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- PPG Industries Inc. potentially facing $90,000 fine
Dec 23, 2011
A coatings and specialty products and services company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was recently fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for safety violations uncovered at a facility in Cleveland, Ohio. The September 26 inspection of the PPG Industries Inc. facility was the result of a complaint. The person making the complaint claimed that an unguarded winder machine was being used in one of its departments. It is not clear if anyone has been...Read More - Pennsylvania companies to pay portion of $36M settlement
Dec 23, 2011
The Pennsylvania owner of a tractor-trailer will pay a portion of a settlement reached in a 2005 bus accident. The accident injured 19 people and sadly killed four. The $36 million settlement was reached just prior to the start of several personal injury and wrongful death trials regarding the incident. The accident reportedly occurred as the bus drove down Interstate 390 near Rochester, New York. As is travelled down the highway it veered off the...Read More - Ventilator errors to blame in death of at least 100
Dec 23, 2011
Throughout the United States, over 100 patients, who were dependant on ventilators to breathe, have died since 2005. It is possible that some of these deaths occurred in Pennsylvania. Though reasons for these tragedies vary, the most common denominator appears to be the alarm warnings issued by ventilators, the volume of alert beeps or the failure of caregivers to respond in a timely fashion to these signals. In some situations these incidents can lead to...Read More - Recalled ice cream scoops could cause injury at holiday gatherings
Dec 23, 2011
The holiday season is upon us and bakers throughout Pennsylvania are serving their most delicious cookies, cakes and pies. For many consuming the sweet treats, nothing goes better with the desserts than a scoop of cold ice cream. Ice cream eaters throughout Pennsylvania need to beware however, as the process of dispensing the delicious accompaniment may result in a personal injury. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, popular kitchen device retailer The Pampered Chef...Read More - Pennsylvania mother and son waiting at light hit by turning truck
Dec 23, 2011
For most mothers it is their worst nightmare. The thought of one’s child being injured is almost unbearable. Sadly a Pennsylvania woman witnessed her son being hurt in front of her eyes. A mother and her toddler son were struck by a tractor-trailer earlier this month. The Lawrenceville accident took place around noon at the intersection of Butler Street and 40th street. According to Pittsburgh police, when the two were hit the truck was in...Read More - Criminal charges against man who struck teen pedestrian
Dec 21, 2011
The 76-year-old man who initially lied to authorities about hitting a teenage girl with his car this past October has been criminally charged. The car versus pedestrian accident occurred on Moon Clinton Road, in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, after dark, on the fall night. In addition to reckless driving, he was charged with creating an accident involving death or personal injury. The latter charge is a felony. The teenager was reportedly struck by the man's car...Read More - Tentative class action settlement funds Chinese drywall repairs
Dec 21, 2011
We have written about the lawsuits stemming from defective Chinese drywall in previous posts. Now, a tentative settlement has been reached in the class action suit regarding the defective product. One affected home owner from Florida moved his family into a brand new home in 2005 after a series of hurricanes destroyed thousands of Florida and Louisiana homes. Soon after they moved in, his family noticed an odor of bitter sulfur permeating the home. As...Read More - Truck crashes into houses after loss of control
Dec 21, 2011
Most people would agree that car accidents are always potentially dangerous. This is particularly true if one of the vehicles involved in the crash is at tractor-trailer. Because of trucks’ weight, it is not uncommon for the objects it hits to be decimated. Sadly as one might expect, the end result of many of these truck collisions is death. Recently, a truck driver lost control of the tractor-trailer he was driving in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, on...Read More - Construction worker killed in work accident
Dec 21, 2011
A road-construction worker was killed earlier this month while working at a construction zone located around 1900 Willow Street in West Lampeter Township. The street was torn up so that new water lines could be installed in the area and she was acting as a flagger for passing traffic. Her employer, Wexcon Inc., had been hired to do the work. The accident that caused the death occurred at the end of the work day. The...Read More - Teen killed while boarding bus near Erie
Dec 20, 2011
Today, a 13-year-old girl was killed when she was struck by a car while boarding her bus in Erie County. Another student was also injured and was taken to the hospital. The car accident happened just after 7 am this morning. No charges have been filed against the 19 year old driver as of yet. But it's possible the family of the student who died will file a wrongful death lawsuit against him. The injured student's...Read More