Posted by guest-writer | Posted in On-the-Job Injuries
On June 9th at a Slim Jim plant in North Carolina, tragedy ensued. The building collapsed - injuring nearly 40 workers who were inside, and killing three employees.
According to an InjuryBoard.com report, the autopsies on the three deceased workers came back showing that the bodies had been crushed to death.
The three deaths and the other 40 personal injuries sustained as a result of the building collapse all qualify as work-related injuries and will likely be filed as worker’s compensation lawsuits.
Federal investigations of the accident have shown that natural gas may have been responsible for the collapse of the building. The gas allegedly leaked into the building when water-heater installers were working on the building. The gas should have been vented outside, but instead caused an explosion inside the factory.
No litigation has been decided on yet, but injury lawyers may work on the case.
