Sufferers of black lung disease in Pennsylvania and elsewhere are about to get some much-needed relief from the government. The Office of Workers' Compensation Program of the U. S. Department of Labor has finished implementing the rules changes required by Senator...
Month: September 2013
Construction accidents can be dangerous
Pennsylvania construction workers are well aware that their occupation is a risky one. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA has reported that in 2011 there were 738 on-the-job fatalities as a result of construction accidents. Falls, electrocutions, workers...
Waynesboro industrial plant employee dies
An employee working in Waynesboro was killed on Aug. 29 in an industrial accident. The decedent was working for an industrial plant that provides cranes and other lifting equipment. Pennsylvania State Police issued a news release naming the victim and describing the...
Pennsylvania worker dies in industrial accident
A man died in an industrial accident in Shippenville on Aug. 23. The workplace injury occurred while the man was working on a piece of machinery. Clarion Hospital Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene of the accident. The site of the fatal workplace...