{"id":1239,"date":"2018-05-15T14:01:34","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T14:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2018-05-15T14:01:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T14:01:34","slug":"23-year-old-seriously-injured-when-his-lift-truck-comes-into-contact-with-electrical-powerlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/23-year-old-seriously-injured-when-his-lift-truck-comes-into-contact-with-electrical-powerlines\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Year-Old Seriously Injured When His Lift Truck Comes Into Contact With Electrical Powerlines."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Electricity plays an extremely large and important role in our everyday lives. Yet, not many people are truly aware of just how dangerous electricity is when handled improperly. \u00a0Electrical accident deaths are now one of the leading causes of accidental deaths per year in the United States.\u00a0If this unfortunate event should happen, victims and their families are going to want the most experienced\u00a0and trusted\u00a0legal representation possible. <strong>The Law Offices of Gilbert R. Hoy, Jr. and Affiliates has been serving Massachusetts\u00a0clients\u00a0for over a quarter of a century, helping our clients recover millions of dollars in damages for their personal injuries.\u00a0<\/strong>Call our <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mgyIoDq0TDc\">Boston personal injury lawyer<\/a> experts today at 617-787-3700 for a free and private consultation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zbz7Im71_e0\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A utility worker required the assistance of emergency responders after the lift truck he was working on struck a powerline which sent sparks towards his truck engulfing the entire vehicle in flames. Omri Snow, 23 year-old, was working as a private contractor hanging banners on light poles when the unfortunate event occurred.<strong> It took responders 15 minutes to rescue Mr. Snow because he was in the lift 20 feet in the air surrounded by flames.<\/strong> By the time he was rescued, he was badly burned and had to be flown to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>If you or a loved one has been electrocuted due to someone else\u2019s negligence, you may be entitled to significant monetary damages.\u00a0To discuss your potential\u00a0electrical accident claim, and your possible recoverable damages, with an expert\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-electrocution-accidents-injury-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Boston electrocution personal injury attorney<\/a> here at our Boston, Massachusetts law firm, act now. <strong>An attorney can be\u00a0reached by phone, 24\/7, at 617-787-3700, or email us at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-contact-gilbert-hoy-lawyers-attorneys.php\">info@gilhoylaw.com<\/a>\u00a0for your free and confidential consultation.<\/strong>\u00a0Your needs are our top priority!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electricity plays an extremely large and important role in our everyday lives. Yet, not many people are truly aware of just how dangerous electricity is when handled improperly. \u00a0Electrical accident deaths are now one of the leading causes of accidental &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/23-year-old-seriously-injured-when-his-lift-truck-comes-into-contact-with-electrical-powerlines\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29,30,44,4,45],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1239"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1239"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1240,"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1239\/revisions\/1240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}