Blog: Workers Compensation

Lawsuit regarding falling crane hook settled for $17M

Feb 26, 2014

Most people who live in Western Pennsylvania expect that their workplaces are safe. Sadly, this is not always the case and each day workers throughout the nation suffer injuries of varying degrees of seriousness. While workplace accidents can leave employees injured, in the worst cases they lead to death. In 2011 a Pennsylvania man was killed while he worked at a steam plant. The 45-year-old man's death involved an industrial crane accident. The crane, which...

Construction of soccer stadium claims another worker’s life

Feb 13, 2014

The construction of stadiums for sporting events is seemingly always going on. This is true not only in the United States but in other places throughout the world as well. As is the case with any construction site, it is possible that accidents could occur. A stadium, which is being built to host several games for the World Cup Soccer tournament, this spring, has been the site of multiple construction accidents. The most recent accident...

Greene County gas well explosion update

Feb 11, 2014

Chevron, the oil and gas conglomerate that runs the Greene County gas well that exploded today, is currently flying a disaster emergency team to Western PA to help pacify a fire that has been blazing for more than nine hours. The "wild-well response team" are specialists trained to control fires and other accident at drill sites. They are expected to reach Pennsylvania and assist in the efforts to extinguish the fire some time in the...

Chevron oil rig explosion in Greene County continues to burn

Feb 11, 2014

Greene County police and fire fighters are responding to a natural gas well explosion that took place at approximately 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. Emergency workers have been pouring into the blast area at Water Tank Road near Bald Hill Church Road and Rocky Run Road in Dunkard Township, about twenty miles southeast of Waynesburg, in Greene County, just north of Bobtown and the West Virginia border, since shortly after the explosion occurred. However, firefighters and...

Amazon employee’s hand caught in conveyor belt

Feb 7, 2014

As is the case with individuals throughout the nation, the first stop for many residents of the state of Pennsylvania when they need something is Amazon.com. A variety of products are available with the click of a mouse. Once the order is placed, workers in distribution centers located throughout the nation get to work to fulfill it. Recently, there have been several Amazon workers injured in the course of doing their jobs. The most recent,...

Poorly rigged crane crashes in Ohio, does thousands worth of damage

Feb 5, 2014

On January 30, a construction crane crashed to the ground, causing thousands of dollars in property damage in Mentor, Ohio. Luckily, no one was hurt, but several cars were totaled when the crane toppled over in the Points East Plaza parking lot. In total, nine vehicles were smashed, but not one of them were occupied when the accident occurred. The crane was used to replace the air conditioning unit at Marc's Discount Store, but instead...

Industrial accident takes one life, injures two more in Elk County explosion

Jan 31, 2014

An industrial accident has taken one person's life in Elk County. The explosion took place in a manufacturing facility in St. Marys, Pennsylvania at around 9 a.m. Thursday morning. Pennsylvania State Police report that the accident happened at the Mersen USA plant. Mersen USA specializes in anticorrosion and process equipment, as well as developing electrical solutions for motors and generators. The plant is located on Trout Run Road, just west of St. Marys proper. The...

Fewer workplace deaths in Pennsylvania recorded in 2013

Jan 22, 2014

Workers in the state of Pennsylvania have something to celebrate. A report recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that in 2013, the number of deaths that occurred in workplaces fell. The preliminary rate is down 13% as compared to 2012. At 163 deaths, that is the lowest number the state has reported since record keeping began in 1992. The largest reduction came in the number of people who died after falls from...

Dura-Bond Industries accident leads to serious injuries for McKeesport man

Jan 14, 2014

A McKeesport man was taken to the hospital when he received severe workplace injuries after an industrial accident at Dura-Bond Industries in Export, near Duquesne, on Monday. The man, in his thirties, is said to be in critical condition as of Tuesday morning. Local police told reporters that fork-lift workers were moving giant steel pipes in the business's stock yard when one came loose and fell on the man, hitting him in the back/head region...

Woman injured while taking care of son awarded workers’ comp

Jan 12, 2014

For most who get up and go to work each day it is hard to imagine something happening there that might make it impossible to work for a period of time. In addition to concerns regarding one's condition, worries about potential financial hardship is also scary to think about. Fortunately, most employers in the state of Pennsylvania are required to purchase workers' compensation policies so that injured or ill employees can apply for benefits. Though...