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There is bad news for workers. According to an AFL-CIO report, work-related deaths in the US reached 150 a day in 2011. The study gathered data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. The numbers indicate 13 people die each day as the result of workplace injuries and another […]
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Worker Suffers Fatal Workplace Injuries From Landscaping Accident
Working with a wood chipper can be dangerous but normally workers who are using one are aware of any risks involved. Even when proper training is done and safety equipment is provided, injuries and accidents can occur in the workplace. Workplace Injury Lawyers in Philadelphia seek to understand the cause of the incident and if […]
Fatal Accident At Pennsylvania Printing Plant
Most workers expect that at any type of plant where there is production, that there is always the chance of injury. However, the record at a particular tow motor plant may be enough to shock even a Philadelphia Job Site Injury Attorney at the amount of accidents. A tow motor plant’s third fatal accident in […]
Temporary Workers At Higher Risk Of Workplace Injuries
For many workers who have work that is temporary or are migrant workers, they tend to take the more high risk jobs to take whatever pay they can. However, the conditions that some find themselves in would shock even Workplace Injury Lawyers in Philadelphia. According to the director at the University of Pennsylvania Transnational Law […]
Migrant And Temporary Workers Face More Workplace Hazards
Workers across all industries are often exposed to hazardous conditions in Pennsylvania and the rest of the United States. But the director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Transnational Law Center recently said in an interview that temporary and migrant workers are especially at risk of workplace accidents. The director also said these workers are less […]
Man Rescued From Being Trapped Under Equipment In Pennsylvania
As many workers know, working with heavy machinery can often be a dangerous task. However, it doesn’t take Philadelphia Industrial Accident Attorneys to understand that being trapped under one of those machines can often be a frightening time. One man recently experienced just that, but seems to have escaped safely. A man was working in […]
Pennsylvania Employer Fined For Fatal Workplace Accident
There is a possibility for employees in any workplace to be injured on the job. However, some professions are inherently more dangerous than others. When employees are surrounding by dangerous working conditions daily, whether the danger is presented by machinery or other factors, it is the employer’s responsibility to provide the employees with the appropriate […]
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 […]
First Responders Say They Werent Equipped For Dangerous Chemicals
When a train car derailment resulted in a spill of dangerous chemicals into the air and waterways, first responders sought to protect surrounding individuals through evacuations and other safety measures. But those first responders, which included dozens of firefighters, now say they weren’t adequately equipped with the devices necessary to respond to the accident effectively. In […]
Worker Killed In Philadelphia Water Tower Fall
A scaffolding collapse at a worksite just outside of Philadelphia led to two workers hanging from an empty water tower while awaiting rescue. Unfortunately, one of the workers plummeted to his death before he could be saved. The other hung by a safety harness for three hours before being brought down. The 100-foot-tall water tower […]
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 […]