November

On November 9, a man working outside a New York high-rise building was injured after being struck by an HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) unit that fell 15 stories from an apartment building on Park Avenue, reports NJ.com. In 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that there were 349 worker fatalities in which the worker was struck by a falling object or falling equipment. Unfortunately, injurie [...]

On November 22, a Philadelphia judge sentenced Nicholas Hasselback of Ephrata, PA, to 3 to 6 years in prison for a hit-and-run car crash that critically injured Tony Foltz, a Temple University student. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, immediately after the Pennsylvania car accident, Hasselback swept up broken glass from his vehicle and drove away. In Pennsylvania, the law states that the driver of a vehicl [...]

Two men were killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision on I-95 near Broad Street in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving, November 25. The drivers of both vehicles involved were killed and 3 passengers were seriously injured. According to Philly.com, one of the vehicles had been traveling north in the southbound lanes. According to the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) there are [...]

On November 10, Kyle Malcolm Washington led police on a chase that included speeding, running stop signs, and endangering construction workers. He eventually struck a vehicle and then fled the scene of the Pennsylvania car accident. According to an article in The Delaware County Times, the driver of the vehicle that was struck suffered injuries. Motorists like Washington who fail to adhere to traffic laws and safe [...]

On November 5, a Columbia Gas worker was struck by a car and killed while working in York, PA. According to The York Daily Record, there have been several similar Pennsylvania car accidents in this region in the past eight years. In 2008 in the United States, about 5071 fatal work injuries were reported. Two-fifths of those incidents were transportation accidents. Of the 2053 transportation fatalities, 322 involv [...]

One construction worker died and another was injured after a roof collapsed at The Hill School in Pottstown on November 1. An article in The Delaware County Times reported that the men were working on the roof of a utility building when the Pennsylvania construction accident occurred. Falls from roofs are of particular concern at construction sites. In 2008, there were 121 worker deaths in caused by falls from a [...]

On November 23, a 16-year-old crashed his SUV and killed two teenage friends. The teen is accused of being under the influence of marijuana at the time of the crash. The Chester County Court Juvenile Master decided that the teen should remain at the Chester County Youth Center until an adjudication hearing. The Assistant District Attorney argued that the teenager recently posted entries on Facebook indicating tha [...]

On November 23, a 16-year-old crashed his SUV and killed two teenage friends. The teen is accused of being under the influence of marijuana at the time of the crash. The Chester County Court Juvenile Master decided that the teen should remain at the Chester County Youth Center until an adjudication hearing. The Assistant District Attorney argued that the teenager recently posted entries on Facebook indicating tha [...]

On November 3, 8-year-old twins were mowed down by a hit-and-run driver in Crescentville, PA. According to an article in the Philadelphia Daily News, the sisters were on their way to a corner store at Cheltenham Avenue and Colgate Street when they were struck by a gray Lincoln Town Car that sped from the scene. One of the girls suffered only bumps and bruises and was treated for minor injuries at St. Christopher [...]

One worker was killed and another injured on November 10 when a crane tipped over at the construction site of a Kansas City, Missouri performing arts center. According to an article on KansasCity.com, the two men were in the bucket of the 100-foot-tall JLG Lift when it fell away from the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. It then landed across a platform of steel beams. One of the men was pronounced dead at [...]