An Ohio worker was scalped when the employees hair became entangled in a piece of machinery. Upon inspection by OSHA officials, close to $100,000 in fines were proposed against the company. http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2010/03/23/osha-fined-company-91000-workplace-safety-violations_201003233771.html
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The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a 2005 law restricting an employee’s right to sue his employer. The law requires that an injured work prove that an employer acted “deliberately” in causing an accident. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389×7994686 Ohio law is similar to North Carolina’s. A worker injured in North Carolina is also barred from suing his employer directly
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A Michigan man injured on the job was curiously resistant to filing a Worker’s Compensation Claim. The reason was that he read at a third grade level. He was embarrassed and would rather not file a claim than admit that he couldn’t read: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/99999999/AAAA/3210575/-1/news0302
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It seems that baby products are having a hard time these days. Just days after Graco recalled over a million high chairs, there has been an announcement of another recall. Today, the company Infantino recalled more than 1 million of its baby slings–specifically, the “SlingRider” and “Wendy Bellissimo” models. These slings are like cushy, little
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The judge presiding over settlement negotiations has initially refused approval of the agreement. Judge Hellerstein has instructed the parties to return to the drawing board to ensure that injured workers are treated fairly and can make a fully informed decision: http://www.khl.com/magazines/international-construction/detail/item53400/.
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In an article published on the WRAL website today, bicyclist Kirk Port was struck by a car while training for a race. This time, there was no serious injury–Mr. Port was scraped up and battered, but otherwise unharmed by the collision. The driver who hit Port kept driving . To read the full story, which
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According to a new report by the CDC, every year about 1.7 million people in the United States suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBI) every year, and more than 50,000 people die of their injuries. This study looked at injuries suffered during the 2002-2006 survey period. Compared to previous surveys, the incidence of TBI-related emergency hospital
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Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that taking the popular cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin may–in some cases and in some people–cause muscle damage. While this sounds relatively harmless, the damage sometimes progresses to a severe form called rhabdomyolysis. With this disease (often called “Rhabdo” for short), the damaged muscles release proteins into the
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Today, the Consumer Safety Commission announced the recall of 1.2 million Graco high chairs. According to the notification posted on the Graco Baby website, the recall is for all Harmony™ Highchairs made between November 2003 and December 2009. The problem is: The screws holding the front legs of the high chair can loosen and fall out
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March 18, 2010 Two people were injured during a recent Greenville motorcycle accident, according to WHKP. A police officer attempted to pull over a motorcycle for expired tags, but the driver sped away. He hit a curve, overcorrected, and hit a nearby guardrail. The impact of the North Carolina motorcycle accident caused the driver and
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