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When you suffer from a head injury, trauma to the brain will likely accompany it. Brain trauma can vary in the intensity of its impact, but generally speaking, moderate to severe trauma has the potential to change your life in big ways. Where should you anticipate...
If you work in the maritime industry in western Kentucky, you may have seen or dealt with accidents firsthand. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the fatality rate for workers involved with water transportation is 4.7 times higher than the overall average...
A career on boats in the Memphis area has unique dangers for workers. In addition to common workplace perils from the use of equipment, a person working on a boat has added concerns such as moving from place to place during rough waters and even falling overboard....
When you deal with an injury as damaging as the ones that result from crush accidents, you will suffer from both short-term ramifications as well as long-term impacts. Though the full effects of this incident may vary, almost every crush injury will leave a lasting...
No one can dispute how difficult it can be to work in a shipyard. This is especially true if your job duties include loading and unloading cargo. While you do not mind working hard, you expect your place of employment to be free from unreasonable health hazards....
Working on a boat can be a challenging job. In addition to long hours on the water, you may also be at risk for many types of injuries. There are still many of the same hazards you could face working on land when you work on a boat, but with the added risks of being...
It goes without saying that some injuries are more serious than others in terms of the amount of damage they do to your body. But which ones fall into the category of catastrophic? The Lawyer’s Monthly advises that there is no definitive list of catastrophic injuries....
If you drive any sort of a vehicle, you carry a card in it verifying your insurance. On the back of the card is a list of procedures to follow if there is an accident. As a maritime worker, you know accidents also occur on the waters around Memphis because of constant...
When you live in Tennessee and make your living as a maritime worker, you face a high risk of suffering a work-related, potentially career-ending injury. Unlike employees who work in construction or otherwise on land, maritime workers are not able to get workers’...
Due to the differences between life and work on land and sea, a separate set of laws - maritime law - determines compensation and how legal matters get handled in terms of work on the water. Maritime tort law refers to the damages of a property or the injuries of a...
