Pennsylvania Workers Comp News
Job Safety in Pennsylvania—What’s Going Wrong?
One of the founding principles of worker’s compensation law is that a safer workplace is in everyone’s interest. Obvious, employees don’t want to suffer a serious workplace injury, but safety on the job is a good thing for the boss, … Continue reading
Worker’s Comp Versus Job Security: The False Choice in Pennsylvania
As worker’s compensation attorneys, we see it all too often: a sick or injured worker who is afraid to file a worker’s comp claim he fears he will lose his job. “If I say I was injured at work,” he … Continue reading
New Rules of the Game: Squeezing Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Benefits
It’s no secret that employers don’t much care for workers’ compensation. Whether your employer self-insures or hires an insurance company to administer its program, the corporate bosses see the money set aside for injured workers as their money. They see … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
