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A tragic workplace accident in Ambridge, Pennsylvania has caused severe lower body injuries to a steel worker. The worker was transported to a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area hospital after the incident. The injuries were caused when the man's leg was crushed...
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A car accident in the southbound lane of Route 28 near Shaler, Pennsylvania has killed one person and injured three others. The car accident involved three vehicles. One of the vehicles was a convertible and both the driver of the...
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A car accident near Beach 5 at Preque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania caused the death of a 17 year old male and severe injuries to a 21 year old. The 17 year old was a passenger in a...
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A car accident in Slippery Rock Township, Pennsylvania has caused five people to be taken to local hospitals. An Ellwood City woman was driving north on Ellwood Road in Butler County when her vehicle crossed the center line and into...
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People may be aware that they might be able to receive workers' compensation benefits when they are injured while working. Most employers throughout the state of Pennsylvania are required to purchase a workers' compensation insurance policy. The benefits are designed...
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Truck accidents are an all too regular occurrence throughout the nation. Though the outcome is often devastating to those involved, few receive the media coverage that the incident involving comedian Tracy Morgan and a Wal-Mart truck did.In a previous post...
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Earlier this month, we wrote about steps law enforcement officers are taking to keep road workers safe. Specifically they are concerned about drivers travelling over the posted speed limit in work zones. To try to prevent worker deaths troopers participating...
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Technology is changing the way we do almost everything. Machines are steadily taking over many categories of jobs that used to be performed by humans. In the industrial context, robotics are thriving. So, too, is the "Industrial Internet of Things"...
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There is much that is yet unknown regarding how a brain responds to repeated or a serious injury. One condition that has been receiving a lot of attention as of late is chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Also referred to as CTE,...
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Last week we wrote a post on ways to keep those who do road work safe from back over accidents. As it turns out state officials are interested in doing that very thing as well. This is illustrated by the...
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The construction industry is very dangerous. Roughly 20 percent of all work-related fatalities happened in the construction industry in 2013, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Construction workers in Pennsylvania should be aware of the dangers they face while...
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An on duty Butler city police officer was injured by a drunk driver last Wednesday. On Whitestown Road in Butler Township, Pennsylvania, a Butler city police officer pulled over a Butler woman for speeding. He pulled her over on the...
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