Personal Injury Blog

A fatal workplace accident in Berks County is renewing concerns about industrial shredder safety. On Wednesday, an employee at Vital Records Control in Muhlenberg Township was tragically killed after falling into an operating shredding machine. The Berks County Coroner’s Office is investigating the incident. Few details have been released, but the story has drawn attention[…]

For the first three quarters of last year, the number of deadly crashes in Philadelphia that involved bicyclists and pedestrians painted a hopeful picture: the fatality rate was the lowest it had been in five years. However, the fourth quarter took a tragic turn when 35 individuals sustained fatal injuries. This number is higher than[…]

Sunscreen is critical when it comes to protecting your skin from the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays. Sun exposure is a top factor for developing skin cancer, which kills more than two Americans every hour. There are over 9,500 new cases of skin cancer each year, so prevention is key. Given how important sunscreen[…]

This May marks the 45th consecutive year that the International Code Council, an international non-profit that develops building codes and standards, has put forth its Building Safety campaign. Per the campaign’s website, the event was first created in response to a series of preventable tragedies, including the Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire in Southgate, Kentucky.[…]

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission kicked off its annual “Go Orange” awareness campaign to educate drivers about the vulnerability of highway workers. The campaign runs from May to October, encouraging drivers to slow down and pay attention in work zones, emphasizing the Turnpike’s dedication to safety, and paying tribute to those who have died in the[…]