A Philadelphia construction company was recently fined by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration after safety hazards were found at a job site in the city. The Lansdowne-based masonry company, which does business as J.C. Construction, was cited with four repeat safety violations and two serious safety violations after an August 2012 […]
Category: Construction Site Accident
Pennsylvania Company Facing 459k In Osha Fines
When employers violate safety regulations, they are putting their employees at risk of serious injuries or even death. Because so many companies throughout Pennsylvania and the rest of the county willfully violated safety regulations, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration was charged with monitoring workplaces and enforcing penalties when safety hazards […]
Workplace Fatalities Down In Pennsylvania In 2011
According to new data from the Department of Labor, fatal workplace accidents decreased by 16 percent in Pennsylvania in 2011 compared to the year before. Overall, there were 186 workers killed on the job in the state during the year 2011, which was down from 221 fatalities in 2010. This is the most recent data […]
Lawsuit Filed Over Philadelphia Construction Site Accident
A laborer has filed a lawsuit against multiple entities, including the City of Philadelphia, after a construction site accident involving a forklift collision with another vehicle resulted in several bone fractures. According to the filing, the man was operating a forklift at the location of a new downtown convention center when the forklift ran over […]