Workers' Compensation News
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Overexertion Leading Cause of Injuries in 2013
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12/04/2014
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Nearly half of the 18,634 workers' compensation claims accepted by carriers in 2013 were caused by overexertion and bodily motion, according to an analysis of claim statistics published by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Overall claim counts in 2013 were down ...Read More
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OSHA Says Dairy Employee's Death was Preventable; Fines Employer
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11/24/2014
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State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Nebraska dairy was cited $22,500 in fines after an Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation found that safety violations and improper training contributed to the death of an employee, a press release said.
OSHA found that employees at the Shelby-based Double...Read More
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OSHA Cites Shipyard For Serious, Repeat Violations
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11/21/2014
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Source: OSHA
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a ship repair facility in Norfolk, Virginia, for 12 safety and health violations, including four serious infractions, OSHA announced in a release.
Colonna’s Shipyard Inc. faces proposed penalties of $101,000 as a re...Read More
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OSHA Puts Automotive Parts Manufacturer in Severe Violator Program
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11/20/2014
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has marked Tennecoco Automotive Operating Co. a "severe violator" for repeated health and safety violations in the past four years.
The administration fined the company $335,950 after inspectors found 27 violations...Read More
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OSHA Fines Cardboard Box Maker after Employee is Crushed
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11/20/2014
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New Jersey cardboard box manufacturer has been fined $13,860 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration after an employee was crushed by a die-cutting machine. The accident caused “severe internal injuries,” according to a press release annou...Read More
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OSHA Cites Transportation Parts Maker Again
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11/18/2014
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Source: OSHA
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Tenneco Automotive Operating Co. for 27 safety and health violations at its plant in Hartwell, Georgia, OSHA announced in a release. OSHA also cited Elite Logistic Service Inc., a staffing agency that provided Tenneco with tempor...Read More
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OSHA Fines Steel Manufacturer $77,000 for Fall and Amputation Hazards
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11/17/2014
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Canton, Ohio, steel product manufacturer is facing $77,000 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration fines for allegedly exposing its employees to amputation and fall hazards.
The administration found a lack of guardrails, hole coverings and other precautionary measures in a rang...Read More
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