Workplace Injuries

• Injury claims and on the job injuries

  Don Jacobs | May 03, 2009 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Most people are aware that any injury on the job is covered by workers compensation. The right to have your medical bills and wages paid and the amounts paid for each are set by statue in every...

• Extra compensation for injuries on the job

  Don Jacobs | January 03, 2009 6:43 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Oregon and Washington both have statutorily defined workers compensation benefits. If injured on the job in either state, an injured worker is entitled to these benefits. Medical bills, wage loss,...

• Construction Worker Killed In Fall Down Elevator Shaft

  Chrissie Cole | November 18, 2007 10:19 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  A construction worker, 40, of Plainfield, was killed in a construction accident after falling eleven stories down an elevator shaft at a Loop construction site, Saturday morning.The worker was working on renovations of a downtown office located on the 11th floor of the building, according to Chicago police. He stepped into the dimly lit rear freight elevator attempting to go down, but the...