http://www.injurytalk.com/forums Injury Talk en http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=51685#51685 51685@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:sandty Topic: Construction Site 3 Wheel Golf Carts Message: why use 3 wheels and not four.Also I'm doing a science project on oil spills and I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about it or the Exxon Valdez oil spill? PPPPPLLLLLEEEEEAAAAASSSSSEEEEEHHHHHHHEEEEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:35:01 -0600 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=31848#31848 31848@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:dianaaiu Topic: Death of a young age Message: My husband had a truss or tress (roof) dropped on his head then roll off his shoulder which he was really hurt. We got a personal injury attorney and a workman comp attorney. he went around and around with sdi and workmans comp trying to get things authorized to get his darn surgery and money too. they jacked him around for months. He finally got the surgery done then the next weekend he died!!! as of yet we do not know the cause of death. we are awaiting the autopsy report. he was only 41yrs. i can tell you this guy suffered alot because of all the pain. what i  kind of get from his attorneys is that the personal injury case will pretty much cover his bills until his death. And Workmans comp pretty much has ended when my husband died. So there is really nothing coming from anywhere to us. His next of kin in regards to any settlement on his behalf.i cannot understand why we cant settle for all the pain and suffering he went through until his death? If they do find that he died because of the surgery well then that is a whole different situation. but as of yet we are entitled to nothing.    signed confused in california :cry: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 00:29:41 -0500 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=20114#20114 20114@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:Ddyanne13 Topic: advice Message: My husband was also hurt on the job, three years ago he fell while installing a window 15ft. and broke his neck, leg. He had to get operated on, and they took bone from his hip and put it in his neck. He was almost paralyzed. God, I can't believe that they fired your husband. My husbands employer kept giving us the run around about the Workmen's Comp. checks for almost three months. And he would not return any calls, so we had to get a lawyer. Trust me it was a long process. We lost our house and both cars. Almost everything we had I had my husband in a hospital bed and my daughter was only 2 months old. It was hell. and no insurance and 95,000 worth of hosptial bills. I don't know what state you are from but if you find a lawyer that will take your case on contingency. We went to 4 lawyers and they said the same thing that your lawyer did. But then we found our lawyer it took a 1 1/2 years but we won and they had to give us all of his back pay. And pay him every two weeks. All you have to do is find a lawyer that specializes in Workmen Comp. Your husband would probably feel so much better if there was money coming in. My husband did the dame thing he just slept, he fellt useless. Even now he gets so depressed because construction was his life he loved to do it.They HAVE to have insurance try and look alittle deeper because even if he wasn't carrying it by law he had to so you could still take him to court and he would have to pay back everything that they award you. I mean how long was he working for him?? Were they working on a house ?? Sorry that I am writing you a mile long letter but if you need to talk or ask anything just email me.  Diane Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:14:47 -0600 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=19921#19921 19921@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:heatherp8 Topic: advice Message: my husband was injured on the job just about a year ago. he was then fired because they said he could no longer perform the tasks he was hired to do at the level of efficiency required. then he had a nervous breakdown. he filed a lawsuit. turns out the company supposedly had no insurance (I find this extremely difficult to believe). Long story short: the attorney told him it would probably cost him more to pursue than he'd be likely to receive. end result: my spouse is permanently injured and now, because of all the meds he's taking following his breakdown combined with his physical infirmities, he can't hold a job and is deteriorating before my eyes. side effects from the meds combined with depression keep him sleeping 12-15 hours a day, in pain....and so on and so on. it's NOT the life he deserves! I don't think he should have dropped his lawsuit but he's a grown man and makes his own decisions. I just don't think his former employer should get away with denying him worker's comp. if anyone has some advice, I could sure use some. THANKS. Sun, 25 Jan 2004 10:20:31 -0600 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=24#24 24@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:NeedHelp Topic: Construction Site 3 Wheel Golf Carts Message: When did this happen ? Is the person OK ? 3 wheelers are known to be unstable - they have 3 wheels ! Fri, 08 Mar 2002 22:19:00 -0600 http://www.injurytalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=21#21 21@http://www.injurytalk.com/forums By User:sruss60 Topic: Construction Site 3 Wheel Golf Carts Message: Accidents involving 3 wheel Golf carts for use in construction sites.  Known to be unstable and can tip over.  Trying to find specific cases related to this subject.  Involed worker that had cart roll over on him and compound fracture to leg. Fri, 15 Feb 2002 10:35:00 -0600