Cloudless Bakersfield Sheds Light on Personal Injury Risks

Bakersfield was one of the fastest growing cities in California for the last 30 years. Its population tripled to about 320,000 by 2009. While enjoying Bakersfield's cloudless skies, the city's residents are at risk for a variety of personal injuries apart from more common car accident injuries.

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Bakersfield has a huge proportion of residents, both male and female, working in the mining industry. In fact, according to city-data statistics, Bakersfield ranks both #1 and #2 on lists of cities with the largest numbers of men and women in these jobs, respectively.

Mining is relatively well-known for being dangerous work, and it is no surprise to Bakersfield mining accident law firms that unfortunate accidents happen on the job all the time. In November of 2009, deputies of the Ridgecrest Substation went on search for 30-year-old female that had fallen into a mine shaft. The Indian Wells Mine Rescue Team and Kern County Fire worked together to reach the woman. She had fallen approximately 100 feet down a vertical shaft and was found dead. This accident is a reminder that mining company owners must be held accountable for ensuring safe work spaces for employees.


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Bakersfield School Districts Deal with Lawsuits

In May of 2009, a 7-year-old girl slipped from the monkey bars and broke her wrist at a Bakersfield City School District site. Her medical bills cost $9000 and her parents asked the school district to pay. Aside from the medical bills, the parents found that her daughter suffered from a great deal of trauma, and believed that an additional $10,000 would be a fair settlement for the accident.

Though the parents of the girl acknowledged that it was a warm day and their daughter likely had sweaty palms, they believe that the accident could have been avoided if the school put grip tape on the bars. The district does not believe themselves to be at fault for the accident, yet the parents argue that a lawsuit will be brought forth, because the "the school system is responsible for our children while our children are in their care."

This is not the first lawsuit brought forth toward school districts in the area. Earlier in 2009, parents of a bullied student successfully sued the students, parents, and Kern High School District for $260,000. In November of 2007, a boy died in a golf cart accident at Vista West Continuation High School, and his parents filed a wrongful death claim.

The concern seems to be that students are not being properly watched-over when they are at school, and that the school has taken all necessary precautions to avoid accidents and injuries. Many of these claims are still unsettled and under investigation.

State Department Fines Bakersfield Hospital

In March 2008, a patient at the Bakersfield Memorial Hospital nearly acquired a brain injury due to an improper functioning of anesthesia equipment. Fortunately, the hospital corrected the accident quickly, preventing any brain damage.

But because the patient was deprived of oxygen after going under anesthesia for a surgery at the fault of the hospital, the Department of Public Health has issued a $25,000 fine. According to an article by the Bakersfield Californian, the hospital is "disappointed with the findings of the report", and would prefer that the accident be understood as a complication with which the hospital did their very best.

Nearby Kern Medical Center was also issued a $25,000 fine for the loss of a psychiatric patient who walked out of the emergency room. The patient was found dead from a cocaine overdose two days later.

As with claims against the school districts, there is much concern pertaining to the well being of patients in the city's institutions.

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Article Source: EzineArticles.com Expert J. Bisnar