Posted on September 8th, 2010
A electrician working in a Pennsylvania campus building managed to escape serious injury as he fell in between floors while working on a the building that was under construction.
According to officials, the man was a contract electrician who was working on the fifth floor of the building when he slipped while working and fell between two air handlers. The incident occurred at Penn. Medicine’s “Translational Research Center.” Rescue crews arrives at the scene in order to free the man from the confined space that he had fallen into.
Crews attached a harness to the man and used a machine to pull him out of the space. He was then taken to the hospital at the University of Pennsylvania to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.
If you or a loved one has been injured on the job, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the Pennsylvania workers compensation lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511 today to discuss your legal options.
Posted on August 31st, 2010
A man was killed in a construction accident after he was thrown from a backhoe and it overturned on him while working on a project at the Budget Suites Inn.
The accident occurred when the 39-year-old man was clearing dirt around a hotel and using a backhoe machine to do so. The rear wheel of the backhoe then slid down a slight downgrade and into a ditch. This caused the man to be ejected from the machinery and fell to the ground and the backhoe tipped over on top of the man.
Co-workers noticed immediately and tried to help free the man, it is unknown whether the man was pronounced dead at the scene or at the hospital. Officials from the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be investigating the incident.
Construction accidents cause serious injury and can change the lives of all involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.
Posted on August 24th, 2010
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed the decision made by the Workers Compensation about an injury that occurred during the preemployment of a person.
The person filing the claim said that she had to take a tuberculin test before getting hired. She claimed that after she took the test, she felt faint and fell to the floor and was seeking payment of her medical bills. The board denied her claim because she was not an employee yet.
The board decided that even if the employer was to hire she was not an employee at the time of the incident so she was not entitled to the workers compensation benefits. The Commonwealth Court found that although the woman claimed that she was hired already, if she would have failed the tuberculin test, the compnay would not have hired her.
If you or a loved one has been injured at the workplace, you need experinced representation on your side. Contact the Pennsylvania workers compensation lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.
Posted on August 18th, 2010
According to a fire marshal, flammable fumes from oil that remained in a storage tank is what was the cause for the well blast that killed two workers.
The explosion occurred at a well near Pittsburgh owned by Huntley & Huntley Inc. in late July. The well produced methane gas but used oil out of the ground in order to do so. The leaky tank where the oil was stored was emptied before welders were working near it but because it was hot day vapor began to fill the tank.
The welders were working to repair the tiny holes when a spark ignited the vapor. The tank than rocketed over 100-feet in the air. Officials from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating this fatal workplace accident.
Workplace accidents can cause serious injury and change the lives of many people, our condolences are with the friends and family of the victim.
Posted on August 9th, 2010
Two federal agencies have sent warnings to a New York Kosher food maker, Sally Sherman Foods, so that they can correct dangerous hazards in their facility in Mount Vernon.
The U.S. Federal Drug Administration sent a warning letter and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the company $247,000 for the dangerous working conditions in the plant. Since November 2009, OSHA officials have been trying to get the plant to get appropriate fall protection standards for the workers..
Also, the company needed to work on guarding their machines and controlling hazardous energy. The FDA said that their food products are held in unsanitary conditions. Both federal agencies are giving the company 15 days to respond to the violations.
If you or a loved one has worked in a unsafe place and have suffered an injury because of it, contact the Pennsylvania workers compensation lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.
Posted on August 3rd, 2010
A 24-year-old man died on Saturday from injuries that were sustained in a workplace accident less than a week before.
The man worked for AmeriCold Logistics, who employs about 5,000 worldwide. The details of the accident are unknown at this point, but it is known that a dock plate fell onto the man.
He was then transported to the York Hospital where he had been recovering in the trauma surgical intensive care unit. He passed away five days later. Officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are continuing to investigate the accident.
Head and brain injuries that occur in workplace accidents can change the lives victims and their families, our thoughts are with them at this time.
Posted on July 27th, 2010
Two people were killed after a natural gas well exploded and caused a fire that lasted for hours. Welders were believed to be working at the site at the time of the accident.
The accident occurred north of Pittsburgh around 9:50 a.m. in a wooded area. Even after firefighters worked to get the fire under control, some areas still burned for almost three hours.
According to a spokeswoman at the Department of Environmental Protection, the cause of the explosion is unknown but it is believed that people were welding in the area when the well caught fire. It is also unknown at this time why people were welding there.
Explosions can cause serious injury to all involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victims.
Posted on July 21st, 2010
A New Jersey man who is a contractor for Hawkeye LLC was injured on the job in Salem County.
A spokesperson from Atlantic City Electric has announced that there was an injury but details have not been released and the cause of the accident is currently under investigation.
The current condition of the man is also unknown, but he was transported to the hospital by helicopter when the accident occurred.
Workplace injuries can cause serious injury and cause the person to lose their ability to work. If you or a loved one are in a similar situation, contact the Pennsylvania long-term disability lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.
Posted on July 15th, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sent out 64 notices to businesses in three counties of New York. The letter did not come with any fines or penalties, only a warning to change conditions.
the 64 firms were in the Potnam, Westchester and Rockland counties. OSHA flagged these firms because their worker injury rates were higher than the national average in their field of work. Upon receiving the letter, the company must change their working conditions immediately in order to keep their employees safe and not receive a fine from OSHA.
Two of the companies on the list have received notices every year since 2005. Many think that the notices need to pack more punch, but officials at OSHA said that they do no have the resources to enforce the law as much as they would like.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a workplace accident, you may be elegible for short term disability. Contact the Pennsylvania short term disability lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams by calling 610-667-7511.
Posted on July 9th, 2010
Six workers were injured in a construction accident when a scaffold collapsed while they working on a housing project for Binghamton University.
The workers were building the new Delaware Hall around noon when the scaffold fell 65 feet. The workers were not trapped under the scaffold and three of the injured were able to walk when emergency crews arrived. No students were in the area when the scaffold fell.
Rescue crews transported the men to the hospital, three of them remain there. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was notified when the accident occurred and a full investigation as to what caused the fall is underway.
Construction injuries can cause serious strain on a family; our thoughts are with the loved ones of the victims.
