Worker Killed in Power Saw Accident While On-the-Job
John Kotchey, 58, an Allegheny County, PA employee, died after the power saw he was using kicked back and cut his neck. According to the article on WPXI.com, he was cutting a broken water line when he was killed in the Pennsylvania workplace accident on November 9. The article said he was wearing safety gear.
Pennsylvania construction accidents are more likely than any other workplace accident to result in wrongful death. There are many potential hazards on a construction site that endanger workers’ lives. Out of the work fatalities that occurred in 2008 in the United States, 969 were in construction and about 508 of those deaths were caused by a worker being struck by their equipment.
Many rules and regulations exist to protect workers from injuries caused by power tools and other hazards in the workplace. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) outlines safety tips, tool use, and other advice for protecting workers from injuries on the job.
OSHA routinely inspects all kinds of work environments for hazards relating to building codes, equipment maintenance, ventilation and much more. OSHA also maintains resources at its website for workers to use if they see dangers in their places of work. The regulations put in place by OSHA can be a significant part of a work injury claim if the agency did not catch a safety issue prior to an injury.
Cherry Fieger & Marciano, LLP know about OSHA statutes and their relevance to cases in which workers suffer injury while on-the-job. They can launch an investigation into the fatal Pennsylvania workplace accident, determine if safety measures were in place, and fight hard to seek damages for the victim’s family. Call today if you have lost a loved one due to a fatal Philadelphia workplace accident.
