Workers We Represent in Workers’ Compensation Cases Erie PA
PA Attorneys Representing Injured Workers in Erie County, Crawford County, and Throughout Western Pennsylvania
The number of work injuries continues to grow, despite increased publicity and information about workplace safety. In 2016, more than 150,000 workers in Pennsylvania suffered an on-the-job injury or illness. Moreover, the rate of work injury in PA is higher than average, reflecting the concentration of dangerous industries such as the oil and gas industry and the logging industry. If you suffer an injury while working in any industry, it is important to get help from a knowledge PA workplace injury attorney so that you can explore the possibility of getting workers’ compensation benefits.
At the Erie, Pennsylvania law firm of Purchase, George & Murphey, P.C., we represent injured workers and the families of those who died on the job in PA. With many years of experience handling all types of injury cases, our Western Pennsylvania lawyers help injured employees obtain all the benefits allowed by the PA workers’ compensation system.
Frequently Injured Workers in Western PA
Some occupations and industries are more dangerous than others. Our Pennsylvania workers’ comp attorneys represent workers in injury-prone jobs such as:
- Doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, orderlies, ambulance workers, and other health care providers.
- Gas and oil field workers, inspectors, engineers, drivers, roustabouts, and others in the oil and gas industry.
- Carpenters, welders, ironworkers, masons, roofers, laborers, and other construction workers.
- Truck drivers, loading dock workers, truck maintenance crews, and other workers in the trucking industry.
- Heavy machinery operators and others in the logging industry.
Other Workers Represented by Our Erie Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
You do not have to work in a dangerous industry to suffer a workplace injury. We also represent Pennsylvania employees who work at jobs that include:
- Teacher
- Driver
- Office worker
- Retail sales worker
- Resort and camp worker
- Airline worker
- Sanitation worker
- Maintenance and housekeeping worker
- Electrician
- Firefighter and police officer
- Food service employee
- Utility and cable worker
- Iron and steel worker
- Laboratory technician
- Freighter and dockworker
- Factory worker
- Meat packing worker
- Roofer
- Security company employee
- Warehouse worker
Contact Our Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Lawyers After an On-the-Job Injury in Erie, PA
For more information about workers’ compensation for workplace injuries, contact the knowledgeable and experienced Pennsylvania workers’ comp lawyers at Purchase, George & Murphey, P.C. in Erie, PA. Call or contact us online to discuss your workers’ comp case today.
Notable Results
Purchase, George & Murphey, P.C. publishes the following results.
$1.25 Million verdict · $700,000 settlement
Read more about these results
- $1.25 million verdict: McKean County car accident. Read the source account.
- $700,000 settlement: Motorcycle fatality; the underinsured motorist carrier paid the policy limits. Read the source account.
- $325,000 settlement: Truck driver’s injury claim grown from an initial offer of zero in six months. Read the source account.
- $260,000 evaluation: Rear-end accident underinsured motorist claim. Read the source account.
- $200,000 settlement: Pennsylvania premises liability case. Read the source account.
- $185,000 settlement: Accident settlement for a C5-C6 herniation requiring vertebral fusion. Read the source account.
Read the firm’s published results
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is different and must be evaluated on its own facts.
What Our Clients Say
These excerpts describe experiences with the firm. They are not identified as cases in this practice area and do not predict another outcome.
“I was able to get an appointment quickly. Everyone at Purchase George and Murphy, from the receptionist to Attorney George and his assistant showed compassion and concern for my situation. Attorney George was very generous with his time, answering all of my questions and offering advice without feeling rushed or pressured.”
— Diane · Read the full Google review
“Getting an appointment was easy. The staff was friendly on the phone and in person, also very accommodating.”
— Michelle · Read the full Google review
Awards & Recognition
- AV Preeminent® — Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer review rating for ethics and legal ability.
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers — all three firm principals named to the list; Craig Murphey has been selected every year since 2011 and Eric Purchase every year since 2013.
- The Best Lawyers in America® — Craig Murphey listed since 2012 and named “Lawyer of the Year” for the Pittsburgh region in Personal Injury–Defense (2017) and Insurance Law (2019 and 2023); Tim Riley listed since 2008.
- Avvo — 10.0 “Superb” rating and Client’s Choice Awards for criminal defense and DUI defense.
- The National Trial Lawyers — Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
