A resident of Pennsylvania is suing CSX Transportation, his employer, for injuries he sustained from falling into a sunken bit of ground in the parking lot while on the job. In August 2011, the man was walking from a walkway to the parking lot when he fell into the...
Month: August 2013
Pennsylvania worker injury rate higher than average
According to Allsup, a provider of Social Security Disability Insurance representation, Pennsylvania's rate for workplace injuries is higher than the national average. Pennsylvania's injury rate is 0.8 injuries requiring at least a temporary job transfer or...
Pennsylvania factory fined following injury
A candy factory in the Pittsburgh area is facing an $87,260 fine. The fine for alleged workplace safety violations was initiated following an investigation by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. In February of this year, a machine in the factory...
Pennsylvania tree-trimmer killed in workplace accident
A tree-trimmer who worked for a subcontractor of an electric utility company was killed on the job on Saturday, July 28, 2013, in Bethlehem. The maintenance occurs there annually in advance of a local music festival. While he was trimming along the towpath underneath...
Pennsylvania worker critically injured in home renovation blast
A worker performing cosmetic work during a three-home renovation in South Philadelphia was critically injured in an explosion at one of the homes. The accident occurred on July 26 at 428 Daly St. The home where the blast occurred was one of three row houses undergoing...