by Kelia Scott | Aug 13, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited El Paso Underground Construction for failing to protect its employees from trench collapse hazards, after inspectors observed employees working in unsafe conditions....
by Kelia Scott | Aug 13, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health found that almost a quarter of overdose deaths in the state between 2011 and 2015 occurred among people who work in construction and were mostly men. Farmers and fishermen also had higher than average rates of overdose...
by Kelia Scott | Aug 8, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
A worker was diagnosed with an occupational disease while their employer was covered by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. as Liberty Northwest, however their employer left Liberty and obtained coverage under the Montana State Fund several years after her initial diagnosis....
by Kelia Scott | Aug 8, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited an Illinois manufacturer for 18 different health and safety violations at their Frankfort, IL facility. The company, HB Fuller operating as Adhesive Systems Inc.,...
by Kelia Scott | Aug 6, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
A Louisiana appellate court determined that a woman who was exposed to mold in her office environment was not eligible for workers’ compensation benefits for an occupational disease since her condition did not meet the qualifications of an occupational disease per the...
