Workers' Compensation News
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OSHA Proposing $55K in Fines against Repeat Violator
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03/06/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Fernandina Beach roofing company after inspectors found two employees working on a residential roof without protection.OSHA is proposing penalties of $55,000 against Coastal Building Systems of Amelia Inc. for two repeat ...Read More
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Oil Boom Doubles WSI Earned Premium from Pre-Boom Levels
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03/03/2014
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State: ND | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Mark Larson, reporterThe influx of oil boom companies and workers has nearly doubled gross earned premium of North Dakota's Workforce Safety and Insurance, the state's monopolistic workers' compensation fund, from about $170 million annually from 2010,...Read More
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Osteopathic Board Adopts New Prescribing Rules
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03/03/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The New Mexico Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners adopted rules requiring providers to consult with the state's prescription drug-monitoring program and develop a written treatment plan when using controlled substances to manage chronic pain.Providers will also be required to com...Read More
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OAL Approves Predesignation and Reporting Duty Rules
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02/28/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Office of Administrative Law approved changes to the California Division of Workers' Compensation Predesignation of Personal Physicians and Reporting Duties of the Primary Treating Physician rules, which will take effect July 1.The rules were amended to account for changes to the...Read More
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OSHA Proposes $91K in Fines for 24 Violations at Printing Plant
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02/20/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Globus Printing & Packaging Co. Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 24 safety and health violations, carrying proposed penalties of $91,800. OSHA initiated an inspection of the Minster-based manufacturing plant in August 201...Read More
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OSHA Fines Print and Painting Reproduction Company
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02/20/2014
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Artbeats Inc., a manufacturer of reproductions of prints and paintings, faces $56,430 in proposed fines from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration for safety violations at its Cheshire facility.Inspectors reported finding several hazards similar t...Read More
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OSHA Proposing $86,900 in Penalties against Bottling Plant
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02/19/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Ohio bottling company and is proposing $86,900 in penalties for seven workplace health and safety violations.OSHA said it inspected G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers Inc. in Franklin Furnace, Ohio, in July 2013 as part of its ...Read More
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OSHA Proposes $106K in Penalties against Sawmill for Hazards
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02/19/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: AL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $106,650 in penalties against a Salem, Ala., sawmill after finding 26 safety and health violations during an August 2013 inspection.OSHA said it conducted an inspection of Dudley Lumber Co. under its national emphasis pr...Read More
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OSHA Cites Wire Manufacturer in Worker Death
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02/18/2014
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Jacksonville, Fla., welded wire manufacturer following the death of a 32-year-old worker who was struck and killed by a wire mesh machine in August 2013.OSHA said in a press release the worker was killed when he reached f...Read More
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