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Construction Accidents and Injuries: What To Do If You Are Hurt On The Job
A steel floor beam collapsed as construction workers were pouring concrete on top of it at a Cincinnati work site last month, leaving some 13 workers injured, according to a story on Cincinnati.com....
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Injured During Job Interview, Fall Victim Receives $8.25 Million Settlement
Across the U.S., falls are the leading cause of worker fatalities in the construction industry, according to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) in the U.S. Department of Labor....
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Hurt on the Job: $3.75 Million Settlement to Woman Injured By Tractor-Trailer...
In her job as a security guard at the Penn Terminals port in Eddystone in Delaware County, Susan Sawyer’s job was to make sure that tractor-trailers traveling through the facility matched the records...
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$2.9 Million Settlement for Truck Driver Injured by Falling Warehouse Door
A truck driver who was seriously injured when a large piece from an overhead warehouse door struck him in the head while he waited for the door to be opened has reached a $2.9 million damage settlement...
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Man Receives $2.45 Million Settlement After His Arm is Amputated at Work
Five years ago, a Reading, Berks County man was working as a temporary employee in a Berks County recycling plant when he attempted to clear a paper jam in a shredding machine by reaching in to remove...
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Philadelphia Building Collapse Tragedy: Lessons Learned
As a decrepit building next door was being demolished as part of a renovation project, a Salvation Army thrift store on Market Street in Center City Philadelphia collapsed, trapping dozens of innocent...
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$3.5 Million Settlement to Family of Construction Worker Killed by Falling...
When a metal piece from a heavy, overhead crane bucket fell to the ground at a construction site in Middleburg, Pa., on May 2, 2008, it struck a construction worker who was working nearby, causing...
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$4.45 Million Settlement to Family of Man Killed in 10-Story Roof Fall
In June of 2010, Stanley Zarzecki, a 32-year-old cellular network installer, was working one night after a storm on the top of a 10-story building in Philadelphia making upgrades on antennas and...
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More Construction Workers Taking the Fall for Lax Workplace Rules
Sometimes it’s expensive for companies to keep their workers safe, but frankly, that’s just the cost of doing business. Problems arise, and workers are injured or killed, when companies don’t follow...
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$3M Settlement to Plumber Hurt in Freight Elevator Accident
A 33-year-old plumber and pipe fitter whose hand was severely crushed and disabled between the doors of a freight elevator while working as a contractor in a meat plant has reached a $3 million...
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