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- Mercer County truck accident injures three people off of I-80
Jul 9, 2015
A truck accident involving one tractor trailer and two passenger vehicles in Shenango Township, Pennsylvania has injured three people. The truck collision occurred on the eastbound exit ramp of interstate 80 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Two men in their sixties from Sheffield, Ohio and a 32 year old man from Avon, Ohio were injured. They were taken to local hospitals. This truck accident happened when one of the passenger vehicles was attempting to exit interstate...Read More - Extraordinary attempt to deny workers’ comp benefits rejected
Jul 7, 2015
A Pennsylvania construction worker was minding his own business, doing his job on a worksite at a sewage plant about 40 miles south of New Castle. Then he found out that a plant employee had fallen into the concrete pit on the jobsite. He rushed to try to rescue the fallen man. Unfortunately, he and two others who mounted the rescue effort were too late: the plant worker was dead. As the construction worker climbed...Read More - Bill passes Pennsylvania Senate to increase automobile insurance limits
Jul 2, 2015
The Pennsylvania State Senate has recently passed a bill to amend Title 75 (vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. This revision will change Pennsylvania automobile insurance limits from $15,000/$30,000/$5,000 to $25,000/$50,000/$15,000. This means that liability insurance for motor vehicle accidents must cover the minimum amount of $25,000 because of injury to one person in one accident, the minimum amount of $50,000 because of injury to two or greater victims of accidents, and $15,000 of coverage...Read More - Uniontown Hospital employee drops newborn child
Jul 1, 2015
A hospital mistake at Uniontown Hospital in Fayette County, Pennsylvania has caused a newborn baby to be airlifted to Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to initial reports, a nurse with 30 years of experience was seated and providing care to an infant when the male child slipped from her hands and landed on his head. The incident happened at the Family Beginnings Birthing Center. Immediately after the hospital accident, the infant was put through...Read More - Stay safe this 4th of July with these safety tips
Jul 1, 2015
The Fourth of July is a time full of family traditions, enjoying the summer weather, cookouts, fireworks and swimming. To help you and your loved ones stay safe this holiday weekend we've compiled a list of safety tips and statistics to help avoid accidents and keep everyone injury free. Firework Safety On average, nearly 10,000 fireworks related injuries are treated in United States' emergency rooms in the month surrounding the Fourth of July. Most of...Read More - Coal mine accident kills a miner in Western Pennsylvania
Jun 29, 2015
A coal mine accident has caused the wrongful death of a 55 year old Albright, West Virginia man. The accident happened in a coal mine in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania. Mount Morris is located in Green County in southwestern Pennsylvania. The man was killed when an air shaft/mine door fell down onto him. He was transported to the emergency room of Southwest Regional Medical Center in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania where he was pronounced dead the next morning...Read More - What industry has among the highest rates of workplace injuries?
Jun 28, 2015
When we're sick or injured, the last thing we're thinking about is other people's problems. Unfortunately, the very people who take care of us when we feel the worst are at a surprisingly high risk of workplace accidents and occupational illnesses. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the injury and illness rate among hospital workers are nearly twice as high as the average rate for private industry workers — and the agency will...Read More - Ohio launching pilot workers’ comp program to speed recovery
Jun 25, 2015
When a workplace injury takes place, most Ohio workers are entitled to get health care to treat the injury, have their medical bills paid, get rehabilitation services if needed and to receive a portion of their wages while they recover. The state of Ohio is trying a new program designed to lower the costs of workers' compensation to employers by getting employees back on the job sooner. The administrator of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’...Read More - Mercer County woman injured in two vehicle accident
Jun 24, 2015
A car accident in Shenango Township, Pennsylvania sent three people to local hospitals. The accident happened at Wheatland and Sieg Hill roads in Shenango Township, a township in Mercer County. A female driver, traveling south, was hit when a male driver, traveling west on Wheatland road, ran a stop sign. The woman suffered moderate leg injuries and was treated at UPMC Horizon in Farrell, Pennsylvania. The male driver claimed that the brakes of his vehicle...Read More - Three local motorcycle accidents injure four on Sunday
Jun 21, 2015
Three separate motorcycle accidents this weekend have injured a total of four people. One of these motorcycle accidents involved a state trooper. The state trooper was injured after a motorcycle accident on I-79 north in Franklin Park Borough, Pennsylvania. The officer was operating his motorcycle when a vehicle made an unsafe lane change, causing the state trooper to be thrown from his motorcycle. He was transported to a local Allegheny County hospital for medical treatment...Read More