Blog: Work-Related Deaths
- Where might one be exposed to asbestos and work injury?
Oct 21, 2016
Whether your career has lasted years or even decades, it’s possible that a worker may be been exposed to asbestos in the workplace. Asbestos is an agent that can cause long-term illness like mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases. Over many years, millions of workers have been exposed to asbestos in the workplace, usually by inhalation. A workplace injury due to illness can result from asbestos exposure. Pittsburgh workers in all kinds of industries may have...Read More - Benefits and downsides to suing employer after a work injury
Sep 30, 2016
On work days, workers have to rise-and-shine, and get to work. Most Pittsburgh workers are diligent and work very hard. That is what makes it so hard to swallow when a worker suffers a work-related injury. There are several ways that a person can collect, and from different parties after a work-related injury. The main differences are who an injured person is collecting from and why. If a person decides to pursue a workers’ compensation...Read More - Work-related death of loved one often unnecessary, compensable
Sep 23, 2016
Whether you love your job, or understand why they call work, ‘work’, everyone has the right to safety at their workplace. Accidents can happen a number of ways on the judge, the options are pretty much endless, much as in everyday life. Sometimes a terrible accident in a vehicle or at the office can result in a worker’s untimely death. Those deaths can sometimes be attributed to a responsible party. If you suspect this is...Read More - Can work-related deaths qualify for a wrongful death suit?
Aug 3, 2016
Most everyone has to work a regular job in order to support themselves or their family financially. This is a fact of life for most Pittsburgh residents, so that’s why it is so awful to hear when a resident in our community died why working on the job. This can happen any number of ways, especially considering the number of professions and the variations of work that could be performed by a worker. Most often,...Read More - The costs of fatal work-related injury and illness
Jul 20, 2016
Americans work hard. There is no doubt that American culture thrives on a good worth ethic and the benefits that said work ethic brings us. But what happens when a worker is exposed to something at work that causes illness, or suffers an event at work that causes injury? To what extent does the family of the injured have to suffer the financial burden associated with the injury or fatality? An astounding 3.8 million American...Read More - Don’t navigate the tragedy of workplace fatalities alone
Jun 8, 2016
Wouldn’t it be nice, if no one had to work for a living and we could spend the day as we please? As nice as this sounds, it is not reality, and people have to work hard to make a living. While this is unavoidable, work accidents resulting in injury and fatality are often very avoidable. If you or a loved one suffered work injury, that even could have resulted in a premature death, the...Read More - What are the time limits to get damages in work-related injury?
Mar 23, 2016
Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye. One moment you’re working away or driving from one job to another. The next, you’re waking up in the hospital in extreme pain. For some people, their family members are devastated when they never regain consciousness. Whatever the circumstances, if there is someone or something responsible for yours or a loved one’s work related death or injury, there is a time limit involved with filling a...Read More - How family should handle a suspected work-related death
Mar 9, 2016
Misconduct can occur anywhere, anytime. This includes at a person’s place of employment or on a job ordered by that employer. Certain types of misconduct can lead to the tragic and sudden workplace death of a loved one. If this is the suspected reason behind a family member’s death, there are ways to prove it and recover for the misconduct that caused the death. Pennsylvania is home to many blue-collar jobs such as construction, factory...Read More - Pennsylvania family files suit after work death at steel plant
Dec 24, 2015
In Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas, there are many workers who make their living in the manual labor industry. Whether working with machines, dangerous products or extreme heights the workers are subjected to conditions much more life-threatening than in other lines of work. These workers perform and work hard in order to bring a decent wage home to support their families. This is why it is such a tragedy when a PA worker dies due...Read More - OSHA rights offer safety, aim to protect Pittsburgh workers
Dec 16, 2015
Pittsburgh is the home of many labor-intensive jobs that require workers to be vigilant about their safety and their surroundings. However, the employer also has requirements that are set to ensure the correct safety precautions are being followed by Pittsburgh businesses and workers. These Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, along with state regulations, are set in order to prevent workplace injuries and workplace deaths. OSHA regulations grant Pittsburgh workers a host of rights...Read More