We’ve been covering safety in underground sewer lines for the past two days so you can read more about it under our practice areas of workers’ compensation and construction site accidents. I would also suggest you read the series of articles by the Sioux City Journal.

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North Sioux City Sewer Line Worker Death is covered by work comp


Posted on Aug 04, 2010

The Sioux City Journal has been covering this very subject involving several workers for Speedy Rooter clearing out a sewer line in North Sioux City. The worker is Robert Thompson. The location is in a one-block stretch of Military Road between North Main Street and Watier Avenue. From reading the article I can tell the IOSH inspector is extremely frustrated with how this worker died; since this is nothing new and a company shouldn't be sending its employees into a confined space who aren't trained, don't know if the line is clear of noxious gases and who haven't a rescue plan in place.

 

We've been covering this story about the North Sioux City sewer line death and suffocation for the past two days so you can read more about it under our practice areas of workers' compensation and construction site accidents. I would also suggest you read the series of articles by the Sioux City Journal.

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After a worker is injured is when they need the support of their employer the most. But injured workers aren't given a level playing field. The company doctor often times is not helping them and the case manager isn't either. The worker is left alone to fend for themselves and to make mistakes that result in lower benefits or fewer weeks of benefits. Some are sent back to work too soon. There is only one person on your side and that understands this system. If your lawyer doesn't understand the nature of this claim you've got the wrong lawyer.  Steve Lombardi has practiced in the area of workers compensation for over 30 years. He's tried hundreds of cases for more than one thousand clients. If you'd like help finding a competent lawyer we do assist people in locating a lawyer in Iowa or in Illinois.  Call us.

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