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OSHA to Discuss Construction Industry Safety Standards in December 11/05/2014
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will host a meeting to discuss health and safety standards for the construction industry Dec. 3 and 4 in Washington, D.C. Among the items on the agenda for the administration's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health ...Read More
 
 
OWC Publishes Proposed Fee Schedule Revisions 11/04/2014
State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Delaware Office of Workers’ Compensation has posted proposed revisions in its Monthly Register of Regulations to reflect the state’s new fee schedule, mandated by a law passed during this year’s legislative session. The revised rules and regulations reflect the savin...Read More
 
 

OSHA Fines Baking Plant $42,000 for Safety Violations after Engineer Dies in Accident 11/03/2014
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A Chicago hot dog and hamburger bun plant is facing $42,000 in federal fines after the death of one of its workers prompted an Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection. ...Read More
 
 

OSHA Declares Hanover Contractor Severe Violator for Repeated Trenching Hazards 10/31/2014
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
After two separate Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspections turned up repeated trenching hazards, the administration has placed a Hanover plumbing, heating and air conditioning contractor in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program. ...Read More
 
 

OSHA Fines Auto Part Coating Shop $62,400 for Repeated Amputation Hazards 10/30/2014
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing fines of $62,400 for a Mansfield, Ohio, company that allegedly failed to guard against machines starting up unexpectedly during cleaning and maintenance. ...Read More
 
 
Oil Driller Cited for Repeat Safety Violations 10/27/2014
Source: OSHA
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Ensign United States Drilling, headquartered in Dallas, for two repeat safety violations for exposing workers to possible hazards during oil well explosions, OSHA announced in a release. Proposed penalties for the repeat violatio...Read More
 
 
OSHA Proposing $145K in Fines against Trucking Co. for Repeat Violations 10/24/2014
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $145,420 in penalties against a trucking company for violations involving a lack of fall protection and defective forklifts. OSHA said it cited Central Transport in Hillside, Illinois, for 16 safety and health violations,...Read More
 
 
Old Republic Net Income Drops 16.6% in 3rd Quarter, Despite Premium Growth 10/24/2014
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Old Republic International Corp. on Thursday reported net income of $85.8 million, a 16.6% decline from the $102.9 million profits reported in the third quarter of 2013. Old Republic reported $713 million in earned net premiums, a 9.4% increase from the $652.5 million in the prior-year qu...Read More
 
 
OSHA Fines Coatings Manufacturer $132K for Hazardous Material Violations 10/23/2014
State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing penalties of $132,800 against Quest Specialty Coatings after receiving a complaint that the company had experienced three fires at its Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, plant. OSHA said it cited the company for one willful, two...Read More
 
 
Out-of-State Truck Driver Can Get Benefits for In-State Injury 10/22/2014
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A truck driver who worked for a Texas employer and got hurt while temporarily in Ohio was eligible for benefits under the Ohio comp system since his employer was a non-subscriber to the Texas comp system, an Ohio appeals court ruled. Case: Linardos v. Joe Tex, No. CA2013-08-067, 10/13/201...Read More
 
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