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As many know, a building recently collapsed in Center City Philadelphia, at 22nd and Market Street that killed six people and injured thirteen others. However, more facts are now being released about the accident, the potential cause and about who was injured.
The accident itself took place while a building was being demolished; it collapsed into a Salvation Army Thrift Shop. The crane operator, who is considered responsible for the accident until further facts are released, has been charged with six counts of involuntary manslaughter, thirteen counts of recklessly endangering another person and other related charges. It appears that he had marijuana and other pain medication in his system at the time of the accident. In addition, it appears he was using the crane improperly. Recently, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) stated they would be sending investigators to examine the Philadelphia Hazardous Work Environment and the local police have described it as an industrial accident. Of the injured, one was a worker at the Salvation Army store and a mother of seven children. She was taken to the hospital and released late that day. It is unclear at this time the condition of the other twelve people that were injured.
Whenever a large accident occurs, the victims should seek medical attention immediately. Once that is addressed, those victims or their family members typically should try to record as much information as possible in order to try and make a recovery as quickly.
Oftentimes, whether the injured party is a worker at the time of the accident or simply a bystander, Philadelphia Industrial Accident Attorneys can be contacted to find out what information is needed in order for a family to be able to properly recover from the responsible party. While the process is sometimes a long one, especially if there is a criminal trial first, recovery can usually be made with the proper assistance.
Coping with the loss or injury of a family member can be a long and arduous process. Seeking assistance as quickly as possible often makes that process go as smoothly as possible.
Source: CNN, “Grand jury to investigate deadly Philadelphia building collapse,” Jason Hanna, June 10, 2013; CNN, “6 dead in Philadelphia building collapse, 13 injured,” Chris Boyette and Justin Lear, June 6, 2013