Category: Workplace Injury

Workers Compensation Workplace Injury

Rotator Cuff Injuries in Pennsylvania: Causes, symptoms and treatment

Mark Buterbaugh

Rotator cuff injuries are some of the most common injuries I have seen in my Pennsylvania Workers Compensation practice.  That is not all that surprising given the growth in the…Continue readingRotator Cuff Injuries in Pennsylvania: Causes, symptoms and treatment

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Amazon employee killed in accident at Amazon Warehouse in Carlisle

Mark Buterbaugh

An Amazon Warehouse employee was killed in a work accident recently. The is the second death at the Middletown/Carlisle facility since 2014.  If you recall, an employee was killed in…Continue readingAmazon employee killed in accident at Amazon Warehouse in Carlisle

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Bilateral Avascular Hip Necrosis found to be Aggravated by Work Injury

Mark Buterbaugh

Mooney & Associates recently won a case for an injured Pennsylvania worker that included bilateral avascular necrosis.  The claimant had both left and right hips replaced and the insurance carrier was forced to pay…Continue readingBilateral Avascular Hip Necrosis found to be Aggravated by Work Injury

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Common Pennsylvania Nursing Home Work Injuries

Mark Buterbaugh

We see many common nursing home injuries in Pennsylvania.  It is like a repeated story that you’ve heard over and over again.  With the growing elderly population due to aging…Continue readingCommon Pennsylvania Nursing Home Work Injuries

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Winter Weather brings Slip and Fall Injuries in Central Pennsylvania

Mark Buterbaugh

With winter weather right around the corner, slip and fall injuries in Central Pennsylvania become all too frequent.  Employees need to be cognizant of winter weather.  Often, when snow and…Continue readingWinter Weather brings Slip and Fall Injuries in Central Pennsylvania

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Happy Labor Day Pennsylvania!

Mark Buterbaugh

One thing I have learned through my years of dedicating my practice to representing injured workers is the fact we have a strong labor work ethic in Pennsylvania.  I see…Continue readingHappy Labor Day Pennsylvania!

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Harrisburg plumbing company fined by OSHA

Mark Buterbaugh

A Harrisburg area plumbing company, Williamson Plumbing, has been fined by OSHA for safety violations after a workers was injured while working in a trench.  The injury was caused by…Continue readingHarrisburg plumbing company fined by OSHA

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OSHA reports on first year of injury reporting

Mark Buterbaugh

The Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA) has reported on its first year of the severe work injury reporting program.  All Employers throughout the country are required now to report…Continue readingOSHA reports on first year of injury reporting

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Low wages and frequent injuries for nursing home employees in Pennsylvania

Mark Buterbaugh

A guest column by Bill Parkinson in the Carlisle Sentinel caught my eye.  The essence of Mr. Parkinson’s article is the pathetic nature of the low wages paid to nursing…Continue readingLow wages and frequent injuries for nursing home employees in Pennsylvania

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Realities in a Pennsylvania workers compensation settlement

Mark Buterbaugh

I have written posts before about the timing of a workers compensation settlement. It’s a personal decision between you and your family.  The topic of this post is — settlement…Continue readingRealities in a Pennsylvania workers compensation settlement