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New Jersey Man Awarded $725,000 for Workplace Injury Caused by Cement Block

By Petrillo & Goldberg / February 19, 2021 / Comments Off on New Jersey Man Awarded $725,000 for Workplace Injury Caused by Cement Block

Keith Zabielski was working on a construction crew in the Philadelphia suburb Willow Grove in 2017 when he was seriously injured by an improperly restrained concrete block. He sued the general contractor, Just Right Construction, and its employee, Martin Russell for damages in excess of $2.1 million for medical expenses, lost earnings and pain and…

OSHA penalizes construction firm for exposing workers to hazardous conditions

By Petrillo & Goldberg / September 21, 2018 / Comments Off on OSHA penalizes construction firm for exposing workers to hazardous conditions

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a construction firm in Philadelphia for exposure of employees to hazardous conditions in the workplace. OSHA has recommended penalties in the amount of $222,152. OSHA’s response to a grievance expressing impending danger at a company occurred in October 2017. OSHA cited the company, Hua Da Construction,…

Negligence by construction company leads to collapsed wall, employee fatality and injury

By Petrillo & Goldberg / May 25, 2018 / Comments Off on Negligence by construction company leads to collapsed wall, employee fatality and injury

Onekey LLC, a company for managing and developing construction, has been summoned by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for failing to establish safeguards and training for employees that were exposed to crushing hazards from the collapse of a concrete retaining wall. From the death of one and the injury…