Pennsylvania fans of the Cirque du Soleil performances might take interest in hearing that it plans to appeal the six citations that it was issued by OSHA in connection to a performer's death. A performer fell 94 feet to her death back in June during a live...
Month: October 2013
Pennsylvania building collapse architect due in court
The architect involved in the demolition of a building that resulted in the deaths of six individuals in a neighboring store has been subpoenaed to appear in court. The workplace accident that killed employees of a thrift shop occurred as a tall brick wall fell on the...
Construction worker in Pennsylvania hospitalized
A construction worker involved in a central Pennsylvania construction project was airlifted to a hospital after a piece of construction equipment fell on top of him on the morning of Oct. 10. According to Susquehanna Township fire officials, the man had been working...
Pennsylvania worker trapped following construction accident
On Oct. 2, the Reading Fire Department worked to extricate a construction worker who had temporarily been trapped under a significant quantity of building debris. The man had been working on repairing a drainage system inside a carport on Mineral Spring Road when the...
Nurses prone to workplace injuries
Nurses and other medical workers in Pennsylvania such as orderlies and aides are more prone to musculoskeletal injuries than any other occupation, and the risk of workplace injury caused in many cases by having to lift patients is increasing. While the Occupational...