A Washington man claiming a head injury prevented him from working was discovered driving a tow truck while collecting workers’ compensation benefits. A service technician who claimed he was too injured to work but who got a job driving a tow truck pleaded guilty Feb. 10 for running a workers’ compensation scam. Kyle Valle, 30,
Read more →Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) settles with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company after four fatal accidents in one year. Akron, Ohio-based Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has agreed to pay $1.75 million in penalties and overhaul its health and safety program after four fatalities occurred at its Danville, Va. plant over the course of
Read more →Helicopter accident and fatality rates have decreased for the third consecutive year, the agency reported.
Read more →California companies with more than 10 employees must post their 2016 annual summaries between February 1 and April 30. California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), also known as Cal/OSHA, are reminding employers that they have until April 30 to comply with the agency’s posting requirement for 2016 injuries and illnesses. Companies that employ
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