Boiler explosion at Machester, GA, injures 7 workers
An explosion at G&S Metals, which processes aluminum scrap in Manchester, Ga., on the morning of Nov. 29 injured at least seven plant employees. No fatalities have been reported. The explosion occurred about 8:45 a.m. Manchester is in Meriweather County about 60 miles south of Atlanta.
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Fire Chief Greg Lehtimaki said three of the injured employees suffered potentially life-threatening third-degree burns that cover at least 50 percent of their bodies. One of the injured victims is hospitalized in critical condition and two are in serious condition. Four other employees escaped with less severe injuries and were taken to area hospitals.
Questions may arise about manufacturing defects in the boiler versus mainteance issues. Workers in such situations are limited to rather inadquate workers compensation benefits unless a third party, such as an equipment manufacturer, is at fault.
The Shigley Law Firm represents plaintiffs in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases statewide in Georgia, and in other states subject to the multijurisdictional practice and pro hac vice rules in each state. Ken Shigley was designated as a "SuperLawyer" in Atlanta Magazine and one of the "Legal Elite" in Georgia Trend Magazine. He is a Certified Civil Trial Advocate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Chair of the Southeastern Motor Carrier Liability Institute and former chair of the Georgia Insurance Law Institute. His practice is concentrated primarily in products liability -- including industrial equipment -- and motor carrier liability cases.
