Workers' Compensation News
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OSHA Fines Power Co. $75,000
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01/13/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Federal safety regulators fined a Colorado power company $75,000 for exposing workers to electrical shock hazards by not de-energizing lines that were being repaired following a thunderstorm in July.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed a penalty of $70,000 to Black ...Read More
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OSHA to Hold Webcast on Silica Rule
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01/10/2014
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced plans to hold a live webcast on Jan. 14 to discuss its proposed rule on occupational exposure to crystalline silica.The federal agency's staff will participate to clarify standards related to silica for general indu...Read More
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OSHA Cites Forever 21 Stores in N.Y. and N.J. for Repeat Violations
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01/09/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited fashion retail chain Forever 21 for exposing employees to safety hazards at its stores in Paramus, N.J., and Manhattan, the agency said in a press release.OSHA said it inspected both stores in July after receiving complaint...Read More
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OWC Should Have Set Coverage Spat for Trial, 5th Circuit Rules
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01/06/2014
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Office of Workers' Compensation's decision to resolve a coverage dispute during a summary proceeding prevented other potential employers and payers from introducing relevant evidence, according to a decision from Louisiana's 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Case: Reyes v. So...Read More
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OSHA Says Trucking Co. Retaliated against Ill Drivers
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01/03/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Thursday it has ordered Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc. to compensate a worker who refused to drive in violation of safety regulations.OSHA did not say how much compensation it ordered the company to pay. But it said it also order...Read More
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OSHA Cites Supermarket for Safety Violations
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01/03/2014
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State: WV | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $32,200 in fines against a Mullens, W.Va., supermarket for electrical hazards and a lack of protective gear for workers.OSHA said in a news release it conducted an inspection of Wayne's Supermarket in September follo...Read More
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Officials Seeking Authority to Inspect Out-of-State Compounders
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12/30/2013
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Michael Whiteley, Southern Bureau ChiefFlorida health officials are asking state lawmakers to give them the authority to inspect out-of-state pharmacies that ship compound sterile products into Florida in the wake of the ou...Read More
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OSHA Cites Contractors Following Building Collapse at Texas A & M
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12/23/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Houston-based Gamma Construction Co. and Ramco Erectors for failing to maintain the structural stability of an equestrian shelter being erected at Texas A & M University. The steel structure collapsed and injured four w...Read More
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OSHA Cites Utility Contractor for Safety Violations
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12/20/2013
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State: AL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a utility contractor for three repeat and one serious violation of federal safety rules at a job site in Birmingham, Ala.OSHA said in a news release it proposed $68,530 in fines...Read More
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Obernauer Replaces Shufro as Head of NYCOSH
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12/19/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Charlene Obernauer has been named executive director of the New York Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, replacing Joel Shufro, who cofounded the organization in 1978 and has served as executive director for most of its 35-year history.Obernauer, a native of...Read More
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