An industrial accident that occurred in Quarryville, Pennsylvania caused one worker to suffer a serious leg injury after a piece of steel fell onto his leg.

According to officials, the accident occurred at Steel Systems Installations when the worker was in the welding shop and a piece of steel fell onto his leg, crushing it.

The steel did not pin the man down, but did cause what emergency crews considered to be life-threatening injury. He was taken to Lancaster General Hospital by coworkers in order to be treated. The industrial accident is still being investigated at this time.

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A worker was killed in a New York industrial accident that occurred last week.

According to Suffolk County officials, the accident occurred as the 56-year-old man was working at Clare Rose Distributors and his legs became stuck in a compacting baler machine at the plant.

The traumatic injury to his legs caused him to lose a severe amount of blood. He was in serious condition when he was transported to Stony Brook University Medical Center. Officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be investigating the incident.

A factory worker from Essex was injured after he was struck by a forklift while working at the Surya Food factory.

The man broke his leg in the collision and suffered from extensive bruising. After an investigation, it showed that the forklift was operating in areas that were congested with workers and there was no separation between the workers and moving vehicles.

Workplace accidents can cause serious injury, if this has happened to you or your family member, contact the Pennsylvania leg and knee injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., by calling 610-667-7511 today.