On Monday, June 24, a coal mine in Kittanning partially collapsed, injuring two miners who were working in the affected tunnel. Shortly after 6:00 p.m., the two injured miners were brought out of the Tracy Lynne mine, which is approximately 40 miles northeast of...
Month: June 2013
Chemical plant explosion claims a second life
As safety advocates and others from Pennsylvania and around the U.S. watch in the aftermath of the West, Texas explosion, additional workplace accidents are making the headlines. After one person died following a dangerous chemical explosion in Louisiana on June 13, a...
Crane operator turns self in after Philadelphia building collapse
A crane operator suspected of being under the influence during a Philadelphia building collapse that killed six people has surrendered himself into police custody. The Philadelphia building was scheduled for demolition but the something went wrong during the process...
Biomass energy creates hazards for workers
While many of the concerns over industrial biomass energy have focused on emissions, explosion and fire continue to cause death and injury as well. In the past 30 years, there have been three deaths and several incidents of workplace injury at biomass incinerators...