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Many commercial fishermen in Louisiana have been around the sea and fishing boats all their lives and know how dangerous an occupation fishing can be.
Poor weather conditions might be at fault for incidents in which commercial fishermen suffer injuries while at sea, but on-deck slip-and-fall accidents are the primary cause of non-fatal injuries.
If you are new to The Crescent City, you may not realize how much bicycle enthusiasts have embraced New Orleans. Autumn is on its way, which is a great time for bike lovers to enjoy riding. However, cyclists are vulnerable to injury, especially when they are in close proximity to motorists.
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Whether you are on your first cruise or your tenth, you want everything to go smoothly.
An outbreak of illness on board can ruin an otherwise enjoyable voyage. How is such an outbreak handled, and do you have recourse if you become sick?
On the evening of July 19, 2018, there was a tragic boating accident in Missouri in which many people lost their lives.
Witnesses say bad weather was to blame for the sinking of the duck boat on Table Rock Lake, but who was to blame for allowing the boat to go out?
Summer is fully underway, meaning an increase in vacations abroad, road trips across the state, visits to the beach and parties in the backyard. There is so much to do in summer, most of which requires driving to get to.
Driving is already hazardous enough, but summer brings unique challenges to the road. Knowing what these dangers are can help you prevent an accident or pinpoint the cause if you do get into a crash.
Caregivers have a special duty of care to their charges, whether these charges are children or adults. For instance, nursing home caregivers are typically responsible for making sure that residents eat nutritious food on an ongoing basis and get around safely.
Similarly, the nanny or babysitter of a child has the responsibility of taking appropriate safety precautions and asking for parents' permission when deviating from the norm. Unfortunately, these rules sometimes go out of the window when the caregiver is driving the child around. It is easy for people to have a different mindset in their car than in a home.
A recent study revealed that Louisiana has some of the highest workers’ compensation costs in the nation, but this does not appear to be translating into better care for the state’s injured workers. Per the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, the recent study, conducted by the Workers Compensation Research Institute, showed that workers’ compensation costs per claims involving more than seven days of lost work time were higher in Louisiana than in 17 other states. Additionally, the average cost per claim has risen steadily since 2012, at a rate of somewhere between 4 and 10 percent each year.
Just what is contributing to Louisiana’s uncharacteristically high workers’ compensation costs?
Injuries can happen anywhere. When you are driving, on the clock at work or shopping at the store, you are vulnerable to an event that could leave you seriously physically harmed. Though this is scary, such possibilities rarely come to fruition unless negligence occurs. Defined as the failure to properly care or take caution, neglect is one of the most common causes of serious accidents and injuries.
What leads up to this point, though, and causes the negligence that is so often at the root of such incidents? There is a myriad of potential answers to this question, but there are a few common reasons why individual negligence can cause injury. The following are three examples to look out for.
As someone who works in the fishing and boating industry, you understand many of the dangers you face on a daily basis. A storm could blow you overboard, heavy machinery on your ship could strike you or you could slip on a wet deck. The marine life you are fishing or handling may even harm you. Naturally, you take precautions to avoid becoming another statistic in the dangerous maritime profession. You and other boaters in Louisiana should also understand the lesser-known risks of electrocution from docks or electrical equipment on board.
The Electric Shock Drowning Prevention Association cautions that electricity in the water surrounding boats and docks is an invisible risk – meaning most people are unaware of the danger before an accident occurs. Additionally, you may not consider electric shock much of a risk at sea, since freshwater is a much better conductor of electricity than saltwater. However, electric current leaking from your boat or a dock in the sea can still pose dangers to you or your crew. These may include the following:
Traumatic brain injury typically occurs due to an impact to the head. Car crashes number among the leading causes of TBI because of the high likelihood that such an impact will occur. People who do not hit their head may still end up with TBI if they abruptly crash to a stop, as in such a situation the brain can bump against the inside of the skull.
TBI can have a wide range of consequences that affect a victim's health, finances and general well-being.
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