Construction Worker’s Horrific Death at Airport Underscores Dangers of Falling Equipment and Materials at Construction Sites, Rights and Options Under Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Laws

No family could ever be prepared to hear the terrible and shocking news that their beloved family member was killed while at work. However, the truth of the matter is that workplace accidents can and do lead to tragic deaths, and families lose loved ones to workplace accidents more often than they ever should. Such was the tragic case of a construction worker who was killed on the job last week. According to news reports, the terrible accident all happened at an active construction zone at the Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida. At a little after 7:30 p.m. on July 31, at the construction zone, a construction worker, who has not yet been identified to the public, was killed when a piece of equipment called a track hoe fell from a track above the worker, and he was killed. The project was called the Airside A shuttle guideway renovation project, and the equipment had been placed on the shuttle track.

Tampa International Airport CEO Joe Lopano said of the fatal workplace accident that claimed the construction worker’s life, “We are heartbroken about the passing of one of our construction workers. We share our deepest condolences with his loved ones…Tampa International Airport is conducting a comprehensive investigation into this accident.” The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is currently investigating the horrific and fatal equipment-falling accident “to fully understand what happened.”

Rights and Options of Families of Workers Killed on the Job in Mississippi under Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Laws

Fatal construction accidents can happen at any construction site throughout the country, and they can and do occur in Mississippi. When a person is killed in a fatal accident at work, it is important for certain dependent members of their family to know that they may be entitled to workers’ compensation death benefits under Mississippi workers’ compensation laws. Although nothing can bring a loved one back from a fatal workplace accident, workers’ compensation death benefits are designed to help certain dependent family members of Mississippi workers who have died on the job so that they can get through the death of their loved one and survive financially.

Legal Help for Families Who Have Lost Loved Ones to Workplace Accidents in Mississippi

If your loved one was injured in a fatal workplace accident in Mississippi, do not hesitate to learn about your rights and options to workers’ compensation death benefits under Mississippi laws. The experienced Mississippi workers’ compensation lawyers at the law firm Lunsford Baskin & Priebe, PLLC are here to help Mississippi families get compensation due after the terrible and unexpected loss of a loved one to a fatal workplace accident. Do not hesitate to speak to an experienced Mississippi workers’ compensation about your entitlement to Mississippi workers’ compensation death benefits today. Contact the experienced lawyers at Lunsford Baskin & Priebe, PLLC and speak to a lawyer about your case.

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