Connecticut Injury Attorney Blog

Construction site injuries occur with regularity and predictable levels of morbidity. Both the federal government via the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Agency and the State of Connecticut( Conn-Osha) track and release the grim statistics. In fact compilations are periodically released detailing how many construction workers die,suffer amputation, major back and extremity injuries etc. Beyond that the manner in which these unfortunate workers become injured are detailed in statistical format. It is striking that from year to year one can see the patterns repeat themselves. For example, X number of workers will fall from roofs, scaffolds and ladders and X numbers will sustain machine related injuries or have objects fall upon them. In Connecticut, as in many other jurisdictions,both workers compensation claims and general contractor negligence claims may be appropriate and necessary to initiate in order to enable an adequate financial recovery. The individual's employer is generally immune from tort liability absent extenuating circumstances but those entities in Control of the worksite or whom have a right to control the methods or manner of work may be held directly responsible to the injured worker.

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Surgery in Connecticut as elsewhere involves certain inherent risks that are attendant to the nature of any operation. Sometimes delayed healing, infections and adverse reactions to anesthesia occur and are not the result of medical neglect on the part of the Surgeon or Hospital staff. There are, however, many types of occurrences which are considered more than the natural complications of surgery and often indicate the presence of a deviation from the Standard of Care for practicing surgeons and Hospitals performing surgery. A few that come to mind are cutting important nerves and tendons which are nearby and not intended to be injured as part of the surgery being performed. As an example, my office sued a Connecticut Orthopedic surgeon who while performing a carpal tunnel surgery, inadvertently cut the ulnar nerve resulting in severe restricted use of my client's hand and chronic pain. At his deposition, the Surgeon admitted that he had used the backside of his surgical blade to retract some tissue rather than a special blunt tool to do so and that is how it happened. A very substantial recovery was obtained but only after considerable litigation. Other situations involve performing the wrong type of surgery or performing it in a manner which unnecessarily injures healthy organs and bodily functions.

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