The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently confirmed that one of the men killed in the Midland Resources Recovery, Inc. explosion was the company’s owner, President Jan Strmen, 72, from Canada. He was one of two fatalities. The other was 19 year old Justin Marsh from Philippi. A third man – another employee – […]
Steel Worker Killed in Beaver County
Have You Been Injured on the Job? Workplace injuries occur on a daily basis and are often severe. For many, their injuries that occurred on the job prevent them from working for a period of time. Others are injured so severely they are never able to return to work. If you’ve been injured on the […]
Turnpike Trucking Accident Under Investigation: Initial Cause Called into Question
The recent trucking accident on Interstate 77 in West Virginia that cost a North Carolina family their lives demonstrates the danger drivers face all the time when sharing the nation’s roadways with tractor-trailer trucks. Charges have not yet been filed in the West Virginia crash and new information has revealed a potential different cause of […]
Mining Accidents a Major Concern in Pennsylvania
The recent incident involving a Lincoln County miner’s death was caused by a rock that fell between roof bolts, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The miner, Dennis Fillinger of Harts, West Virginia, was injured at the CK Mine No. 5 near Williamson in Mingo County in February. Fillinger received first aid […]
Church Bus Involved in Fatal Crash with Texting Driver
Video has emerged allegedly showing the moments just prior to a pickup truck slamming into a bus, killing 13 elderly church members earlier this week. The video includes audio footage of the witness, Jody Cooksler, calling 911, and reporting the driver of the truck was estimated to be traveling at about 80 miles per hour. […]
iVe System Provides Valuable Detailed Crash Data
A new tool available now is expected to change the information-gathering process in vehicular crash cases. The iVe system is a forensic resource that goes above-and-beyond the usual “black box” crash data that comes from airbag control modules. iVe makes it possible for investigators to gather data from the infotainment systems installed in many of […]
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Hotel
Carbon monoxide appears to be to blame for the death of a teenage boy and the hospitalization of 14 other hotel guests in a town in southern Michigan recently. According to Lakeland Hospital spokeswoman Jessica Hines, one of the 15 people was confirmed dead on arrival – it was 13 year old Bryan Douglas Watts […]
Bars Accused of Overserving Violent Man
Broken Eye Socket A lawsuit filed by a woman whose eye was fractured after an altercation in a bar was dismissed by a Yamhill County judge in Portland. Talisha Blevins brought the $794,000 lawsuit against the Cabana Club after she suffered a fractured eye socket from being punched by a man in the club. Blevins […]
Death of Wyoming County worker who got killed in an explosion termed an accident
On Monday January 30th, a Wyoming County worker got killed in an explosion that occurred near Creek Road in Clinton Township. The deceased was identified as Steven Swift, the maintenance manager of a northeastern Pennsylvania borough. The explosion and Swift’s death are currently being investigated by a coroner and the state police. As part of […]
Grand Jury Report Reveals: Elite private school allowed sex abuse for decades
On Wednesday February 1st, a grand jury report revealed that teachers and other faculty at an elite Bucks county school sexually abused students for more than fifty years. Surprisingly, that wasn’t what made the news instead the headlines belonged to the reluctant attitude of the school leadership towards the abuse. In spite of knowing well […]
