Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Home Depot Workplace Injuries
Home improvement stores like The Home Depot employ a wide range of workers in various capacities, and many workers remain in these jobs for years. At the same time, home improvement retail environments can also be extremely dangerous places to work, and employees routinely sustain injuries in a wide variety of ways. It is… Read More »
CVS Injuries at Work
Stores like CVS are in nearly every neighborhood in South Florida, and many residents of cities throughout South Florida work on a part-time or full-time basis at pharmacies and general merchandise stores like CVS. Whether you are partially retired or still in school and working at CVS on a part-time basis, or you are… Read More »
Workplace Injuries at Target Stores
Target stores are popular places for residents of South Florida to work and to shop, and for visitors to the area to stop in for various household goods, food products, and other consumer items. As a “general merchandise retailer,” Target serves a wide range of customers and employs workers in various capacities throughout its… Read More »
Slip, Trip, and Fall Injuries On the Job
Slips, trips, and falls can happen at nearly any workplace, and they are particularly common among employees in grocery stores and other retail establishments. Whether you are working at a grocery store like Publix, Winn Dixie, or Whole Foods when a slip, trip, or fall occurs, or you got hurt in a slip and… Read More »
Sawing Injuries in Construction Work
Construction workers and builders frequently need to use saws to complete work tasks. Some types of saws are hand saws and are only operated with the user’s force rather than through electrical or battery power. While any type of saw can result in injuries, including hand saws, power saws tend to be much more… Read More »
Walmart Work Injuries
Florida is the state with the second-highest number of Walmart stores in the country, accounting for 7 percent of all Walmart stores nationwide. With such a large number of Walmart stores in the state, and in South Florida, there are also a significant number of people who work for Walmart at these various locations…. Read More »
Excavator Injuries in Construction Work
Excavation work is some of the most dangerous type of work that occurs in construction, and workers can be crushed in fatal accidents or severely injured by excavators if critical safety measures are not taken and protocols are not followed. Were you recently injured while working construction because of an excavator? Our West Palm… Read More »
Amazon Worker Injuries
Amazon is one of the most widely used e-commerce companies in the world, and Statista reports that it employed nearly 1.5 million people in the US alone as of mid-2023. That number includes both full-time and part-time workers, and it actually represents a decline from peak Amazon employment in 2022. In short, there are… Read More »
Costco Work Injuries
Membership warehouse chain stores like Costco are popular places for people in Florida to work and to shop, but they can also be places where significant on-the-job injuries can occur. Not only do Costco employees work in-person in Costco stores in South Florida and throughout the country, but they also work in member services… Read More »
FedEx Worker Injuries
Most people in South Florida are familiar with FedEx as a delivery company, and many people have ordered goods that have been delivered by FedEx. In addition to recognition of FedEx as a consumer, the company also employs more than 500,000 — or half a million — people globally, including many who work in… Read More »
