Four Dangerous Workplace Excuses

Everyone has experienced negativity in the workplace caused by a co-worker who makes excuses and has a bad attitude about their job. Besides spoiling the mood at work, this bad work-place behavior can also lead to dangerous accidents and safety hazards. Contractor Magazine shares four phrases heard in the workplace that reflect an unsafe attitude […]

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 […]

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 […]

How Employers Can Prevent Falls In The Workplace

One of the most common causes of workplace accidents in Pennsylvania is slips and falls. In fact, Injury Facts 2012 Edition states that falls lead to more than 8.7 million emergency room visits in the United States each year. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, a slip or fall injury at work costs about $28,000 […]

Railroad Worker Killed At Philadelphia Inquirer Plant

Last week, another Pennsylvania worker lost his life on the job. The Arcelor Mittal Steel Co. employee was unloading newsprint from a railroad boxcar at the Philadelphia Inquirer plant in Upper Merion when the workplace accident occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Officials said the 43-year-old worker was crushed to death when one of […]

Pennsylvania Man Awarded 3m In Workers Comp Case

A Pennsylvania man from Lower Pottsgrove has been awarded a $3 million workers’ compensation settlement following injuries he sustained after being involved in an accident while employed as a highway construction worker. The man is now a quadriplegic after being hit by a motorist while directing traffic in January 2001. According to court documents and the man’s […]

Osha Discovers Safety Violations At 3 Pennsylvania Lowes

Safety violations found by OSHA inspectors at three Pennsylvania Lowe’s stores resulted in proposed fines totaling $96,030. All of these dangerous conditions could have resulted in workers suffering serious injuries in the job. What’s more bothersome, though, is that a majority of these fines are for repeat offenses. A Lowe’s location in Palmyra that employs […]

Pennsylvania Food Worker Stabbed While On The Job

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia may sound like a safe and classy place to work; however, this week a catering worker stabbed a co-worker in the leg after the two allegedly got into an argument while on the job. Police said that the stabbing occurred in the catering kitchen at about 3:30 a.m. and […]

Osha Warns Workers Of Dangerous Summer Heat Part 2

With the temperatures reaching record highs this summer, OSHA has kicked off a new campaign aimed at eliminating the thousands of heat-related illnesses that occur on the job each year. The slogan is: “Water. Rest. Shade. The work can’t get done without them.” As we have been discussing, employers and workers in states like Pennsylvania […]

Osha Warns Workers Of Dangerous Summer Heat Part 1

This summer has been a real scorcher in Pennsylvania as well as most of the other states. And while the hot weather may be welcomed by those with access to pools and lakes, it is making the lives of people who work outside miserable. In fact, the extreme heat can be downright dangerous for workers […]

3 Philadelphia Construction Workers Injured In Accident

Construction is one of the most dangerous lines of work that exist today. Of course, closely following strict guidelines at construction sites ensures the safety of workers and passersby. However, all too often construction companies fail to adhere to these restrictions and people are hurt. Last week, three construction workers had to be rushed to […]

Philadelphia Worker Dies Of Suspected Chemical Inhalation

Just last week we wrote about a Pennsylvania maintenance worker who was killed while working in an electrical fire occurred, and discussed how out-of-use buildings can sometimes have major safety hazards to workers. Unfortunately, another worker has recently been killed while working in a vacant building, this time in Chester County. Police told the Philadelphia […]