Indiana Injury Lawyer Blog

The Worker's Compensation Board of Indiana maintains a website that allows victims of work-related injuries in Indiana to research issues related to potential claims, obtain forms to file claims, and answer common questions regarding injuries sustained while on the job. The website has recently seen a face-lift and has benefited from numerous additions including statutory language, forms, and scheduling details for pending claims. The website is a true asset to Indiana Workers and their families who have suffered injuries while on their job or through their employment. The website can also be an asset for new or operating businesses to research their requirements and obligations under Indiana's Worker's Compensation laws.

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Officials at an amusement park in Indiana are blaming injuries to over forty people on a defective pump. In reports to the press, the President of Holiday World Splashin Safari in Indiana reported that a filter pump malfunction on a water ride sent highly concentrated levels of bleach and muriatic acid into the Bahari River waters at Splashin' Safari on Saturday. The leak caused severe breathing injuries and sent 24 people to nearby hospitals via ambulance. Press reports indicated that nearly 18 others arrived on their own. Two people were kept overnight for observation and have since been released.

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While unloading grain from a silo at the Custer Grain Company in Garrett, Indiana, 55 year-old Melvin Buck was sucked down about 30 feet into grain. Buck reported that the grain fell in like quicksand around him. Emergency crews with the Garrett Fire Department used hoses and buckets to remove the grain away from Buck. He was finally rescued at around 7:30 in the evening.

The Indiana Attorney General's office is issuing a consumer fraud alert regarding text messages which come from an entity described as "Finance Center Federal Credit Union". The text message allege to notify consumers that their account has unusual activity or has been deactivated. The messages instruct recipients to call a telephone number to provide personal information. The Attorney General reports that the scam is designed to take personal information from text recipients.

Consumers receiving such messages should report them to the Indiana Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division by visiting www.IndianaConsumer.com or by calling 1-800-382-5516.

An accident involving a 1974 Piper single-engine plane claimed the life of a Northern Indiana couple. According to media reports, 64 year-old Lowell Owens and 51 year-old Susan Owens were killed when their plane went down in eastern Tennessee while returning home from Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The aircraft went down on Saturday near Washburn, Tennessee, which is approximately 35 miles northeast of Knoxville.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration's investigation, the Owens' were flying home to Warsaw, Ind., when the accident occurred. The FAA is still attempting to determine the cause of the flight's doom.

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A Boone County firefighter was hospitalized with injuries after he was struck by a semi-tractor trailer on Friday morning.

Fred Long, a 46 year-old Jamestown volunteer firefighter, was struck on Interstate 74 while he was responding to an accident near the 54th mile marker in Boone County. Police investigators believed the truck jackknifed as its operator was attempting to avoid the accident scene Long had been responding to. In the process, the semi-truck hit another vehicle and then struck Long, throwing and pinning him under the rear axle. Physicians attending to his injuries noted that Long had a crushed pelvis, a fractured leg, and multiple internal injuries.

Driving in Snowy Weather

Snow and ice on the road can make for hazardous driving conditions that can lead to serious Indiana injuries and accidents. Just because poor weather conditions exist does not mean that there aren’t steps that you can take to drive safely and prevent auto accidents from happening. As the driver of a car, truck, or bus, there are additional steps you can to exercise even greater care to avoid auto crashes from happening in poor weather, including:

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