Workplace injuries cost businesses around the country about $170 billion every year according to data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and researchers from the insurance company Travelers looked into how American workers become sick or suffer...
While many Pennsylvania motorists have likely read about the self-driving cars that Google and other companies are developing and testing, they may not know that some companies have now turned their attention to developing technology to make commercial trucks...
Pennsylvania workers who are in industries such as roofing and steel are more likely to have a fatal accident on the job than electricians or painters based on statistics released by the Bureau of Labor. The 2014 figures for the Census of Fatal Occupation Injuries...
More than a quarter million people in Pennsylvania and across the nation work in the automobile insurance industry or in a trade that is directly supported by that industry. A large number of these jobs and livelihoods are now at risk because of an amazing new...
An insulation manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for violations that may have put the health and safety of its workers at risk. The federal safety agency has called for the company to pay more...
A Pennsylvania company that manufactures fire and smoke dampers has been cited for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and named in a lawsuit involving the firing of employees. The lawsuit was filed by the secretary of the U.S. Department of...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has reported a 5 percent decline in fatalities resulting from truck accidents in 2014. However, drivers in Pennsylvania might be concerned to learn that the agency recorded a 21 percent increase in truck-related crash...
Traumatic brain injuries are a growing concern in Pennsylvania and the rest of the country. These serious injuries happen to people in workplace accidents or sudden falls, while playing sports and in many other situations. They can lead to permanent disability and a...
Pennsylvania construction workers know their job is dangerous, and a new report by the AFL-CIO proves it. The report, which examines safety and health protections for American workers, shows that 4,821 workers across all industries were killed on the job around the...