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Despite not having paid one dime to any refinery explosion victim injured in the Imperial Sugar explosion, the Imperial Sugar Company has announced that it has received $345 Million from its own insurers to cover the cost of rebuilding the Port Wentworth refinery and business interruption caused by the February 7, 2008 explosion.

According to the Chemical Safety Board, the Imperial explosion was entirely preventable and caused by the dangerous accumulation of combustible sugar dust at the Port Wentworth facility. Litigation against certain Imperial entities on behalf of the workers who suffered burn injuries and Georgia work injury in the explosion continues. The Flynn Law Firm, a workplace accident and Atlanta Worker Compensation law firm, represents several victims of the Imperial explosion in third-party liability lawsuits.

Five construction workers repairing balconies at a residential highrise were hurt at work, and subsequently died, after scaffolding the men were working on collapsed. The men plunged thirteen stories. Four men died, with one living but in critical condition.

According to OSHA, scaffolding collapse is a leading cause of work accidents, including Atlanta Workers' Comp claims. If you've been hurt on the job or have sustained a work injury, call the Flynn Law Firm.

A retired plumber, who became a politician later in his life, died from mesothelioma, an asbestos cancer, recently. John McTaggart worked as a plumber and engineer, and was exposed to asbestos early in his working life. One of his last acts before death was to case a vote in a municipal election he was running in. He developed mesothelioma years ago, but it had been in remission until recently.

Families of loved ones who have been exposed to asbestos and are considering filing a Georgia asbestos lawsuit have many things to consider during a difficult and tragic times. Jonah Flynn is a Savannah mesothelioma attorney committed to representing workers and their families in Georgia asbestos lawsuits.

OSHA has fined the Disney company Disney $44,000 after a July accident on the Walt Disney World train caused a worker death. According to reports, one of the trains was driving in reverse during a track switch, backing into another train, killing the driver.

This type of accident, whether it's a Georgia work injury, requires an Atlanta workers comp lawyer or a product liability case, is entirely preventable with adequate worker training and communication. Here, a worker in a maintenance bay apparently mistakenly radioed that it was clear for the train to begin backing up, even though the track had not been realigned.

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