New Jersey workers report to their jobs every day — some of them quite early in the morning — to complete dangerous tasks that put their lives at risk. They do this just to put food on the table for themselves and their families, but at what cost? We all owe a debt of gratitude to every community member who daily puts his or her life on the line in dangerous jobs throughout New...

At the Law Office of Jack L. Stillman, P.A., we help New Jersey workers get the financial benefits they need to recover from injuries. We also help them seek benefits to pay for their living expenses while they’re recovering from their injuries and unable to work. During our experience representing New Jersey employees, we regularly handle the following issues: — Repetitive stress...

No construction site is without dangers that workers encounter while performing their job duties, but sometimes a workplace will be much more dangerous than it has to be. When a construction worker is forced to complete his or her job under these kinds of conditions, there are a few things that the worker should know in order to stay safe and/or take action in the event of an injury. First,...

Most workers in New Jersey are struggling to earn a living and put food on the table. However, some workers are doing this in very dangerous jobs that have a higher likelihood of causing them serious bodily harm and even death. The fact is certain industries are much more dangerous than others. In 2015, over 94,000 workplace illnesses and injuries occurred in New Jersey alone. The industries...

Construction sites are fraught with dangers no matter how careful a New Jersey construction company happens to be. Indeed, the simple fact that construction workers are using powerful and heavy machinery — and the fact that many workers are doing jobs on ladders and scaffolding — presents serious injury threats that normal jobs simply don’t have. Here, we will take a look at...

A New Jersey hardhat, who spent over 20 years as a construction worker, is dead after falling off scaffolding at a New York worksite. The 59-year-old man was working at the Domino Sugar Factor construction site last Friday morning when the accident happened. At approximately 8 a.m., the worker fell two stories and came to rest on a fourth floor ledge. According to officials from the...

New Jersey construction workers face some of the most dangerous conditions every day on the job. In comparison with a white collar worker may make double or triple a hardhat, the dangers of the average construction job would almost seem horrific. Nevertheless, construction workers report to duty every day, taking the risks they’ve grown accustomed to being “just part of the...

An 83-year-old construction worker suffered a serious injury that required hospitalization following a workplace accident late last month. The incident happened at the Bell Works construction zone, where a multi-use property is being constructed in Holmdel, New Jersey. News reports indicate that the elderly man was paving asphalt on a driveway when his paving machine struck a lip of concrete...

Let’s say you suffered a catastrophic on-the-job injury at a New Jersey construction site. You’re injured and you can’t go to work for the time being because your injuries are so severe. In fact, maybe you’ll never be able to work again. You’re probably wondering whether you can pursue additional financial damages against an at-fault party in addition to whatever...

New Jersey workplaces where chemicals and other dangerous materials are used can easily result in injuries to the employees who work there. For this reason, it is vital that safety precautions are made and workers are trained in proper safety techniques. That said, not all accidents and not all injuries can be prevented. In one case last week, an explosion happened at a business known as...