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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 […]
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Pennsylvania Police Struggle To Combat Texting While Driving
Despite a law in place that bans texting while operating a motor vehicle, many Pennsylvania police are struggling to enforce the law because they say texting among drivers is difficult to identify. At present, police employ imperfect methods designed to indicate likely texting while driving. As a result, many officers feel that the eight-month-old law, […]
Business Man Admits To Pennsylvania Construction Accident
A business owner in Springdale Borough, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to a willful violation of occupational safety regulations that resulted in the electrocution and death of a Habitat for Humanity volunteer who was working on a home construction at the time of the fatal construction accident. The man was later sentenced to one year of […]
Pennsylvania Family Sues After Fatal Construction Accident
The family of a Lancaster County man who was killed in a construction site accident has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court. The fatal accident occurred in December 2010 at an excavation site at Holtwood Dam, which is the oldest of the three major dams on the lower Susquehanna River. According […]
Pennsylvania Manufacturer Cited By Osha
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it is citing a Pennsylvania manufacturer for multiple serious workplace safety violations after an investigation took place in March. OSHA proposed fines of $55,000 to accompany the citations against Danco Precision Inc. of Phoenixville. In total, 14 safety violations were discovered […]
Road Construction Workers Accidents Among Most Common Workers Accidents
In areas of the country that experience all four seasons, such as Pennsylvania, summer can be a season of road construction. Of the different types of construction workers’ accidents that occur, road construction workers’ accidents are among the most common. It’s estimated that as many as 700 fatalities occur in road work zones each year […]
Workplace Accidents Preventing Heat Illness During Historically Hot Summer Part 2
Last time we wrote about how overlooking signs of heat illness can lead to the risk of workplace injury and accident during this historically hot summer. We left off with describing the signs and symptoms of heat stroke – the most dangerous form of heat illness – and what actions to take if it strikes. During this […]
Estate Of Jackass Star Ryan Dunn Sued In Wrongful Death Lawsuit
In June of last year, we wrote about the fatal car accident involving TV star and Pennsylvania native Ryan Dunn. Dunn and a passenger in his vehicle were killed in a fiery one-vehicle accident that occurred shortly after 2:30 a.m. on June 20, 2011. According to reports, Dunn was driving his sports car westbound on […]
Daughter Sues After Dad Killed In Pennsylvania Drilling Accident
There are many dangerous jobs that brave men and women perform every day, but no worker should have to put his or her life at risk to earn a living. That’s why regulators have imposed strict workplace safety rules. Unfortunately, not all employers follow these rules, which means many lives are still at risk. May […]
Doctors Filling Prescriptions Medical Costs And Workers Compensation
Painkillers and other prescriptions often play a vital role in the treatment of workplace injuries. According to a recent study, more doctors in Pennsylvania and elsewhere across the country are writing and then filling prescriptions for workers’ compensation patients. The doctors who fill their own prescriptions sometimes get paid more per pill than pharmacists, which […]
Eye Strain And Computer Vision Syndrome Are Common Workplace Injuries
Whether they know it or not many office workers across Pennsylvania suffer from eyestrain symptoms related to computer monitor use. While it may not be a recognized workplace injury issue by some employers, computer vision issues are ranked as the top health-related office complaint by OHSA. While the majority of us cannot walk away from […]
Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Suit Settles For 26m
A Pennsylvania tractor-trailer driver, a transportation company and a cheese manufacturer were sued last year in a wrongful death lawsuit. The civil action stemmed from a motor vehicle accident in which one person died and two others suffered catastrophic injuries. GLC Transportation reached a pretrial settlement agreement with the family members of the Gettysburg man […]