Employee's Leg Severed in Serious Accident
An employee working for a staging company in Wilkes-Barre, PA suffered an extremely serious leg injury that caused his leg to be severed from his body after a large pipe fell on him. The accident occurred the morning of the 26th when the employee was helping to move the pipe using some type of machinery when the pipe slipped and fell on him. Federal officials and officers with the Occupation Safety and Health Administration launched an investigation to determine the exact cause of the employee accident. The man suffered other injuries in the accident but city officials did not release any information pertaining to the extent of those injuries.
In any job requiring the use of heavy machinery, there is always an inherent risk for employees even if they are fully trained in using the machinery. As this incident demonstrates, machinery can easily fail and that failure could lead to serious injuries. Mechanical failure is one major cause of employee accidents leading to serious injuries. The proper function of the machinery that employees use cannot always be ensured and if the machinery is not properly maintained to make sure that it functions correctly, employees using the machinery could be placed in serious danger. The company in this incident could be held liable for the injuries that the victim suffered if the investigation from the OSHA and federal investigators reveals any safety hazards that the company failed to fix. Unfortunately, if any safety hazards are present and the company takes care of them, it will not reverse the tragic injuries this man suffered in the accident.
