Car, Bus, & Motorcycle Injuries

Human factors in vehicle collisions include all factors related to drivers and other road users that may contribute to collision and injury. Examples include driver behavior, visual and auditory acuity, decision-making ability, and reaction speed. Manufacturer defects may also cause vehicular failure and inflict personal injury.

Workplace Injuries

Common causes of workplace injury are poor ergonomics, manual handling of heavy loads, misuse or failure of vehicles, machinery or tools, exposure to general hazards, and inadequate safety training. Nearly half of workplace injuries are sprains and strains. Other injuries are bruises and contusions, cuts and lacerations, fractures, heat burns, carpal tunnel syndrome, and tendonitis.

Slip and Fall Injuries

Property owners may be negligent in allowing some dangerous conditions to exist that cause injurious falls through slipping or tripping. Such conditions may be uneven surfaces and steps, improperly bounded construction sites, wet floors, and mechanical failure of moving sidewalks and escalators.

Pedestrian Injuries

Pedestrian injuries may happen through unsafe pedestrian behavior, vehicle and driver factors, problematic physical environments, and other special conditions. Related problems may include vehicle-vehicle traffic crashes, public intoxication, aggressive driving, drunken driving, street racing, speeding in residential areas, and traffic congestion.

Medical Malpractice

Generally, malpractice occurs when a professional fails to provide the quality of care that should reasonably be expected in the circumstances, with the result that a patient is harmed. Such an error or omission may be through negligence, ignorance (when the professional should have known), or intentional wrongdoing.