SANITATION WORKER GETS $5,250,000 AFTER FORK LIFT RUNS OVER ANKLE
37 year old Sanitation Worker was plowing up a truck when a co-worker negligently drove a forklift over his ankle. He sustained a fractured ankle which required 2 surgeries as well developing post-operative complications. As a result, he never returned to work and was awarded a 3/4 tax free accident disability pension. Our office brought a lawsuit against the City of New York for the forklift driver's negligence. After winning summary judgment on liability, we participated in a two week long damage trial for his pain and suffering and lost earnings. The City of New York settled the matter, immediately before jury deliberations, for $5,250,000.00.
The Cost of Injuries in the United States
The CDC is interested in preventing future injuries by studying the most common types of injuries as well as the causes of these injuries
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) considers injuries to be a serious health problem in the US. The NCHS is committed to identifying and tracking injury related health problems and to document the impact of injuries on the health of Americans. To this they keep meticulous records on injuries statistics in the United States.
According to the NCHS, annually in the US there are:
162,000 injury related deaths
1,903,000 injury related hospital discharges
29,529,000 injury related emergency room visits
31,128,000 injury related doctor visits
3,852,000 injury related outpatient visits
Accidental or unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for Americans under 35 years of age. Accidental or unintentional injury deaths are ranked as the 5th leading cause death in the US. Accidental or unintentional injury deaths rank higher than deaths from suicide or homicide across all age groups.
The NCHS estimates that nearly 40 percent of all self-reported cases of non-fatal injuries take place during sports or leisure activities and 44 percent take place in or around the home.
Average annual emergency room visit by injury:
6,095,000 for superficial injuries and contusions
5,756,000 for open wounds
5,510,000 for strains or sprains
3,443,000 for fractures
359,000 for internal organ injuries
Success Stories
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