A U.S. District judge for Pennsylvania ruled that a punitive damage claim may be filed in a lawsuit involving a City of Philadelphia worker who died on the job. The worker's widow is suing the city and the manufacturer of the ladder that her husband was using when she...
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Month: February 2014
1 hurt, 1 missing after Pennsylvania gas well explosion
One worker is missing and another is injured after an explosion ripped through a Pennsylvania gas well on Feb. 11. The explosion triggered an intense fire, and first responders at the scene were beaten back by the flames. The workplace accident occurred at about 7...
Pennsylvania factory explosion results in injuries, death
On Jan. 31, an explosion at a factory in St. Mary's resulted in the death of one individual and injuries to two others. The workplace injury incident occurred in the morning at a carbon and graphite manufacturing facility on Trout Run Road, and sources state that the...