A state supreme court has weighed in on whether punitive damages awarded by a jury to a paralyzed worker were too large.
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Tags: fall, fractured spine, inspection program, paralyzed worker, punitive damages, Qwest
OSHA can’t send people responsible for workplace safety to jail. But they can refer cases to local prosecutors who are able to seek prison time. That’s what happened in this case, and now two men will be locked up.
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Tags: fall, fall protection, harnesses, involuntary manslaughter, owner jailed
A company recently was fined $563,000 for 10 OSHA violations. How did a relatively small number of fines add up to that large amount?
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Tags: fall, lockout/tagout, manufacturer, repeat violations, willful violations
An employee says he was injured at work. But wait: He had previously suffered a similar injury and was being treated for it. Does the employee get workers’ comp benefits for the injury?
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Tags: fall, preexisting condition, shoulder injury, Workers' comp
Police are trying to determine whether to file murder charges against an accused shoplifter who knocked over a store clerk while allegedly trying to steal a TV.
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One worker was killed and three firefighters were hospitalized after being overcome by mysterious fumes that rose out of an opened manhole in Middletown, OH.
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Tags: fall, mysterious fumes, nitrogen, overcome by fumes
OSHA says it’s not enough for companies to develop fall protection plans — they have to enforce them, too.
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Tags: fall, fall protection plan, Fatality, OSHA, personal protection equipment
Worker’s comp shields companies from expensive lawsuits (most of the time) when a worker is injured on the job. But injured workers can file — and win — expensive lawsuits against third parties involved in the incidents.
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From our Bizarre Accidents File: When it comes to injuries involving falls from heights, your first thought probably goes to the person who fell. This story shows others are in danger from falls as well.
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