Following an explosion in January that left one man dead and another injured at a Pennsylvania factory, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed its investigation, concluding that the blast occurred when a worker placed flammable parts into an...
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Mechanic killed by falling car in auto body shop
An accident at an auto body shop in Pennsylvania resulted in the death of a mechanic. Before he was killed, the man was working on a vehicle at Negrete's Auto in Bucks County. There have been no reports that any other employees were injured in the accident. The fatal...
Pennsylvania’s higher speed limits worry construction workers
With the state of Pennsylvania set to increase the speed limit on a number of highways, construction workers are beginning to express concerns for their safety. On some of the state's interstate highways, Pennsylvania plans to raise the speed limit to 70 mph. The...
Chemical Safety Board releases report of December 2010 explosion
Pennsylvania residents may have noted the findings released on July 16 by U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigators regarding a fire and explosion that took place in a recycling plant in December 2010. AL Solutions operated a small plant in Cumberland, West Virginia,...
OSHA outlines safety precautions for tree-care workers
Pennsylvania workers may be interested in a recent bulletin issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration outlining safety precautions for workers in the tree-care industry. The bulletin focuses on preventable accidents, especially those involving falls...
Scaffolding collapse injures 5 roofers
Authorities said that a scaffolding accident at a warehouse in the Pennsylvania township of East Deer left five workers with injuries. The June 16 workplace incident reportedly occurred at about 9:30 a.m. at a self-storage facility on Treadway Lane, where workers from...
OSHA probes Pennsylvania death at Amazon facility
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced that the federal agency has launched a probe into a fatality at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Carlisle. The workplace accident transpired on June 1, when a 52-year-old female employee died while...
Injured Pennsylvania worker settles lawsuit for $16.3 million
A construction worker suffered serious injuries on the job when a slab weighing 3,000 pounds fell on him. On May 28, the worker settled his workplace injury lawsuit against the general contractor responsible for the site and three other defendants for $16.3 million....
Burns suffered by employee in Pennsylvania restaurant
On May 5 at around 5:30 p.m., a young female employee was working at a restaurant in the Park Town Shopping Center and was accidentally burnt by hot oil that was somehow spilled on 30 percent of her body, burning her head and other body parts. How the accident...
Pennsylvania construction worker dies in accident
A man who was working at a construction site in Somerset County lost his life on May 5. The workplace injury occurred after a concrete barrier fell on him. The accident occurred as a construction crew was in the process of installing concrete manholes on Park Street...