The Supreme Court of Idaho on Friday reversed an earlier district court ruling finding that a company contracted to build steel mezzanines for a sugar processor is not protected by exclusive remedy in a lawsuit filed by a worker who fell when a railing gave out. In 2017, Mitchell Smith was employed by Amalgamated Sugar …
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Friday it cited a Georgia grain silo operator after a worker’s suffocation. OSHA cited Colquitt-based Cedar Head LLC for nine serious violations after an employee working in a grain silo became engulfed and suffocated in April. The agency proposed $41,303 in penalties. OSHA said the silo operator …
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday said it cited a construction company for exposing laborers to potentially deadly trench hazards during excavation work in the U.S. island territory of Guam. OSHA said it cited Tamuning-based Superman Corp. for two serious violations after a May inspection found employees working to install a sewer …
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is boosting its existing stake in USI Insurance Services by more than $1 billion. Also of note: The world’s largest reinsurers eye further rate hikes at year-end renewals. Source link
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited an Ohio roofing contractor for eight willful and two repeat violations after inspectors found workers exposed to deadly fall hazards. OSHA said Thursday it proposed $548,801 in penalties against Millersburg-based JMH Roofing LLC after employees were seen working on four different residential roofing jobs without proper fall …
California lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would establish a presumption that skin cancer is compensable for certain first responders. S.B. 391, which unanimously passed both the Senate and Assembly this week, would add state game wardens and park rangers to the list of workers eligible for the presumption that skin cancer arose out …
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday announced a citation against a Texas contractor that the agency said has willfully and repeatedly exposed workers to falls, electrical hazards and amputations. OSHA said it cited Houston-based Strategic Materials Inc., which supplies recycled glass to manufacturers, for nine serious violations, one willful violation and three …
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The Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims ruled Wednesday that a staffing agency employee who was injured while working from home is entitled to comp benefits as well as attorneys fees for wrongful denial of her claim. Kari Batey, who was hired by Beacon Hill Staffing Group LLC to handle computer work for one of …
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