Workers Injured On the Job in Natural Gas Blast in California
Three people were hospitalized on March 15 after a natural gas explosion destroyed a truck and sent a flaming tank hurtling into the air near a busy street in Pasadena, CA. According to the article on Philly.com by the Associated Press, one person was critically injured by the blast and two others were seriously hurt. The truck belonged to Dy-Dee Diaper Service, part of California Linen, and all three victims were company employees.
The article stated that the explosion occurred when a worker at the California Linen Services textile rental business was transferring natural gas. A tank was blasted 1,000 feet into the air and then landed 200 feet away across the street.
The injured workers will be entitled to workers compensation benefits from their employer. It may be in their best interest, however, to also contact an experienced workers compensation attorney, who will carefully examine the incident to identify any negligence or wrongdoing.
A worker who has sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of their employment has a potential workers’ compensation claim. Some types of workers’ compensation injures in Philadelphia include construction injuries, repetitive stress to a body part, and environmental hazards.
By law, it is required that every company in Pennsylvania carry Worker’s Compensation Insurance in case an employee is injured on the job, becomes ill due to circumstances surrounding their job, or even if death results from their job.
The dedicated and skilled PA work injury lawyers of Cherry, Fieger, and Marciano will do everything possible to get the monetary compensation that is owed to you to help pay for medical bills, physical therapy, loss of work and more.
