One utility worker was killed and two firefighters were injured during a construction accident after a worker fell into a manhole on a job site.

The details on the accident are still being investigated,but it seems that the worker was overcome by the fumes and he fell in. Officials are not sure if he was inside the manhole cover or above it when he fell 25 feet to the bottom.

The police and fire department responded to the call and two firefighters went into the manhole to recover the missing worker. Once inside the hole, the firefighters also were overcome with the fumes. The cause of the fumes and what they were are being investigated as well as the exact cause of the worker’s death.

Workplace accident can cause serious injury and death and the effects are traumatic for all involved. Our thoughts go out to the family of the victims.

Statistic reveal that crane accidents are the most common cause for construction site death. There are over 125,000 cranes used in operation in the construction injury and another 100,000 in general and maritime industries. The amount of people that are involved with getting cranes to operate, means that if there is an accident there are many people that may just be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Although technology has improved and cranes are able to do things that they haven’t before, hundreds of people are killed in the U.S. every year from crane accidents. It is very important that work sites supply the appropriate safety procedures and provide workers with the appropriate gear. The major cause of crane accidents are: outrigger use, dropped loads, overturned cranes, boom collapsing and buckling and more.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a crane accident or suffered another construction injury, contact the Pennsylvania construction injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.

The bodies of two coal mine workers were found after the roof of a mine collapsed at large Kentucky mine.

A 27-year-old man and a 28-year-old man were both found dead in the mine about four miles inside. An official for the mine said that the cause of the roof’s collapse is unknown at this point. Roof collapsing is much more common than explosions and accounts for about a quarter of the mining deaths since 1983.

This large underground mine has had a history of the roof collapsing. The Mine Safety and Health Administration has cited the mine 17 times since January 2009 for failing to adequately secure roofs and walls against falling rock.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a construction accident, contact the Pennsylvania construction accident lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.

Three workers and one pedestrian were injured after a three-story building collapsed on construction workers.

The accident occurred on March 29 at approximately 1:30 p.m. when builders were working on the third floor while building the fourth floor. The fall buried one man completely and it took 20 minutes to retrieve him from the rubble.

He was rushed to the hospital in critical but stable condition. Another worker was partially buried but did not suffer serious injury. A pedestrian that jumped into help after witnessing the accident was also transported to the hospital. The cause of the floor collapsing is still unknown.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a construction accident, you may be able to receive compensation for your pain. Contact the Pennsylvania construction injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.

The family of a man who was killed in a construction accident has recently filed a wrongful death suit.

The accident occurred at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant on the November 30. According to the suit, The man was using a skid steer loader while building an industrial fence and gate at the water plant when his body harness became entangled in the equipment causing him to be thrown to the ground and crushed by the machine. The man was killed by the injuries sustained in the accident.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a construction accident, you may be able to receive compensation for your pain. Contact the Pennsylvania construction injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.

A Pennsylvania building collapsed while construction workers worked next door to it, causing minor injury.

The four-story building partially collapsed during rush hour sending debris in the path of a bus. Four of the 10 people who were riding the transit bus were treated for injuries. The cause of the collapse is not immediately known but authorities are saying that the rest of the building will be torn down. Construction workers were working in a large hole next door building a parking garage.

If you or a loved one has been injured on the job, contact the Pennsylvania construction accident lawyers of Lownthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.