Pennsylvania residents who are seeking damages in a car crash must prove that the accident was someone else's fault. Furthermore, they must prove that the accident resulted in harm to them. There are many different forms of evidence that can be used to prove that...
Chemical plants are potentially very dangerous workplaces. Along with the fact that direct contact with a number of types of chemicals can be very harmful, there are also dangers associated with fumes that some chemicals emit. One of the best ways that Pennsylvania...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration publishes an annual report called Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts. It includes information about large trucks, ones that weigh upwards of 10,000 pounds, that have been involved in accidents. According to the 2015 report,...
Working as a miner can be very dangerous. The Mine Safety and Health Administration, a division of the United States Department of Labor, is tasked with providing miners in Pennsylvania and the rest of the nation with safe workplaces.The MSHA was implemented under the...
Distracted driving, which is when someone is focused on something other than what is on the road, is becoming a more prevalent issue. In addition to doing things like checking on kids in the back seat or changing a radio station, people are spending a lot of time...
There are membranes that cushion the brain if there is a blow to the skull. For some Pennsylvania residents who incurred a traumatic brain injury, those membranes were not able to sufficiently do so. According to research that appeared in the Journal of Biomechanical...
Pennsylvania farm workers who are required to enter grain silos may be aware of just how dangerous the job can be. The number of grain entrapment cases and fatalities increased in 2016, meaning grain handling continues to be a dangerous job even with OSHA's regional...
Pennsylvania drivers may be interested to learn that, according to a report from AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, approximately one in three drivers have made a habit of driving while distracted. In fact, many drivers, particularly those between the ages of 19 and...