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Worker awarded $21 million for work related accident

Posted on Jan 26, 2011

The worker while working on the Qwest Center in Omaha fell and was rendered a paraplegic. He fell 12 feet and broke his back. He'd been working on a second-floor fire escape. From the report the case appears to be a third-party product liability case against the harness manufacturer. The worker is reported to be Ron "Tim" Bacon. The defendant described as DBI/Sala the maker of safety line. The injury occurred in 2003. It was a jury trial. His attorney is Robert Pahlke. DBI/Sala is from Red Wing, Minnesota. Story reported by KCCI-8, Des Moines.

The DBI Sala protection product catalog has just about everything you'd require for fall protection. I'd be curious to know what the experts said was wrong with how the equipment worked. That's the key to understanding how well they will do on appeal. [They have anchors, ascenders, bags, belts, boatswain chairs, cables, carabiners, chokers, climb assist, counterweights, harnesses, hardware, hooks, iron wings, ladder safety equipment, lifelines, lineman, nets, safety block, self retractors, straps, tripods, trolleys, vacuum anchors and vests just to name a few.] In the event of a fall this type of equipment is essential to arrest the fall and save the worker's life. As on many jobs it's not a question of if you'll fall, but when you'll fall and then do you have the right equipment to arrest it?

Call it fall arrest or fall protection, the idea is stop the worker from striking the ground or some other hard and unforgiving surface below.

I've written about fall protection gear in the past on my web site. Search for fall arrest on the Lombardi Law Firm website.

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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