Wednesday, December 20, 2017

A contractor from Wiggins Construction was killed at Charlotte Pipe & Foundry in Monroe, NC after he fell into a hole that was being dug to pour footers for a new fall protection system

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A worker died from injuries suffered during a work-related incident in Monroe Tuesday afternoon. Officials...

Cal/OSHA is advising employers affected by the wildfires that they must protect their workers if the working conditions include harmful exposure to wildfire smoke.

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Cal/OSHA Issues Advisory on Respiratory Protection for Harmful Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Oakland —Cal/OSHA is advising...

2016 WAS VERY BLOODY FOR U.S. WORKERS: 5,190 people were killed on the job in 2016, the most since 2008. The rate of fatal injuries for full-time workers rose to 3.6 per 100,000, the highest since 2010.

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Killed on the job: 2016 was deadliest in years for U.S. workers Transportation incidents were the most common, making up 40% of all w...

376 Californians died on the job in 2016. Nearly two of every five (39%) California workplace deaths in 2016 were Latinos.

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Department of Industrial Relations Reports 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries Oakland— The Department of Industrial Relations (D...

Cammeby’s Management Co. v. Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.: Alliant Insurance Services Inc. to pay $26 million after a federal jury found it had unilaterally lowered a property manager's flood coverage and left the company with insufficient insurance for Hurricane Sandy losses, holding that the evidence supported the verdict.

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The Second Circuit on Tuesday refused to disturb an order directing insurance broker Alliant Insurance Services Inc. to pay $26 million af...