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 →

Last Thursday, a worker died after being overcome with fumes at a Western Pennsylvania treatment plant.  The worker has been identified as 31 year old Jack Hogan III.  He was working in a 30 foot hole at the Sewickley Borough … Continue reading →

Last week, 2 AmeriCold workers were trapped underneath heavy machinery in York County, Pennsylvania.  The accident happened in the overnight hours of July 26, 2010 at the East Manchester Township shipping and refrigeration company.  Both workers were rushed to the … Continue reading →

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued an important ruling regarding workers suffering from asbestos related illnesses.  The Court found that the cases of ill workers who were exposed to asbestos cannot be dismissed on summary judgment just because the workers … Continue reading →

Two people were killed in an Allegheny gas explosion last Friday.  The accident happened at a Huntley & Huntley gas well in Indiana Township.  The workers were performing maintenance on the well on the day of the accident.  One of … Continue reading →

Last week, two people were injured at a meat packing plant in Franconia Township.   One employee of JBS Packerland lost a finger and the other suffered a broken ankle.  At around 7:30 a.m. on July 20 a 36 year old … Continue reading →

Last week two people were killed in a Pennsylvania workplace explosion.  The explosion occurred at the Horsehead Corporation, a zinc plant in Beaver County about 28 miles north of Pittsburgh.  One of the refinery columns used to make zinc oxide … Continue reading →