by admin | Oct 1, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
National Pipe and Plastics Inc. of Vestal, NY has been cited by OSHA for 16 serious violations of workplace standards after a worker for another company was struck and killed by a forklift being driven by an employee of National Pipe on March 22nd. Two of the...
by admin | Sep 30, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
The cost of workers comp to the United States Post Office was $3.7 billion in 2012, that is a 68% increase from 2009 when it was $2.2 billion. There were a total of 32,213 comp claims made in 2012. USPS says that they see so many claims due to the physically...
by admin | Sep 23, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
A Connecticut woman has been arrested and charged with receiving more than $280,000 in workers comp benefits for a supposed injury in November 2003 that left her unable to work as a nurse at the Regency House nursing home. She in fact has been running a business in...
by admin | Sep 20, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
OSHA has cited roofing contractor Marcus Borden for six safety violations after three workers were hospitalized for injuries that they suffered while performing roofing work in a severe thunderstorm in Cordova, AL. In March during a severe thunderstorm a strong gust...
by admin | Sep 18, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
SDS Lumber Company of Bingen, WA has been fined $244,600 as a result of 69 violations found by L&I after a worker was seriously injured after being caught in a machine in March. It was determined by L&I that there was a lack of training for employees and...
