Workers' Compensation News
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Officers Can Get Benefits for Injuries from Clearing Roadways
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09/27/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Two Illinois police officers who injured themselves while attempting to manually clear roadway obstructions were entitled to benefits under the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act because they reasonably believed they were addressing an "emergency" at the time of their injuries, the Appellate C...Read More
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OWCP Posts Final Rule to Implement Byrd Amendments
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09/27/2013
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs posted the final rule Wednesday needed to implement changes to the Black Lung Benefits Act included in the federal health care reform package signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010.The amendments, commonly called the "By...Read More
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OSHA Cites Extrusion Company for 15 Safety Violations, $166K
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09/27/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited an aluminum extrusion company for 15 safety violations and $166,000 in proposed penalties for exposing its workers to the inadvertent start-up of machinery during maintenance.The federal agency cited Extruders Inc., a division of At...Read More
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OSHA Cites Contractor for Cave-In Hazards
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09/27/2013
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State: MA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Medford, Mass., contractor for potentially fatal cave-in hazards at a construction project in Chelsea, Mass.OSHA said in a news release that inspectors cited Tufts Inc. following a complaint concerning a sewer pipe projec...Read More
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OSHA Cites Tank-Cleaning Business for 33 Violations, $83,300
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09/26/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a tank-cleaning business for 33 safety and health violations and $83,300 in penalties after determining that the employer failed to follow federal regulations that protect employees from chemical exposures. The agency cited Rucker E...Read More
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OSHA Cites Construction Contractor following Decking Collapse
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09/25/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Holtsville, N.Y., construction contractor for repeat and serious safety violations following a March 29 decking collapse that injured a worker in Manhattan.Inspectors have proposed fines totaling $58,410 against RNC Industrie...Read More
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OBI America Seeks License to Operate as Domestic Carrier
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09/24/2013
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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OBI America Insurance Co., a subsidiary of OneBeacon Insurance Group, has applied to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department for a license to operate as a domestic stock casualty insurance company.The Pennsylvania insurance regulator, in a Sept. 21 bulletin, invited persons wishing to comm...Read More
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OSHA Cites Employer for $132K for Ammonia Exposures
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09/24/2013
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State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Nebraska Cold Storage for 14 safety violations and $132,800 after the employer exposed workers to anhydrous ammonia.The federal agency issued the citations after a March inspection of the employer's facility in Hastings, Neb., r...Read More
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One Call Tells Interpreters to Not Include Summaries with Bill
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09/20/2013
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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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One Call Care Management on Wednesday published a reminder saying medical interpreters should not provide exam summaries when submitting an invoice for assignments in California.“When you complete assignments in California, please remember that you are only required to enter &lsquo...Read More
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OSHA Cites, Fines Employer for 4 Forearm Fractures
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09/20/2013
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Optimum Plastics for three safety violations and $81,000 in proposed penalties after four workers suffered forearm fractures while operating winder machines at the Ohio employer's factory. The federal agency cited the plastics m...Read More
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