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You may have a strong case for a third-party lawsuit Employees injured by work machinery are typically allowed to file for workers' compensation benefits. However, if an employee is injured by defective machinery or faulty equipment, they may also be eligible for compensation from a "third party," - such as the manufacturer of the defective...

Construction Workers Face a Higher Risk of TBIs Hard hats are required protective gear at many Pennsylvania construction sites, but are they doing enough to protect workers from serious injury-causing and fatal construction accidents? Designers of a new type of hard hat say that hard hats protect workers from direct hits to the head but...

Get the Most for Your Workplace Hand Injury by Consulting a Lawyer Hand injuries can occur in any industry. The injury may develop over time, like damage from repetitive motions required on a factory assembly line, or be the result of a single catastrophic accident, like losing a finger in a conveyor belt accident. Employees...

If you were injured on the job, you should talk to a lawyer about your legal rights and options. Gardeners, lawn care professionals, greenskeepers, and other people who keep our lawns and gardens neat often sustain work-related severe injuries, according to a recent report about common landscaping injuries published by Occupational Health & Safety magazine....

Here are the most common ways workers are injured in the summer months Work injuries rise during the summer months of June, July, and August. Hot days increase the risk of heat illness, but sky-high temps aren't the only thing that makes summer more dangerous for workers in Pennsylvania and across the nation. According to...

Forklift accidents in warehouses and other workplaces often occur, resulting in severe injuries and workplace fatalities. Injured workers are usually eligible for workers' compensation when these accidents happen, but the process of obtaining benefits can be complex. If you're not careful, you could end up missing out on the workers' comp benefits you're entitled to....

Conveyor belt accidents often lead to severe injuries Warehouses, factories, and many other manufacturing facilities use conveyor belts to move boxes and other products throughout the building. Unfortunately, conveyor belt systems can be dangerous and cause serious and sometimes fatal workplace injuries. If you sustained an injury due to a conveyor belt accident, you have...

Construction accidents often involve falls from ladders, scaffolding, roofs If you work in the construction industry, a fall from height is a fatal hazard that you're faced with on many days. Data shows that falls are the leading cause of death in construction accidents. In 2020, there were a total of 1,008 construction fatalities—351 of...

Burns are painful and can have long-lasting effects Despite safety measures and precautions, burn injuries are a common type of injury in the workplace. Data published from the National Center for Biotechnology Information reports 42 percent of all work-related injuries involved workers getting burned. Burn injuries can be painful and debilitating, but if you were...

A Workers’ Compensation Lawyer in Pennsylvania Discusses the Findings of a New Study More and more workplaces are recognizing the danger to employee safety posed by complacency. In this context, complacency refers to how the mind can wander or disengage from repetitive work. Safety procedures are often repetitive, which means there is the potential for...