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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 […]
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Philadelphia Worker Injured When Cherry Picker Tips
A Philadelphia worker was injured on the job this week when a large piece of construction equipment toppled onto him, breaking his femur. The worker had reportedly been in a construction lift known as a cherry picker, which is a piece of equipment more than 20-feet tall that is used to reach high parts of building facades […]
Worker Fatally Crushed At Pennsylvania Mushroom Plant
Workplace accidents are far too common in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Many times, dangerous workplaces are to blame. When this is the case, the injured workers or their families are sometimes able to bring personal injury lawsuits against the employer or a negligent third party. An industrial accident at a mushroom processing plant in Avondale, Pennsylvania, […]
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 […]
Crowds Gather In Philadelphia To Protest Fracking
Hundreds of protestors filled the streets of Philadelphia recently to protest a practice they called dangerous to the environment and dangerous to workers. After meeting outside the gas industry conference being held at Philadelphia’s convention center, protestors began chanting phrases like “no fracking way” and “ban fracking now.” Many protestors highlighted the environmental dangers of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pennsylvania Maintenance Worker Killed In Building Fire
Throughout our lifetimes, we see many buildings being constructed, sitting vacant and being rebuilt. Throughout these stages, people are hired to work on the buildings when they likely aren’t up to code or safe enough for the general public. However, it is still essential that the buildings are safe enough for the workers. Unfortunately, though, […]
Injured Workers File Lawsuit Against Driller
Two workers who were injured in a February 23 workplace fire are suing a western Pennsylvania drilling firm as well as two subcontractors. According to the report, the EPA said the driller failed to properly manage flammable byproducts prior to the fire. The men were injured when 5 storage tanks of liquid condensate ingnited. An attorney for the […]
Did You Know Today Is Workers Memorial Day
April 28 has been set aside as Workers Memorial Day for the past 40 years to commemorate the founding of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). With OSHA came regulations and enforcement that helped make working environments safer for Americans. Undoubtedly, countless lives have been saved as a result of OSHA. However, on Workers […]
Pennsylvania Man Rescued After Being Trapped In Aggregate Pit
Yesterday, a workplace accident occurred when a Pennsylvania man became stuck in a stone pit in Union County, New Jersey, where he stayed for two hours before being rescued by emergency rescue workers. Luckily, the man did not appear to have any serious injuries, police said. Reportedly, the 55-year-old from Easton, Pennsylvania, was working at […]