Posted on December 16th, 2010
Last month, 4 workers were injured and 1 was tragically killed in a workplace accident at Harsco Metals in Gallatin County, Kentucky. According to police reports, the accident occurred around 3:30 P.M. in a garage at the Ghent facility. The employees were working on changing a front loader tire when the tire exploded. Front loader tires are typically between 10 and 12 feet tall.
48-year old Robin M. Kelley was rushed to Carroll County Memorial Hospital where he later passed away from injuries incurred in the workplace accident. Also, the site’s manager, 50-year old David Davanzati, had to be taken to University of Cincinnati Hospital via helicopter for serious injuries. The other three workers were also taken to area hospitals and were treated for minor injuries. The workers will take post medical treatment time off of from their jobs to recover.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Kelley’s family and friends during this difficult time.
Posted on August 30th, 2010
This past Friday evening, two workers were injured while putting on a fireworks show at the PNC Field in Moosic, Pennsylvania. The accident occurred during the fireworks display put on after the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees minor league baseball game. The workers are employed by a pyrotechnics company used at the stadium to produce fireworks displays.
Details on the workers’ identities, injuries, or conditions were not released, but a family member of one of the workers told reporters that they were in stable condition. A Pennsylvania state fire marshall and a team of investigators are looking into what caused the accident.
If you or someone you love has been injured on the job, contact the Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 1-800-876-5299 to learn more about your rights.
Posted on August 24th, 2010
Last Friday afternoon, a New York woman’s arm was severed after being caught in a packing machine at her job at Brand Packing Group Inc.. 37-year old Beatriz Blas was working at the company’s plant on Price Parkway when her arm became stuck in the machine she was using. A coworker responded to her screams, and was able to free her from the machine and pick up her severed arm.
Blas was airlifted to Nassau University Medical Center for immediate treatment, but later transferred to Stony Brook University Medical Center where she is in stable condition. Doctors are now trying to reattach her amputated arm.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the workplace accident. Witnesses and company officials were not sure how Blas’ arm became caught in the machine.
Posted on August 3rd, 2010
After months of refusing to pay severance to over 1,500 Honduran workers, Nike has agreed to pay $1.54 million in workers’ compensation funds. The 1,500 workers were owed approximately $2.6 million according to Honduran laws after they were abruptly laid off from their jobs when the Choloma and San Pedro Sula Nike factories were shut down. The factories closed in January 2009.
Nike had initially tried to place payment responsibility on the workers’ subcontractors, Vision Tex and Hugger, however they recently gave in to pressure from university and student anti-sweatshop groups.
The $1.54 million will be divided between the workers based on length of service and workers’ earnings. Also, Nike will be paying for enrollment and one year of coverage in Honduras’ national healthcare program.
If you or someone you love is seeking workers’ compensation, contact the Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 800-876-LAWYER to learn more about your rights.
