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Personal Injury
- Injury to the body, mind or emotions
- Most common types of personal injury claims are
- Road traffic accidents
- Accidents at work
- Tripping accidents
- Assault claims
- Accidents in the home
- Product defect accidents (product liability)
Work Injury
- Bodily damage resulting from working
- Common causes of industrial injury are
- Poor ergonomics
- Manual handling of heavy loads
- Misuse or failure of equipment
- Exposure to general hazards
- Inadequate safety training and clothing
- General hazards in a work environment include
- Electricity
- Explosive materials
- Fire
- Flammable gases
- Heat
- Height
- High pressure gases and liquids
- Powerful or sharp moving machinery
- Radiation
- Toxic materials
Vehicle Accidents
- Occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal,road debris, or other stationary obstruction, such as a tree or utility pole.
- A number of factors contribute to the risk of collision, including
- Vehicle design
- Road design
- Road environment
Construction Injury
- One of the most exposed occupational hazards
- Falls accounted for 51% of construction injuries resulting in death
- Builders are more likely to fall from height than those who work in less dangerous locations, such as an office.
Premises Liability
- The liability for a landowner for certain torts that occur on the real property
- This can range from things from injuries caused by a variety of hazardous conditions, including
- Open excavations
- Uneven pavement
- Standing water
- Crumbling curbs
- Wet floors
- Falling objects
- Inadequate security
- Insufficient lighting
Toxic Torts
- Personal injury lawsuit in which the plaintiff claims that exposure to a chemical caused the plaintiff’s injury or disease (i.e. Coronavirus).
- People are typically exposed totoxic chemicals from
- Pharmaceuticals
- Consumer products
- The environment
- In the home
- At work
- Most toxic tort cases arise either from exposure to pharmaceutical drugs or occupational exposures.
