CLARKSBURG, WV – A tragic workplace fatality occurred in March 2022 in the Clarksburg area at around 2:30 pm. Several pieces of heavy excavation equipment were being operated in the area of East Main Street in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Wayne Burchard, age 75, fell in front of a moving excavator and was run over by the machine. Mr. Burchard was a truck driver who was a contractor from Empire Builders in Parkersburg. He had been hired by the City of Clarksburg to work on a demolition site.
What a horrible way to die and how terribly devastating for his family. You have to give this man a lot of credit for being out there working in the heat of summer at age 75.
Clarksburg Fire Department, Police Department, EMS, and the Medical Examiner were dispatched to the accident scene but there was nothing that could be done to save Mr. Burchard.
Sadly, worker death rates in West Virginia are still higher than the national average, especially from accidents involving large trucks and heavy equipment.
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Have you been injured or lost someone you love in a work accident caused by someone else? Then contact the Robinette Legal Group, PLLC, where our knowledgeable West Virginia Wrongful Death Lawyers regularly help accident victims all over West Virginia. We can fight for the compensation that will help your family move forward after a tragedy.
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Jeffery Robinette was admitted to practice law in 1991 and is licensed in all levels of state and federal trial courts in West Virginia. Mr. Robinette is also licensed in all state and federal appeals courts in West Virginia and the United States Supreme Court. As a National Board Certified Trial Attorney who has handled hundreds of motor vehicle, injury, and construction defect claims and a leading author on insurance claims settlement issues and difficulties in West Virginia, Jeff Robinette is uniquely qualified to represent your best interest.
