Has your job caused an industrial injury such as disease or bodily damage? AlpernSchubert P.C. provides experienced industrial accident legal representation in Pittsburgh, PA and the surrounding area. Whether you are suffering from asbestosis or repetitive strain injury, we have the knowledge and skills to help you get the appropriate compensation for your injuries.
Known for our personal, individualized attention, our attorneys – Charles H. Alpern, Richard J. Schubert, and David C. Brumfield, have more than 85 years of combined experience to put to work for you.
Common causes of industrial injury are poor ergonomics, manual handling of heavy loads, misuse or failure of equipment, exposure to general hazards, inadequate safety training and clothing, jewelry or long hair that becomes tangled in machinery. The most usual organs involved are the spine, hands, the head, lungs, eyes, skeleton, and skin.
General hazards in a work environment include electricity, explosive materials, fire, flammable gases, heat, height, high pressure gases and liquids, hot gases and liquids, powerful or sharp moving machinery, oxygen-free gases or spaces, poisonous gases, radiation, toxic materials, work on, near, or under water, and work on, near, or under weak or heavy structures.
There are many methods for preventing or reducing industrial injuries, including: anticipation of problems by risk assessment, safety training, safety clothing, breathing equipment, safety guards, mechanisms on machinery, and safety barriers. In addition, past problems can be analyzed to find their root causes by using a technique called root
cause analysis.
Our Industrial Accidents Services Include:
Air embolism - caused by working with compressed air close to cuts in the skin
Asbestosis - caused by working near asbestos
Decompression sickness - caused by working underwater in a high ambient pressure environment
Hand-arm vibration syndrome / HAVS / white finger - caused by long-term use of vibrating tools
Phossy jaw- caused by chronic exposure to white phosphorus
Repetitive strain injury
Silicosis - caused by working in a confined, dusty environment
