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The Reinartz Law Firm, LLC Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation and Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Lawyers

Many of the same root causes of machine injuries appear over and over in workplaces, such as:-Unguarded or missing machi...
07/21/2026

Many of the same root causes of machine injuries appear over and over in workplaces, such as:

-Unguarded or missing machine guards
-Lockout or tagout failures
-Defective or poorly maintained equipment
-Insufficient training or production pressure

To learn more about machine injuries in New Jersey, read our recent blog: https://bit.ly/4oKPYTg

What does a safer street design look like? Fewer lanes, added medians, and other measures can help slow traffic on a roa...
07/18/2026

What does a safer street design look like? Fewer lanes, added medians, and other measures can help slow traffic on a road. https://bit.ly/4x7POt2

Pedestrians are far more vulnerable in accidents than drivers — which means staying alert can be lifesaving. Watch out f...
07/17/2026

Pedestrians are far more vulnerable in accidents than drivers — which means staying alert can be lifesaving. Watch out for these common dangers:

🚗 Distracted or drunk drivers
🌧️ Poor weather and low visibility (75% of pedestrian accidents happen at night)
🚶 Jaywalking and distracted walking
⚠️ Speeding, failure to stop, and unexpected left turns

Stay aware out there.

A pedestrian hit at 40 mph has roughly an 85% chance of dying. At 20 mph, that drops below 10%. The gap between those tw...
07/14/2026

A pedestrian hit at 40 mph has roughly an 85% chance of dying. At 20 mph, that drops below 10%. The gap between those two numbers is often just a few feet of lane width. https://bit.ly/4e40q3h

𝐀 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞.After a car crash, a fall, or a workplace accident, some people wa...
07/13/2026

𝐀 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞.

After a car crash, a fall, or a workplace accident, some people walk away feeling " fine." But TBI symptoms can take days or even weeks to appear: persistent headaches, memory problems, mood changes, sensitivity to light, trouble concentrating.

At Reinartz Law Firm, we've represented people with traumatic brain injuries for decades. We know how these cases work, from securing the right medical evaluations to proving the long-term impact an injury has on your work, your relationships, and your daily life. https://bit.ly/4trcXDA

You've probably never heard the word "stroad," but you've definitely driven on one. It's what happens when a road tries ...
07/11/2026

You've probably never heard the word "stroad," but you've definitely driven on one. It's what happens when a road tries to move high volumes of traffic quickly through places where people also live, shop, and walk. Unfortunately, it often fails at both. Too fast to feel like a neighborhood street, too congested to actually move efficiently, and dangerous enough to define American traffic fatality statistics. https://bit.ly/4g5KtfF

Why American roads are so deadly, by design:🛣️ Lane widths engineered for speed, not safety🚛 Turning radii built for tru...
07/08/2026

Why American roads are so deadly, by design:

🛣️ Lane widths engineered for speed, not safety
🚛 Turning radii built for trucks moving fast, not cars slowing down
🚗 Speed limits set based on how fast people already drive, not what's safe
🚫 "Clear zones" that remove obstacles but remove friction too
🚸 Commercial activity crammed along high-speed corridors where pedestrians have no choice but to walk

https://bit.ly/4usiXMR

Heavy machines run our warehouses, factories, construction sites, and food processing plants across Bergen County and th...
07/07/2026

Heavy machines run our warehouses, factories, construction sites, and food processing plants across Bergen County and the rest of New Jersey. When a machine fails or a safety system breaks down, the worker pays the price.

Machine injuries tend to be severe because of the forces involved. A press exerts thousands of pounds of pressure. A conveyor moves at speeds that the human body cannot react to in time. A saw blade does not pause for a slipped hand. The result is often crushed bones, deep cuts, amputations, burns, and head trauma.

These cases also tend to be complicated. There is your employer, your employer's workers' compensation insurance carrier, and possibly the company that built or maintained the machine. Each has its own interests, and those interests are not always the same as yours. https://bit.ly/4oKPYTg

07/04/2026

Wishing you a happy and safe Independence Day! Whether you're grilling, boating, or watching fireworks, keep safety first so the only sparks today come from the show. Happy Fourth from your friends at Reinartz Law Firm!

For most of the 20th century, speed limits weren't set based on safety. They were set at whatever speed 85% of drivers n...
07/03/2026

For most of the 20th century, speed limits weren't set based on safety. They were set at whatever speed 85% of drivers naturally traveled. The road was built for speed, so drivers went fast, so the "natural" speed rose, so the limit followed. A self-fulfilling cycle baked into engineering and lawmaking for decades. https://bit.ly/4usiXMR

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