A workers' compensation case has returned to trial court after a Pennsylvania appeals court reversed a summary judgment. After an electrical company employee filed suit for allegedly contracting mesothelioma on the job, the appeals court argued that the Workers'...
Month: May 2014
Pennsylvania construction worker dies in accident
A man who was working at a construction site in Somerset County lost his life on May 5. The workplace injury occurred after a concrete barrier fell on him. The accident occurred as a construction crew was in the process of installing concrete manholes on Park Street...
Ladders falls on the job run risk of serious injury
Research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that falls off of ladders while on the job account for a large percentage of accidents in Pennsylvania and across the nation. A research team reported that 43 percent of deaths from falls in...
2 construction workers injured by falling debris
Two Pennsylvania construction workers were injured on April 29 by falling debris at a demolition site. The workplace accident took place at about 10:30 a.m. in the Strawberry Mansion area of Philadelphia. The demolition work was part of a project to rid the city of...