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Month: November 2013

Holiday brings to mind anti-DUI efforts in Pennsylvania

Most people’s Thanksgiving turkeys are probably thawing, with the cooks prepping for a big day on Thursday. While cooks have their traditional concerns this holiday, safety officials and police have classic concerns of their own. Drunk driving accidents are on the list of concerns. That traffic safety concern makes a...

Colorado miners killed, sick from mining accident

Pennsylvania workers may be subjected to dangerous working conditions due to the large amount of factories and associated industrial accidents. However, a recent mining accident in Colorado was the site of the latest large-scale workplace accident. The mining accident occurred in southwestern Colorado. The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office received an...

Trooper qualifies for workers’ compensation

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in favor of a state trooper who sought workers’ compensation benefits after a fatal pedestrian accident. Originally, the Commonwealth Court and Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board denied benefits to the trooper, saying that dangerous situations should be expected in his line of work. The Supreme Court,...

Lawmakers seek changes to black lung benefits program

Lawmakers are working on a piece of legislation that will help overhaul workers’ compensation for black lung, a condition that affects many Pennsylvania coal miners. The program was started in the 1960s to help coal miners who suffered from the disease unique to the occupation. Advanced black lung is a...

Pennsylvania court holds the line on medical malpractice verdict

Nobody wants to go through the experience of being hospitalized for a serious medical condition. However, patients might feel comforted by the knowledge that medical staff is on hand to provide care as needed. The unfortunate reality is that medical institutions don’t always provide the level of care people come...

Common causes of Pennsylvania worker accidents

There are a wide variety of reasons that workplace accidents occur, many of which are preventable. When organizations are proactive about ensuring the safety of their employees, a workplace injury is less likely to occur. Some of the most common causes of accidents are wet floors, hazardous materials and unsecured...

Did Halloween prove more hazardous than happy?

Well, the treats have been handed out. The tricks have been played. The string of horror movies are no longer playing on TV like they have been the past couple of weeks. Halloween is behind us for the year. Some, however, might not be able to so casually forget that...