Blog: Workers Compensation

Worker in Pennsylvania dies after fall from roof

Sep 7, 2012

Few people awake in the morning thinking that it could be the last time they do it. Most Pittsburgh area residents are instead focused on completing the tasks necessary to get the day going before they head out for the day’s planned activities, such as work. Despite the efforts of employees and employers, deaths that are due to job site accidents, sadly do occur fairly regularly. While they can of course happen in many different...

Workers’ comp reforms coming to Pennsylvania school district

Aug 24, 2012

A return-to-work program may be coming to the Baldwin-Whitehall School District very soon. The district is concerned that school employee workers' compensation claims have increased around 20 percent per year for the past five years. Controlling and reducing costs is the primary focus of this Pennsylvania school district. The proposed return-to-work program would permit claimants to reduce their time spent on workers' compensation claim payouts. By assigning less demanding alternative duties to these employees, they...

Wife of man who died at Pittsburgh area plant files lawsuit

Aug 15, 2012

People throughout the state of Pennsylvania die as a result of a wide variety of incidents. When the death is due to the negligent actions of other people or entities, it is possible that a wrongful death lawsuit could be filed against those people or entities. A Pittsburgh area woman recently filed a wrongful death claim after her 31-year-old husband died while working at a sewage treatment plant in July 2010. He reportedly fell after...

Worker injured in fall at Penn State construction site

Aug 10, 2012

After a nationwide lull, construction projects are once again beginning to pick up. This is true not only in the state of Pennsylvania, but throughout the nation as well. With the increase in the number of construction sites comes an increase in the number of potential construction site accidents. One location in Pennsylvania where construction work is being conducted is on the campus of Penn State. Work is being done on what will be the...

How to prevent heat-related illnesses while working outside this summer

Aug 2, 2012

For some parts of the United States, including the state of Pennsylvania, this summer has been one of the hottest on record. While the heat may cause discomfort to those relaxing and playing in the hot sun, it poses serious health issues for many outside workers and can cause worker illness that in the worst cases results in death. Recognizing this as an issue in the summer months, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration has...

Pennsylvania man asphyxiated in work accident

Jul 13, 2012

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the recent death of a Pennsylvania worker at an ATI Allvac plant located in another state. The 33-year-old man was reportedly asphyxiated in a work accident while in a part of the plant in which the temperature can be as low as 200 degrees below zero. That temperature in that area can drop to that level due to the fact that super-cooled liquid nitrogen is stored there...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court clarifies workers’ compensation eligibility

Jul 6, 2012

Businesses that meet certain criteria in the state of Pennsylvania must purchase workers' compensation insurance. This insurance makes is possible for employees who sustain an injury while working to file a claim for benefits. Depending on the severity of the injury, the benefits to which each worker is entitled can cover things such as medical bills and lost wages. When an injured worker files a claim to attempt to secure benefits, it is not uncommon...

Man working at Pennsylvania GE plant dies in accident

Jul 6, 2012

Earlier this week a man working at a General Electric plant in Pennsylvania died after a machinery accident. The fatal work accident occurred at the Buttermilk Hollow Road plant located in West Mifflin. Repairs to power plant components are completed there. At the time of the incident the man was reportedly in the process of attaching brackets to the ceiling. To accomplish the task, he was using a high lift. As he worked, his head...

Pennsylvania worker injured in explosion

Jun 29, 2012

There are numerous ways in which a Pennsylvania worker can be injured while performing his or her job each day. Some injuries are due to repeating the same motion. Other injuries may be due to a slip or trip-and-fall. In some cases, the injury causing incident is more spectacular, such as an explosion. One such work related accident occurred earlier this week at the OC Lugo Company. The business, located in Connellsville, provides the military...

Man injured in Beaver County work accident

May 25, 2012

Workplace safety is important to many employers throughout Pennsylvania. Nonetheless, accidents resulting in injuries of varying severity do occur. Some accidents involve motor vehicles, others slipping and falling. Another all too common type of accident occurs when objects fall on a worker. An industrial accident of this type occurred earlier this month in Beaver County. According to Harmony Township Police Chief, the worker was hurt when steel pipes broke away from the bed of his...