Belle Fourche Personal Injury Law Blog
These factors make your mining job a hazard to your health
Mining is dangerous, but it’s something that you love. While it is a lot of work, you also are part of a team that is doing some real good for your community and society. In terms of death, the mining industry has been making good progress over the last 100 years....
Risks for mining workers
The mining industry has always been an important part of the American economy. It has also always been a fairly dangerous industry. The odds of a serious injury or even a fatality, should an accident happen, remain fairly high. Things have gotten safer over the years,...
Wrongful death claims help families cope in the wake of great loss
Suffering a severe or catastrophic injury is difficult for the victim to heal from. On the other hand, losing a beloved family member to wrongful death is difficult for survivors to overcome. Both scenarios lead to devastating consequences for all involved parties,...
Can you find the party responsible for wildland fires nearby?
Quite a few people think of wildland fires as natural disasters. It is true that some of them start because of dry conditions and unusual circumstances, such as a lightning strike at the exact wrong place and time. However, research into wildland fires by the National...
Putting a price on housework and support can increase your claim
Most people can't even think about practical concerns like money in the immediate aftermath of the unexpected death of one of their loved ones. When you lose someone in a sudden way, such as in a drunk driving car accident, you may struggle to even accept your loss as...
The common causes of truck accidents: What every driver needs to know
Even when the roads are relatively empty, there are usually a lot of big rigs out there making deliveries across the nation. These days, commercial truckers are busier than ever -- and that may put some strain on their ability to do their job safely. Given that 74% of...
Coal mining accidents can lead to injuries and significant trauma
Mining is an incredibly dangerous industry, and everyone who works in the industry or loves someone who works in it already knows this to be true. The equipment that you use is dangerous, to say nothing of the cramped, narrow place where you work deep underground. If...
If you lose a loved one, you may be able to file a claim
You never thought that you’d be a person who lost a loved one unexpectedly. Everyone in your family works a relatively safe job, and no one does anything particularly risky. You can’t predict serious traffic crashes, though, and that’s what ended up taking your...
How serious is drowsy driving?
Almost everybody in America is overly tired, these days. In a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey taken in 2014, approximately one out of every 25 drivers admitted that they’d fallen asleep behind the wheel of their vehicle in the prior 30-day...
