November 29, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Unfortunately for many, staple gun injuries, including ones in which the brain is pierced, are not uncommon in the construction industry. However, doctors say they’ve never seen anything like this case involving a home construction worker in Dallas.
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Tags: brain pierced, staple gun injuries, staple pierces head
November 28, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Some experts advise companies to make light-duty tasks for injured workers tedious to help motivate the employees to return to their regular tasks. It appears this injured worker’s light duty was so boring that she fell asleep on the job.
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Tags: light duty, wage benefits, Workers' comp
November 28, 2011 by Fred Hosier
The writing has been on the wall for a while, but now the federal government has made it official: Interstate truck and bus drivers can no longer use hand-held cell phones while driving.
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Tags: FMCSA, hand-held cell phone ban, hands-free cell phones, PHMSA, texting
November 26, 2011 by marketing
Field redesigns point the way to next-generation machines. This paper includes case studies showing how conversions from roller chain or gears to synchronous belt drives improved performance while saving maintenance and replacement costs.
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November 25, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Imagine this: You’ve been fined by OSHA. Not only that, the agency has alerted the media that your actions put your employees in danger. Do you respond, and if so, how?
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Tags: excessive OSHA penalties, OSHA press release, Remington Arms Co.
November 23, 2011 by Fred Hosier
I don’t get it. Why deny him? I’m speechless. I don’t understand the denial. Those are some of the comments readers left on a story we ran in October about a Joplin, MO, tornado hero who was denied workers’ comp benefits. Now the insurance company has had a change of heart.
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Tags: denied workers' comp benefits, hero, Joplin tornado, Mark Lindquist
November 22, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A worker says he was fired for refusing to wear a sticker with the number “666″ on it, designating the number of injury-free days at the plant. He wouldn’t wear the number because it’s a mark of the devil. Now he’s suing for religious discrimination.
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Tags: 666, injury free, mark of the beast, safety incentives, worker fired
November 21, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Insurance companies have a new tool to catch workers trying to commit workers’ comp fraud, and it’s as close as a computer screen.
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Tags: Facebook, fraud, Twitter, Workers' comp, YouTube
November 21, 2011 by Fred Hosier
November 18, 2011 by Fred Hosier
As winter arrives, it’s a good time to remind workers not to start gas-powered engines in enclosed spaces. The result is too often fatal.
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Tags: carbon monoxide, gas-powered engines, lawn mower
