Workers Comp News
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
Worker on Doylestown Hospital Cancer Center Construction Site is Injured
On Tuesday morning August 17, 2010 a construction worker fell approximately 30 feet at the Doylestown Hospital Cancer Center construction site. The worker, who has not yet been identified, was working for Anthony Biddle Contractors Inc. of Ambler. It is … Continue reading
2 Pool Employees Critically Injured in North Carolina Workplace Accident
Two employees of the neighborhood swimming pool on Spring Ridge Lane in East Charlotte, North Carolina were seriously injured at work on Monday morning. The accident occurred when the two men were mixing chlorine and other chemicals for the pool. … Continue reading
The Robert C. Byrd Miner Health and Safety Act will go to U.S. House
Last week, a mine safety bill passed the United States House Committee on Education and Labor and will now go to the full House for a vote. The Robert C. Byrd Miner Health and Safety Act is, at least in … Continue reading
23 Year Old Construction Worker Dies in Western Pennsylvania
On Wednesday August 4, 2010 a 23 year old construction worker named Cody Fyock went to work at the North Fork Creek Water Treatment Plant in Pine Creek Township Pennsylvania. The water treatment plant is run by the Brookville Municipal … Continue reading
