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OSHA Presses $273,000 in Fines for Potato Processor
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06/03/2016
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State: ID | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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A Sugar City potato processor is in hot water with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and faces nearly $300,000 in fines after a number of its workers were sickened from being exposed to ammonia.
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Ohio Bureau Announces Eight Fraud Convictions
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05/25/2016
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By: Risk Media Solutions
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Special Investigations Department last Friday announced the conviction of eight fraudsters, one of whom was ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution.
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Oil Rig Worker Whose Negligence Suit Was Tossed Will Try Again
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05/25/2016
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By: Risk Media Solutions
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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After his initial $3 million lawsuit was thrown out of court on May 17, a Louisiana installation worker who was injured on an oil rig two years ago plans to file a new lawsuit against his employer, ...Read More
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OSHA Investigates Grain Facility After Worker Death
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05/24/2016
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State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into a grain-handling facility in West Point, Neb., after an employee died of injuries sustained when he was engulfed by grain, ...Read More
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OSHA: Truck Repair Company Retaliated Against Manager Who Raised Safety Concerns
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05/20/2016
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By: Risk Media Solutions
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A nationwide truck repair and parts supplier has been ordered to pay $190,000 in back wages and damages for demoting, and eventually forcing out, a manager who had complained about safety violations, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced on Wednesday.
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OSHA Jolts Computer Parts Maker for Safety Violations
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05/16/2016
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By: Risk Media Solutions
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A computer parts maker in McAllen has been hit with $41,000 in proposed penalties for noise hazards and lockout/tagout violations, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced on Thursd...Read More
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Oil Field Operator Wasn't Entitled to Defense and Indemnity From Contractor
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05/13/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that the terms of a service agreement between an oil field operator and a pumping company did not entitle the operator to a defense and indemnity after three injured employees of the pumping company sued the operator in a Louisiana state court.
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OSHA Finds Numerous Safety Violations at Pallet Recycling Facility
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05/13/2016
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By: Risk Media Solutions
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio company that recycles wooden pallets faces more than $50,000 in proposed fines after U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators found its workers exposed to amputation hazards and other safety violations.
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