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A recent Department of Labor and Industry “Fast Facts” jobs report notes over 48,000 job hires by gas rig drilling industries to date.   9000 job hires happened in January, February and March 2011.  Many of the new gas drilling jobs have been created in Bradford, Susquehanna, Tioga, Sullivan and Wyoming Counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Gas drilling rig accidents and injury are obvious concerns in the gas drilling business.  Water pollution has also become a major concern.  Now reports are out that smog and air pollution may be greater concerns as the number of gas drilling rigs increase throughout Pennsylvania.  DLP continues to monitor this and other issues in the gas drilling rig industry while representing victims of gas drilling rig accidents, truck accidents and other accidents throughout NEPA and Central Pennsylvania.

Vowing to maintain State game land areas that contain wetlands, streams and certain wild life habitat, the Pennsylvania Fish and Game Commission has opened additional acreage for gas drilling rig construction and exploration.  Fees received for leasing state game lands total into the millions of dollars.  The money will go to the Commission and will be used to foster its activities in difficult economic times.  The Commission has vowed to maintain high environmental standards in conjunction with working closely with the gas drilling companies.   The twelve lawyers at DLP will continue to monitor this issue as it represents numerous individuals, many who enjoy hunting and fishing, in serious accidents including drilling rig accidents, truck accidents and other gas industry related mishaps.

By Jennifer Micale

Elmira Gazette

March 12, 2010

A 31-year-old worker died Thursday after he fell 20 feet off a natural gas rig in Towanda Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

At around 5:30 p.m., Greg Allen Henry, of Athens, Tennessee, was working on a Nomac Drilling site off Plank Road, two miles from Towanda, Pa.

He was attempting to dislodge a handrail while the drilling unit was being moved to another hole on the drilling pad, police said. The handrail gave way and Henry fell 20 feet, suffering a severe head injury. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Bradford County Coroner Thomas Carman. An autopsy will be conducted at a later date, police said.

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Working on or around drill rigs, transporting materials and equipment to and from drill rigs and interacting with drill rig construction and operation can be very dangerous. Companies involved in the operation of the sites and drill rigs are responsible for injuries which occur to workers on site and to the public injured due to company negligence.

If you are a worker injured at a drill site, a worker injured in an off site drill related accident or a member of the public injured as a result of a drill company’s negligence, you may have a claim for money damages.

Drilling rig related accidents can include drill site fires, explosions,chemical exposure, truck accidents, heavy equipment accidents and other accidents which can result in injury or death.

As gas drilling increases in Northeast Pennsylvania the need for experienced personal injury/workers compensation lawyers such as those who work at Dougherty, Leventhal & Price LLP has become more important than ever. If you have been injured on a drilling rig, injured in a drill rig related car or truck accident, or if a family member was killed due to a drill rig accident the lawyers at DLP encourage you to contact our offices immediately to discuss your case. We make house calls anywhere in Pennsylvania.