Workers' Compensation News
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OSHA Cites Pigs Unlimited for 19 Safety Violations
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11/18/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Pigs Unlimited International for 19 safety violations after determining that it had exposed workers to impalement hazards at its facility in Tomball, Texas. The federal agency issued 15 serious safety violations against the employer...Read More
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OSHA: Inadequate Fall Protection Top Workplace Violation
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11/18/2013
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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For a second straight year, the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety & Health Administration says failing to provide adequate fall protection was the most often cited workplace safety violation in 2013....Read More
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OSHA Fines Boat Builder $177,100 for Safety and Health Violations
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11/18/2013
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State: MS | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $177,100 in fines against a Mississippi boat builder for four repeat and 14 serious violations of federal health and safety codes.OSHA said in a news release that inspectors proposed $177,100 in fines against Trinity Yac...Read More
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OSHA Cites Contractors in Fatal Building Collapse
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11/18/2013
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited two contractors for safety violations in connection with the June 5, 2013, collapse of a vacant building in Philadelphia that killed six people and injured 14 others.OSHA is recommending nearly $400,000 in fines against Gri...Read More
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Off-Duty Officer Was Acting as a Cop during Nighttime Shooting
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11/15/2013
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State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court joined at least 11 other jurisdictions this week when it ruled that an off-duty cop was acting in the role of a police officer when he was shot in the face while working a part-time job as a security guard.The state Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that John Davi...Read More
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OSHA Orders $1 Million in Payments in Trucking Whistleblower Case
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11/15/2013
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered a North Carolina transport company and two of its executives to pay more than $1 million in back wages, interest and damages to four former trucker drivers who were fired after participating in a federal on-site audit of the company....Read More
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OSHA Targets Worksite HazMat in Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas
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11/15/2013
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State: NA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Wednesday that it is launching a local emphasis program in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri focusing on industries known to use hazardous chemicals and who have reported release of such chemicals to the Environme...Read More
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OSHA Cites Masonry Contractor in Fatal Fall
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11/15/2013
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Pompano Beach-based masonry contractor Wednesday was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for one willful and one serious safety violation totaling $77,000 in proposed fines after an investigation into the May death of a worker at a Miami constr...Read More
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OSHA Cites Air National Guard Base for 8 Safety Violations
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11/14/2013
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued eight notices of unsafe working conditions to the Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Mich. The agency cited the base for one repeat violation, five serious violations and two other-than-serious violations. The ...Read More
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OSHA Investigating Wild Cat Sanctuary after Fatal Mauling
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11/14/2013
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The state's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the animal sanctuary where a caretaker was killed by a cougar Saturday.Oregon OSHA spokesperson Melanie Mesaros told KOIN TV News on Tuesday that the agency is inspecting records and doing interviews at the Wi...Read More
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