Category: Construction accident

We are learning that the US Department of Labor has cited a Pennsylvania contractor for major violations and levied a fine of $208,560. OSHA says that the company, Etna Construction, was cited for several excavation-related violations. At Shenderovich, Shenderovich & Fishman, we know that construction workers have dangerous jobs and they deserve to be protected […]

When we look at the total fatal occupational injuries in Pennsylvania from 2006 – 2015, we are glad to see that they have decreased. However, there are still far too many deaths and injuries due to work injuries. For that time period, transportation incidents led the way in fatalities with falls, slips, and trips coming […]

We are learning that two construction workers were injured on a Sunoco Logistics pipeline about 20 miles away from Pittsburgh. What we know so far is that one male and one female worker were pulling a piece of equipment, called a pig, through a section of pipeline under a road when that equipment struck and […]