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- Pipe crushes Beaver County workers’ leg
Jun 12, 2015
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 by a piece of pipe in a Beaver County steel fabrication plant. If you or a loved one has been involved in a workplace injury, it is critical that you seek representation as quickly as...Read More - When a worker dies while working family may file lawsuit
Jun 5, 2015
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 to help the injured employee cover the costs that arise while he or she is healing and unable to work. Even though this process exists outside of the legal court system, when someone runs into...Read More - Workers’ Compensation benefits granted for PTSD
Jan 7, 2015
Workers' compensation benefits were granted by the Commonwealth Court last Tuesday to a Pennsylvania man that was managing a liquor store when the store was the target of an armed robbery. The Court ruled that the Pennsylvania man was due workers' compensation benefits for the psychological trauma he suffered during the robbery. This Morrisville, Pennsylvania man was managing a state store when the masked assailants entered the store, held a gun to his head, made...Read More - Managed care services provider addresses workers’ comp and Ebola
Dec 19, 2014
In an earlier post we wrote about rules put in place by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration to protect health care workers caring for patients who are ill with viruses such as Ebola. Despite the creation of these rules, this past fall two nurses contracted the virus and became ill. Though they survived, both were away from work for a period of time recovering. When a worker becomes ill in the course...Read More - New Castle man’s workers’ compensation case
Nov 20, 2014
Workers' compensation claims often have underlying third party personal injury cases. The law office of Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. has recently settled the underlying personal injury claim for a New Castle, Pennsylvania man that was injured while working. In these complex cases that involve both a workers' compensation claim and a third party personal injury case, it is critical to have proper representation by a lawyer to ensure that you are appropriately compensated. In this...Read More - On-the-job hearing loss could lead to workers’ comp benefits
Oct 29, 2014
As we have mentioned in the past, some jobs are more dangerous than others. Not all of the dangers that workers in the state of Pennsylvania face are the result of an accident of some sort. Some are the result of exposure to certain things over a period of time. One of the things that could be dangerous in large doses is loud noise. Recognizing this is an issue that some workers face, the National...Read More - OSHA rules designed to protect health care workers from Ebola
Oct 24, 2014
While the Ebola virus has had the attention of some for several months, its arrival in the United States has brought it to the attention of many for whom the virus was once unknown. It has also placed health care workers in a position to care for those who are diagnosed with it. As readers are likely aware, two nurses who cared for the first person to be diagnosed with the virus in the U.S.,...Read More - Two men hurt when Grove City trench caves in
Oct 8, 2014
Jobs that require physical labor have the highest amount of workers' compensation claims. That's not to say that men and women who do those job aren't careful and safe, but the duties that they must perform can place them in harm's way. Even when all safety precautions are properly taken, there are still times when things go wrong people end up hurt. When you are hurt on the job there is a good chance that...Read More - Does staffing affect on the job illness and injuries for nurses?
Oct 1, 2014
When most people hear that someone has been hurt while working it is likely assume that individual works in the field of construction or in an industrial setting. While it is of course true that workers are hurt (sometimes seriously) in these settings, they are not the only places where workplace injuries in the state of Pennsylvania occur. For example, in the field of health care workers, nurses can be hurt while working at hospitals...Read More - Staying safe while using nail guns
Sep 28, 2014
The use of tools is an integral part of most construction workers' jobs. Depending on the specific type of construction they work in, those tools will vary. For builders, a nail gun is a necessity. It can also be dangerous however. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nail guns send approximately 37,000 individuals to emergency rooms annually. These incidents can occur in a variety of situations. The first is when safety mechanisms...Read More