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3 Workers Dead, 4 Hurt in Collapse of Bridge Being Demolished in Mississippi

MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — Three people were killed and four were seriously injured Wednesday when a bridge in Mississippi that was closed nearly a month ago collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition, authorities said. The bridge …

Tennessee Investigating Plastics Factory Where Helene Flooding Killed 11 Workers

A Tennessee plastics factory kept workers going until it was too late to evacuate before Hurricane Helene flooding swamped the building, employees have said. Now, the company is likely facing liability lawsuits and heightened workers’ compensation costs after the deaths …

Chemical Board Still Probing Tennessee Nitriding Plant Blast That Killed Worker

Federal safety officials said that almost four months after a fatal explosion at a steel-hardening facility in Tennessee, teams are still trying to determine the exact cause of the incident. One worker was killed in the explosion at the Techniques …

Kentucky Sheriff Charged With Shooting of Judge Inside Courthouse

A Kentucky judge is dead and the county sheriff is in jail, charged with shooting the judge multiple times Thursday inside the courthouse. Local and national News outlets reported that Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines was arrested at the courthouse …

Pinnacol’s EverPeak Workers’ Comp Coverage Expands Into South Carolina

EverPeak Insurance, a workers’ compensation insurer that specializes in hard-to-place industries and small businesses, has recently expanded into South Carolina. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Vlad Stojanovic said the move will help address the difficulties that some employers face …

‘Dr. Taxes’ in Georgia Charged With Taking Workers’ Comp Premiums From Clients

A businessman in south Georgia who called his business a tax preparation site for immigrants is now facing multiple charges that he swindled clients out of thousands of dollars in workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Emmanuel Torres Cruz, 34, was arrested …

Fourth Coal Miner This Year Killed in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner was killed on the job in West Virginia on Friday night, Gov. Jim Justice said. The Republican governor said Gary Chapman, 33, of South Williamson, Kentucky, died after being injured at the Mountaineer …

NCCI Calls For Tiny Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease for Florida After New Doctor Fees

Annual workers’ compensation rate cuts in the double digits have become routine in almost every U.S. state in recent years. That trend may have now come to an end in Florida, where the National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending …

Two Workers Killed in Tire Explosion at Georgia Airliner Maintenance Facility

Two workers were killed and a third was injured when an airplane tire apparently exploded at a Delta Air Lines maintenance shop at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, prompting an investigation by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The …

FCBI, a Florida Workers’ Comp Fund, Acquires MidSouth Mutual in Tennessee

FCBI, a self-insurance fund founded 45 years ago to provide workers’ compensation plans to Florida citrus growers, is expanding well beyond the Sunshine State with the acquisition of MidSouth Mutual Insurance Co. in Tennessee. MidSouth has been demutualized and has …