18 Mar 2026
By Philaposh

Community Projects Grant

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This material was produced under Community Projects Grant 25A60CP000447-01-00 under the Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113-28, Section 169(c). The total cost of the PhilaPOSH Community Project grant is $100,000. One hundred percent (100%) or one-hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) is funded through the US Department of Labor.
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08 Apr 2018
By Philaposh

Sanitation worker safety: Group wants penalties passed

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By Julie Carr Smyth April 4, 2018 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kenny Lawson loved being a garbage collector. The Germantown, Ohio, resident enjoyed working outdoors alongside his family, throwing his “solid as a horse” frame into physical labor that made people’s lives better. One customer left a cooler near the curb on hot days filled with cold pop. “We treated them as family, they treated us as family,” Lawson said. It all ended on March 12, 1996, in an explosion of speed. A car hurtled into Lawson, then 26, at 40 mph (64 kph) as he was retrieving a can…
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05 Feb 2018
By Philaposh

2 killed in crane accident in Pennsylvania identified

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2 killed in crane accident in Pennsylvania identified Philly.com February 4, 2018 SHADY GROVE, Pa. (AP) - Two men killed in an accident at a Pennsylvania crane manufacturer have been identified but few details about the accident have been released. Chris Robison, 49, of Marion, and John Marcoux, 66, of Chambersburg, both died of multiple blunt force trauma, Coroner Jeffrey Conner of Franklin County said Sunday. Another man was flown to a hospital with critical injuries following Friday morning's accident at Manitowoc Cranes in Shady Grove, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) southwest of Harrisburg. Two other men had minor hand…
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