DANVILLE, VA — Mark Hodges was identified as the worker that was taken to the hospital after an accident that involved a force feed belt loader in Danville, Virginia on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2015. The news said that the accident took place at about 8:30 Wednesday night.
31-year-old Mark Hodges was injured when he was trapped in a force feed belt loader he was using to clear snow on Main Street. Police said that Hodges somehow became entangled in the equipment.
Hodges sustained leg injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment. No other injuries were outlined in the news.
Several agencies are looking into the accident.
Scene of the Accident
View of the Road
Commentary:
Many would take a quick glance at this accident and automatically assume that is a strictly work related accident, but there could be more to it than that. If there was some kind of malfunction with the machinery that led to this accident, then the claim may not be one of workers’ compensation with the employer, but could be a claim against the manufacturer of the machinery. A claim against the manufacturer would remove all of the pitfalls and shortcomings that tend to come with workers’ compensation claims, so any way to avoid it tends to benefit victims much more than the alternative.
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