury. There are about 28,000 birth injuries reported every year in the US.
The number of deaths on construction sites has skyrocketed in New York with the recent building boom. With more deaths occurring, it becomes more important than ever for employees and their families to understand their rights and get help from a New York workers’ compensation law firm if a problem arises. Understanding the risk factors and increased causes of death has also become increasingly important to try to stop the rising fatality rate and save lives. As part of efforts to better understand how and why so many workplace fatalities are happening, labor groups and politicians are asking the city to begin classifying whether a
