Louisiana Electrical Worker Hit by 18-Wheeler Truck While Working On Traffic Signal – Where to Turn in Louisiana if You are Injured in a Serious Workplace Accident

For many Louisiana workers that have to work at heights, every day on the job may bring with it a serious, unexpected, and dangerous workplace accident. Indeed, when a Louisiana worker works at heights, a number of things can go wrong, and falls from heights can result in disabling workplace injuries, and even death. One Louisiana worker who was working at heights in Denham Springs just last week unfortunately experienced the dangers of working at heights while working on a traffic signal, and his story is a stark reminder of the dangers that workers – particularly those that work at heights – in Louisiana face every day.

According to local news reports, last Thursday, a driver filmed the scary moment that a Denham Springs electrical worker was hit while in a lift truck by an 18-wheeler truck when it tried to navigate a turn. Reports indicate that the electrical worker was in the lift truck’s bucket at heights working on a traffic signal when the 18-wheeler truck made a wide turn onto Range Avenue at I-12 in Denham Springs, and “the top of it bumped the bucket, flipping the worker inside.” Fortunately, the worker was wearing a harness at the time the 18-wheeler bumped the worker, and the worker “suffered only minor injuries and was not taken to the hospital….” While the Denham Springs Police are still investigating whether any charges should be filed in the case, East Baton Rouge Parish Director of Transportation Fred Raiford said of the accident, “I don’t know how that truck could have made that turn without hitting one pole on one side without hitting the truck.” He also added the importance of the safety harness that the electrical worker was wearing, stating, “That is a mandate we have when you’re in that bucket truck you’ll have that harness on.” When it comes to drivers on the road noticing electrical workers, Raiford added, “Anytime there’s people working in the roadways, there’s signage that’s required or there’s barricades saying this part of the lane will be closed…Safety is always the number one priority for us.”

Getting Legal Help After a Serious Workplace Accident in Louisiana – Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Lawyer

In light of the frightening accident involving the 18-wheeler truck hitting the electrical worker on the lift truck, it is important for Louisiana workers to know their rights and options if a serious workplace accident occurs. Under Louisiana workers’ compensation laws, most Louisiana workers who are injured on the job and who are disabled from working are entitled to important financial compensation to help them heal from their injuries and get back to their regular jobs and their regular work. Louisiana workers’ compensation benefits may include wage replacement compensation, medical expense reimbursement, and vocational rehabilitation services. In order to determine whether you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits in Louisiana, it is best to speak with an experienced Louisiana workers’ compensation lawyer about your case as soon as possible after a serious workplace accident occurs.

The experienced Louisiana workers’ compensation lawyers at the law firm Lunsford Baskin & Priebe, PLLC are here to help Louisiana workers who have been injured on the job get workers’ compensation benefits due to them. Call Lunsford Baskin & Priebe, PLLC today and speak to a lawyer about your case now.

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