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Worker injured at Allegheny County construction site

Oct 15, 2012

There are at least as many ways to be injured on a job site as there are different types of jobs. The type of injury sustained at a workplace is commonly dependant on the job to which it is tied. Construction workers are often injured while using dangerous equipment or in falls. Recently a man working in Allegheny County was hurt in a construction accident. According to an Edgeworth police officer, the man who was...

Pittsburgh residents mourn the death of state trooper

Oct 12, 2012

Sadly deaths that occur while an individual is working are all too common in the Pittsburgh area. While all of these deaths due to work accidents are of course tragic, there is something particularly sad about a person whose job it is to protect the lives of Pittsburgh residents losing his or her own while performing that job. As most reading this are probably aware, this recently happened in Beaver County. According to state police...

Loads of laundry may pile-up after GE washer recalled

Oct 12, 2012

Laundry is necessary but often dreaded weekly chore than many in the Pittsburgh area would be happy with passing along to another person to do. Owners of a certain type of washing machine may want to hold off on throwing that load of whites into the washing machine as it could be hazardous to one's health. The message is of course not for everyone-only those who use GE ProfileTM Front Load Washers to complete the...

Pittsburgh area truck accident kills 1

Oct 12, 2012

A truck accident in the Pittsburgh area has claimed the life of a 28-year-old woman. The fatal incident occurred earlier this week in Butler County at the intersection of Route 68 with Route 268. According to police officers who responded to the accident scene, the collision occurred when the 29-year-old driver of the tractor-trailer did not stop at a posted stop sign. This failure to observe the traffic sign apparently caused the truck to hit...

Meningitis Outbreak Toll Rises: 170 cases, 14 deaths

Oct 11, 2012

The amount of cases reported of fungal meningitis has risen for the fifth consecutive day. Since the Centers for Disease and Prevention released the number of cases and deaths it has done nothing but increase. 13 people have died: six in Tennessee, three in Michigan, two in Florida, one in Maryland and one in Virginia. The outbreak is linked to a fungus that contaminated vials of an injected steroid, which patients were receiving for back...

Tour bus company and driver face mounting lawsuits

Oct 11, 2012

Accidents involving tour buses and other types of commercial vehicles often impact large numbers of individuals. A trail is currently underway related to the negligent actions of one tour bus driver who crashed the tour bus he was driving, killing 13 people aboard and injuring an additional 15. The accident happened in March of 2011 when the tour bus was returning from a casino trip. Traveling as speeds upwards of 80 miles per hour, the...

Pre-wedding celebration results in injuries to groom

Oct 10, 2012

Car accidents are not the only way in which residents of Pennsylvania are injured. Personal injury lawsuits are filed each day throughout the state for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the situation that leads to an individual being injured is surprising and hard to imagine. Recently news broke that a Pennsylvania man filed a personal injury lawsuit in conjunction with injuries he suffered while at his bachelor party. He reportedly ruptured his bladder due to...

Port Authority van involved in chain-reaction crash

Oct 10, 2012

Vehicles used for mass transit play an important role for many in communities throughout the nation. In Pittsburgh the Port Authority provides that service for residents in the area, transporting people to various locations. Because there are often many people in one of these vehicles at any given time, when they are involved in an accident, the outcome can be devastating. Drivers of Port Authority are charged with keeping their passengers safe. One way in...

Air compressors sold throughout nation recalled

Oct 10, 2012

For construction workers air compressors have become an important piece of equipment. As construction sites have become more efficient, their use, along with attached nail guns, has taken the place of hammers in many tasks. As is the case with any product however, tools used in construction can be defective. Last month a recall of air compressors made by DeVilbiss Air Power Co. was announced. In total, 460,000 of the devices are included. They were...

Update: Negligent nurse unaware she threw away Ohio man’s kidney

Oct 6, 2012

When a person is in need of a life-saving organ transplant, they sometimes wait years for a donor match. If a patient's doctor manages to line up a viable organ, then that news is undoubtedly met with jubilation. As we reported just over a month ago, one Ohio man's joy was cut short when a nurse threw away a kidney intended for transplant. Initial media reports indicated that human error led to the man's kidney...