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Can Injured Truck Drivers Receive Compensation in North Carolina?

February 16, 2018   |  
In addition to helping truck accident survivors and their families, the attorneys at Riddle & Brantley, LLP also help injured truck drivers. Our law firm has overseen workers’ compensation and third-party cases involving truck drivers who were injured on the job. You may have one or more options for compensation...
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Bulldozer Accident in Rocky Mount Kills Landfill Worker

December 8, 2017   |  
A 48-year-old Lincoln County landfill worker died last month after being hit a bulldozer. According to the Department of Labor, the man was trying to prevent the bulldozer from dumping trash into the wrong area of the landfill when the accident occurred. Officials with the Department of Labor who are...
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What Should I Do If My Family Member Is Killed in a Forklift Accident?

June 16, 2017   |  
Per WRAL-TV, earlier this year, a 35-year-old man was killed in a tragic forklift accident. Reportedly, the deadly incident happened while the man was using a forklift to load equipment at Dean’s Towing and Recovery in Dunn, North Carolina. According to Erwin police, the man died from injuries he sustained...
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If I Lose a Family Member in a Construction Accident, What Should I Do?

December 9, 2016   |  
WNCN-TV reported on a story in late November involving a fatal construction accident in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Per the report, while a construction worker was operating a piece of excavating equipment near Stewart Creek, the machine fell over and threw him into the creek. The construction worker was repairing a...
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Could a Construction Company’s Mistakes Get a Worker Killed?

November 23, 2016   |  
According to the Winston-Salem Journal, the NC Occupational Safety and Health Division announced that it is investigating a deadly construction accident that happened in Kernersville in early November. The on-the-job death was the first in Forsyth County in this year. Why Is This Construction Worker’s Death Under Investigation? As of...
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I Fell at Work and It Was My Employer’s Fault. Now What?

October 7, 2016   |  
Imagine you’re at work one day and suddenly the ground you’re standing on gives way, leaving you to fall 20 feet without any way to stop yourself. Still, you grasp wildly in vain, hoping for a miracle, but in the blink of an eye, that hope is lost as you...
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