Industry Needs to Address Gaps in Workers’ Compensation, AMCOMP Panelists Say October 25, 2016 By Elizabeth Blosfield At the American Society of Workers’ Compensation Professionals (AMCOMP) Fall Meeting held recently in New York, Mark Walls, vice president...
Contractor Lacked Safety Permit Before Pennsylvania Bridge Fire October 10, 2016 A contractor didn’t obtain a key safety permit before welding caused plastic pipe and a construction tarp to burn on...
Worker Safety Measures Questioned After Employee Killed in Atlanta Hotel Freezer October 3, 2016 Federal regulators and hotel employees are calling for new safety measures after a worker was found dead inside a walk-in...
OSHA Fines Alabama Meat Processing Plant $76K After Worker Loses Fingertip September 9, 2016 A meat processing plant in Bakerhill, Ala., has been fined more than $70,000 following an investigation after a worker lost...
Tyson Foods Fined $236K for Serious Safety Violations at Texas Plant August 18, 2016 Arkansas-based Tyson Foods Inc. is facing more than $236,000 in penalties after an investigation by federal safety inspectors found the...
OSHA Launches Expedited Whistleblower Review Pilot in Western Region August 17, 2016 The U.S. Department of Labor is launching a pilot process in its Western region called the “Expedited Case Processing Pilot,”...
Texas Contractor Fined $124K for Trench Hazards, Safety Violations August 2, 2016 Federal safety officials on July 28 cited Oscar Renda Contracting Inc. for safety violations at a site in Houston and...
Worker Buried in Minnesota Trench Collapse Dies July 28, 2016 Officials say one of two construction workers injured in a trench collapse in Minnetonka, Minn., has died. The Hennepin County...
Texas Companies Fined $120K for Safety Violations, Workplace Hazards July 13, 2016 Unsafe working conditions have landed combined fines of more than $120,000 for two companies operating in the Texas oil and...
Landscaping Products Company Fined $66K for Safety Violations at Texas Worksite July 6, 2016 L&M Bag and Supply Company Inc., doing business as L&M Supply Company Inc., has been cited by federal safety officials...