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US Contractors, Insurers Overlooking Some Safety Improvements in Construction
Nov 15 2023 // Many American construction firms are failing to implement obvious and inexpensive safety measures that could save lives, reduce injuries and avoid costly insurance claims. And many insurers are not nudging their insured...
Boston Begins Requiring Contractors to File and Vow to Implement Site Safety Plans
Nov 7 2023 // The city of Boston will begin requiring construction and demolition contractors to file site-specific safety plans and attest to following them starting December 1. The requirement is part of the city’s...
Louisiana Contractor Gets Max Fine After Fatal Fall at Georgia Hyundai Plant Site
Nov 3 2023 // Federal safety regulators have brought the hammer down on a Louisiana contractor, deciding that the company failed to use correct safety equipment that would have prevented a fatal fall at an electric car plant...
Oregon OSHA Cites Contractor for Repeatedly Violating Fall Hazard Requirements
Oct 30 2023 // Oregon OSHA cited Forest Grove contractor J&K Roofing Co. $39,000 for repeatedly violating a requirement to provide protection to safeguard workers from fall hazards that could injure or kill them. The citation...
New York Roofing Contractor Ordered to Provide Fall Protection for Workers
Oct 26 2023 // The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent injunction ordering a Rockland County roofing contractor and its principal to provide employees with fall protection equipment and make sure it’s used at all...
Bronx Contractor Cited For Excavation Hazards After 2 Deaths at JFK Airport
Oct 18 2023 // The deaths of two employees of a Bronx water and sewer contractor at a construction site at John F. Kennedy International Airport could have been prevented with proper safeguards, according to investigators with the...
Oregon Seeks $27M for Dam Repair from Contractors, District
Oct 13 2023 // Oregon officials are seeking more than $27 million in damages over dam repairs they say killed more than half a million Pacific lamprey fish in what they`ve described as one of the largest damages claims for illegal...
Oklahoma Construction Contractor to Pay $370K Over Worker’s Fatal Fall
Oct 10 2023 // An Oklahoma construction contractor entered into a deferred prosecution agreement and agreed to pay $370,680 in criminal and civil penalties to avoid federal prosecution on one count of ignoring federal safety regulations...
New Jersey Insurance Agent, Contractor Arrested on Workers’ Compensation Fraud Charges
Oct 6 2023 // A New Jersey insurance agent and the owner of painting company were arrested this week on allegations of insurance fraud. Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll and Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally...
Nooses Found at Construction Site Lead to Lawsuit Against Amazon, Contractors
Oct 3 2023 // Five Black and Hispanic electricians who felt threatened when several nooses were found at an Amazon warehouse construction site in Connecticut have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the company and two...
New York Contractor Sentenced for Defrauding State Workers’ Comp Fund
Sep 20 2023 // A drywall contractor has been sentenced to six months in jail for defrauding the New York State workers’ compensation insurance fund out of almost $3 million in premiums over an eight-year period. The Manhattan...
Houston Contractor Exposed Workers to Falls, Electrical Hazards, and Amputations, U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds
Sep 19 2023 // A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found that a Houston-based contractor willfully and repeatedly exposed its workers to falls, electrical hazards and amputations. Following a March 9, 2023,...
Ohio Roofing Contractor Faces $548K in Fines for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards
Sep 19 2023 // On four occasions in less than three months in 2023, U.S. Department of Labor inspectors observed a Millersburg, Ohio roofing contractor again exposing workers to deadly fall hazards of up to 19 feet at four residential...
The Unique Risks of an Artisan Contractor
Sep 18 2023 // When you hear or read the term, “artisan contractor,” what do you think of? Don’t search it, and if you deal with artisan contractors, don’t shout out the answer. I can tell you that I thought of...
NIP Group Introduces PoolPro™: Diving Deeper with a Tailored Insurance Program for Pool Builders and Service Contractors
Sep 14 2023 // Woodbridge, New Jersey, September 14, 2023 – NIP Group, a leading specialty insurance program with over 30 years of experience, announces the launch of its latest industry-specific insurance program, PoolPro™. Designed...
Missouri Roofing Contractor Faces $205K Fine After Employee’s Fatal Fall
Sep 12 2023 // On March 27, 2023, an 18-year-old employee of a Missouri contractor was applying sealant to a commercial building’s roof when he fell more than 22 feet and suffered serious injuries that left him in a coma for five...
Help Your Contractor Client Transition from Quick Bonds to a Larger Surety Program
Sep 6 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. If you have construction clients who are in growth mode and want to take on bigger projects, here’s help you can share for increasing their surety...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Farm Labor Contractor and Growers $1.9M
Aug 29 2023 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited farm labor contractor M.G. Luna, Inc. of Parlier and growers Madera Persimmon Growers Inc. of Madera and Willems Farms Inc. of Kingsburg $1,926,531, for wage theft...
Texas Construction Contractor Faces $263K in Penalties for Fatal Crane Collapse
Aug 29 2023 // A federal workplace safety investigation has found that a Farmersville, Texas construction contractor could have prevented the loss of a 23-year-old employee by following required safety procedures for operating a mobile...
South Florida Contractor Charged with Underreporting Payroll by $5.9 Million
Aug 24 2023 // Florida authorities this week charged a south Florida contractor with underreporting his payroll by almost $6 million, cheating his workers’ compensation insurer out of more than $350,000 in premiums. Miguel Porras,...
