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Workers' Compensation News

 
OSHA Declares Tree Trimming Co. a 'Severe Violator' after Worker Dies in Rollover 12/31/2014
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has put a tree care company in its severe violator enforcement program after an employee died in a vehicle rollover in June. The worker was killed when a top-heavy utility vehicle rolled over, according to an ...Read More
 
 

OSHA Cites Roofer 10 Times in 8 Years for Lack of Fall Protection 12/31/2014
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing fines of $68,200 against a roofing contractor after inspectors allegedly witnessed three employees working at 20-foot heights without fall protection in Gahanna, Ohio. ...Read More
 
 

OSHA Cites Amusement Park $9,000 for Failing to Protect Workers from Heat 12/31/2014
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
An amusement park company in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is facing $9,000 in fines for failing to protect its seasonal employees from overheating. ...Read More
 
 
OIR Report: State Market Robust, But Impact of Reforms Has Lessened 12/24/2014
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Florida has a competitive workers’ compensation market, with plenty of coverage options available to employers, a small residual market and loss ratios second only to Texas among the six most populous states, according to the state Office of Insurance Regulation’s 2014 Worke...Read More
 
 
OSHA to Begin Closer Scrutiny of Serious Injuries at Start of New Year 12/23/2014
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
With less than a month to go before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new requirements for reporting injuries go into effect, employers are bracing for closer scrutiny from federal inspectors – as well as the public, if the administration approves a supplemental rule...Read More
 
 
Owner of Security Co. Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud 12/22/2014
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The owner of a Northern California private security firm pleaded guilty to tax evasion and workers' compensation fraud, according to a report by the Salinas Californian.  Efren Quiait Evangelista, 62, admitted Wednesday that he lied about payroll to obtain lower workers' comp...Read More
 
 
OSHA Cites Framing Contractor for Fall Exposure 12/22/2014
Source: OSHA
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited M. Durrance Construction Inc. for a willful violation after an October inspection found that the company had exposed workers to dangerous falls, OSHA announced in a release. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company’s...Read More
 
 
OSHA Cites Rice Cake Plant $58,410 after Electrical Shock and Finger Amputation 12/19/2014
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A rice cake manufacturer in Coldwater, Ohio, is facing $58,410 in proposed fines after one employee suffered an electrical shock and another one lost a finger while servicing a machine this year. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Basic Grain Products for two repeat a...Read More
 
 

OSHA Proposes $42K in Fines against Supermarket where Forklift Crushed Worker 12/18/2014
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $42,000 in penalties against a Brooklyn supermarket for safety violations that led to the death of a 22-year-old worker who was crushed to death between a forklift and a cement wall. OSHA said the June 10 fatality was pre...Read More
 
 
OSHA Cites Kearney Auto Manufacturer $7,000 for Failure to Protect Workers from Heat Danger 12/18/2014
State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Kearney, Nebraska, automotive parts manufacturing plant $7,000 for failing to protect its employees from excessive heat. The administration inspected Eaton Corp.'s facility after a 53-year-old employee suffered heat-related...Read More
 
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