Workers Comp News
Pennsylvania workplace injury in Quarryville steel plant
An industrial accident in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, has sent one worker to the hospital. The work place accident occurred at Steel Systems Installation, 175 N. Lime Street in Quarryville. As Lancaster Online reports, a subcontractor — whose name has not been … Continue reading
Propane Explosion Injures Pennsylvania Worker
On Sunday September 12, 2010 a GTS-Welco employee was injured when eight propone tanks exploded at the New Ford Mill Industrial Complex. According to the Falls Fire Marshall, employees were using a forklift to move propane tanks when there was … Continue reading
How a Maryland Construction Workers Colleagues Saved His Life
On Sunday morning September 5, a construction worker was digging a trench outside of an apartment building on Walker Mill Road in District Heights, Maryland when part of the trench collapsed and the man quickly became covered in dirt. His … Continue reading
New Jersey Maintenance Worker Injured Preparing Athletic Facilities for Back to School
Throughout the country, workers have been readying schools and athletic facilities for the new school year. School maintenance workers in New Jersey are no exception. Last week, a maintenance worker was injured when he was changing stadium light bulbs at … Continue reading
Pennsylvania Brass Foundry Faces OSHA Sanctions for Knowingly Exposing Employees to Lead
Last week, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) announced that it was imposing penalties of more than $550,000 against a Pennsylvania brass foundry. OSHA issued a citation and the accompanying financial penalties against Kief Industries Inc, which does business … Continue reading
NJ Forklift Accident Kills One and Injures One
On Tuesday morning August 31, a forklift collapsed at a Paterson, New Jersey auto shop. The accident happened shortly before 9:30 a.m. at Bejji Dismantling on Presidential Boulevard. One worker was killed in the accident and another was critically injured. … Continue reading
Two Pyrotechnics Employees Hurt at Scranton / Wilkes-Barre Yankees Game
PNC Field in Moosic, PA is home to one of the New York Yankee’s minor league affiliates. It was also the scene of a serious Pennsylvania workplace accident last week. On Friday night August 27 two employees of a pyrotechnics … Continue reading
Who dies in Pennsylvania Work Accidents?
Last week we discussed the2009 BLS Occupational Fatality Statistics. This week, we are going to take a look at Pennsylvania Occupational Fatality Statistics to better understand the dangers facing Pennsylvania workers. The latest Pennsylvania statistics are from 2008. According to … Continue reading
Washington County Welder Hurt in Propone Explosion
On Tuesday afternoon, August 24, 2010 a welder was seriously injured at Campbell’s Transportation Co. in Dunlevy, Pennsylvania. Firefighters were called to the accident scene on Wharf Street at approximately 12:45 p.m. The accident appears to have occurred when a … Continue reading
What Do the 2009 BLS Occupational Fatality Statistics Really Mean?
At first glance the 2009 Fatal Occupational Injury Statistics, issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) last week, appear encouraging. The BLS reports 4,340 workplace fatalities in 2009. That number is significantly fewer than the 5,214 fatalities reported in … Continue reading
