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US Department of Labor finds Pepsi Guam Bottling exposed workers to severe injuries by willfully violating safety standards
US Department of Labor finds Pepsi Guam Bottling exposed workers to severe injuries by willfully violating safety standards

Tamunini,Guam (WorkersCompensation.com) - Federal safety inspectors found Pepsi Guam Bottling jeopardized the safety of their employees by disabling safety devices to allow workers to reach into a bottle-labeling machine as often as 15 times an […]
US Department of Labor finds El Paso metal-plating company continues to willfully expose employees working with corrosive acids to eye injuries
US Department of Labor finds El Paso metal-plating company continues to willfully expose employees working with corrosive acids to eye injuries

EL Paso,TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – A federal workplace safety investigation of an El Paso jewelry metal-plating finisher found the company again exposing workers to serious hazards, including willfully failing to protect people working with dangerous acids and […]
OSH Appeals Board Decision in Heat Illness Prevention Case Adds Clarity to Provision of Water Requirements
OSH Appeals Board Decision in Heat Illness Prevention Case Adds Clarity to Provision of Water Requirements

Sacramento,CA (WorkersCompensation.com) —The Department of Industrial Relations’ Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (OSHAB) has issued a precedential decision regarding the provision of water at outdoor worksites, affirming that it must be as close as […]
CWCI Research Series Highlights Low-Volume/High-Cost Meds In California Workers Comp
CWCI Research Series Highlights Low-Volume/High-Cost Meds In California Workers Comp

Oakland,CA ( WorkersCompensation.com)  – Part I of a new California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) research series on low-volume/high-cost drugs used to treat injured workers in California spotlights a handful of Anti-Inflammatory and Anticonvulsant medications that […]
New Hampshire roofing contractor faces $234K in penalties for exposing workers to fall hazards again, this time at two Granite State worksites
New Hampshire roofing contractor faces $234K in penalties for exposing workers to fall hazards again, this time at two Granite State worksites

Concord,NH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Federal workplace safety inspectors have again cited a Derry contractor for not protecting their employees against potentially lethal falls, this time at worksites in Merrimack and Salem. U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and […]
Philip A. Baddour, III Reappointed to the Full Commission
Philip A. Baddour, III Reappointed to the Full Commission

Raleigh,NC (WorkersCompensation.com) Governor Roy Cooper has reappointed Philip A. Baddour, III to serve a second six-year term as a Commissioner on the North Carolina Industrial Commission beginning May 1, 2023, subject to confirmation by the […]
Federal panel upholds $10K US Department of Labor citation litigated by Walmart for years over hazardous shelving
Federal panel upholds $10K US Department of Labor citation litigated by Walmart for years over hazardous shelving

Washington,DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - A federal panel has affirmed that Walmart Inc. violated federal workplace safety standards at its warehouse in Johnstown, New York, when it failed to prevent stored merchandise from falling onto – and […]
Business as usual: Mount Pleasant, Texas, Dollar Tree inspection finds storeroom exits blocked, boxes stacked dangerously
Business as usual: Mount Pleasant, Texas, Dollar Tree inspection finds storeroom exits blocked, boxes stacked dangerously

Dallas,TX (WorkersCompensation.com)  – Soon after federal workplace safety inspectors arrived at a Dollar Tree store in Mount Pleasant, Texas, they found the national discount retailer again shortchanging employee safety – continuing a pattern of disregard […]