• 12
  • October
    2011

A Connecticut construction worker was trapped in a three-foot-deep pit after he was hit by a car at an excavation site in Stamford. The 79-year-old driver followed the worker into the trench, trapping the worker underneath his car. The accident is currently under investigation.

The construction site was run by A.J. Penna and Sons, a Westport excavation contractor reportedly doing work for Connecticut Light & Power. Although injuries to the excavation worker were not serious, he was taken to Stamford Hospital for treatment.

On-the-job motor vehicle accidents are one of several threats to Connecticut manual laborers. Crushing injuries, burns, back and spine injuries and even heart attacks create safety issues that Connecticut manual work injury attorneys have seen seriously hinder workers' ability to fully recover and return to work.

A Possible Root Cause of Injuries to Connecticut Manual Laborers?

At first glance, it doesn't appear to be an issue in the Stamford accident, but one of the most common reasons for injuries to manual laborers is simply too much work. Whether that means that someone has worked too many hours and is tired and fatigued on the job, leading to mistakes and injury or whether that means that a worker has been asked to lift and move objects that are simply too heavy depends on the work and the job itself.

It's easy to underestimate the stress related to everyday work activities that seem to be just part of the job. But doing the same things over and over or doing them to the point of exhaustion and physical overexertion can lead to serious injury. If an employer allows someone who does manual labor to work to the point that the physical exhaustion leads to a heart attack or hypertension, the employer may be held responsible for the injury.

Whena Connecticut worker in injured while on the job, he or she is entitled to receive medical care expenses and lost wages through the workers' compensation program.

Source: Stamford Advocate, "Workman struck, trapped under car in South End," 11 October 2011