At least four crew members on board the Costa Condordia that capsized Friday night are still missing, bringing the total missing to 25.

Italian rescue workers recovered five more bodies today, bringing the death toll to 11. However, it has not been confirmed whether the bodies were of passengers or crew members.

At least 60 individuals were injured when the luxury cruise liner crashed into the rocky ocean floor late last week, causing it to fill with water and capsize. About 3,200 passengers were on board with around 1,000 crew members. The captain of the ship is currently under house arrested and could be facing charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck, and leaving before everyone was evacuated.

The thoughts of lawyer Pete Leehey is with all those affected by this tragic event. For more information about the wreck, click here.

A worker for the parks and recreation department in Clinton, Tennessee was seriously injured while at work on February 8, 2011.

As the man was working, his clothes got caught in a moving tractor piece, which caused his right arm to be injured. The man's co-worker came to his aid to stop the bleeding. The man was conscious as he was air-lifted to the medical center at UT.

News on the man's current condition has not been released, but our thoughts are with his friends and family.

If you or a loved one has suffered personal injuries while at work, please contact the Cedar Rapids workers' compensation attorneys of the Pete Leehey Law Firm, P.C. at 319-294-4424.

 

A worker was killed in a construction accident that occurred on Monday, January 24 on the University of Iowa arts campus.

52-year-old Kevin D. Hammons was pinned beneath a beam while working on a flood-damaged art building. The construction project is one of many ongoing rebuilding projects on the University of Iowa campus.

The art building and many other buildings were damaged in the 2008 Iowa River flooding, which is estimated to have caused more than $743 million in damage.

Hammons, of Washington state, was employed by a private contractor.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a construction accident, you may be entitled to workers' compensation to help cover your injury expenses and other accident-related costs. To discuss your claim with an experienced Cedar Rapids construction injury lawyer, contact the Pete Leehey Law Firm, P.C., today at 319-294-4424.

 

A Cedar Rapids car accident left two people injured Monday morning.

According to officials with the Linn County Sheriff's Department, the two-vehicle accident occurred shortly after 7:00 a.m. near the intersection of F Avenue and Rogers Road. Police say 48 year-old Penny Whiting, of Cedar Rapids, was traveling north on F Avenue when her automobile was struck by a vehicle driven by 67 year-old Judith Wickman, of Robins.

In a news release, Linn County Sheriff's Sgt. Joel Peshek said that Wickman had been westbound on Rogers Road when she pulled out into the path of Whitings vehicle, causing the accident.

Firefighters at the scene of the accident extricated Wickman from her car. Both women were transported by ambulance to St. Luke's Hospital with injuries that are believed to be non-life-threatening, authorities say. According to a hospital spokesman, neither woman was listed as a patient by Monday afternoon.

Both drivers were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, Peshek said. The Linn County Sheriff's Department continues to investigate the accident.

If you have been injured in an automobile accident caused by the reckless actions of another driver, please contact the Cedar Rapids auto accident attorney Pete Leehey of the Pete Leehey Law Firm, P.C., by calling 877-209-9452.