On behalf of Pfeiffer Brown DiNicola & Frantz | Mar 13, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
The simple answer to this question is that everyone is at risk. Not only do workers here in Pennsylvania and elsewhere face the usual risks that come with working construction, but they also spend a good portion of their workdays near fast moving and/or heavy...
On behalf of Pfeiffer Brown DiNicola & Frantz | Mar 9, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
As more retailers allow consumers to make purchases online, whether the consumers live here in Pennsylvania or elsewhere across the country, they need warehouses from which to ship the items people buy. These warehouses have provided thousands of people with jobs, but...
On behalf of Pfeiffer Brown DiNicola & Frantz | Mar 3, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
It may be difficult to imagine that just over 50 years ago, it was even more dangerous to work in this country. All you have to do is speak with anyone who worked in Pennsylvania’s coal or steel industries prior to the 1970s to know just how true that is. It wasn’t...
On behalf of Pfeiffer Brown DiNicola & Frantz | Feb 26, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
Scientists discovered beryllium more than 300 years ago though industry did not use the gray metal for mass production until the 1950s. It is in foundries, factories, machine shops – even dentist offices. But inhaling dust from this naturally occurring element can...
On behalf of Pfeiffer Brown DiNicola & Frantz | Feb 12, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
Statistics show that falls are the most common source of work-related injuries for construction workers. However, that still leaves a multitude of ways workers could suffer injuries on the job. For instance, an unsafe trench could collapse and result in serious...
On behalf of Pfeiffer Brown DiNicola & Frantz | Feb 7, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
Like everyone else here in Pennsylvania, or anywhere else for that matter, when you woke up this morning, you probably thought your workday would be just like the ones before it. You expected to go to work, do your job and go home safe and sound at the end of the day....
On behalf of Pfeiffer Brown DiNicola & Frantz | Jan 31, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
Suffering an injury while on the job can disrupt a Pennsylvania worker’s life, either temporarily or permanently. Most people are not financially equipped to be out of work for a significant amount of time while receiving medical attention for an injury. If that...
On behalf of Pfeiffer Brown DiNicola & Frantz | Jan 28, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
When a Pennsylvania resident suffers a work-related injury, they certainly hope to achieve a full recovery. Whether that happens depends on a variety of factors, including the severity and nature of the injury. If only a partial recovery is possible, it will...
On behalf of Pfeiffer Brown DiNicola & Frantz | Jan 24, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
Whether their work is physical in nature or keeps them behind a desk all day, Pennsylvania workers are at risk for soft tissue injuries. One of the most common types of soft tissue injury is back pain. Whether a single event leads to such an injury or it happens over...
On behalf of Pfeiffer Brown DiNicola & Frantz | Jan 17, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
Like people in most places, Pennsylvania residents think about single accidents when it comes to getting hurt at work. However, not all workplace injuries happen that way. Some injuries occur over time as workers perform the same tasks day in and day out. Called...
