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Women Perform Most Dangerous Jobs in Service Industry

February 11, 2013 by ·
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Many are surprised to learn that hotels can be a dangerous place to work. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, hotel worker injury rate stands at 5%, making it the highest level of injury among all service industry workers. Hotel room cleaners have substantially higher rates of injury than other hotel staff, with almost 8% of workers suffering injuries, according to the American Journal of Industrial Medicine and covered by the L.A. Times. This compares to 2% for banquet servers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Back Injury, Disability, Employment Attorney, Independent Medical Examination, Unfair Pay Practices, Wage and Hour Violations, Workers compensation Lawyer, workplace injury

Sitting Identified as Major Cause of Workplace Injury

December 8, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
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A good number of us spend long hours every day sitting in one position in front of a computer screen. While health studies indicating the benefits of being less sedentary may seem like common sense, a closer look at accumulating research shows some interesting and disturbing results. In particular, there appear to be significant health hazards of prolonged sitting even for individuals who are very active at other points in the day. This observation was emphasized in two recent studies published … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Back Injury, Disability, Work Injury, Workers Compensation Attorney

BP Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges, Will Pay Historical Record $4 Billion for Gulf Oil Spill

November 15, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Eleven People Missing After Explosion At Offshore Drilling Rig

Oil company BP just plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the 2010 Gulf Oil spill and will pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the explosion that killed 11 workers and spilled more than 200 million gallons of oil. The formal announcement was made earlier this morning by company executives. BP will also pay $525 million in civil penalties over six years under an agreement with the Securities and Exchanges Commission. This makes it the largest-ever penalty in a criminal case in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Third party lawyer, Work-related death, Workplace Accident, Workplace Fatality

Labor and Industries Offers Grants for Creative Return-to-Work Ideas

September 10, 2012 by ·
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The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is currently looking for workers and employers with an innovative idea for helping injured workers quickly get back on the job following an injury. If you have a creative proposal, L&I wants to hear from you, and plans to offer financial support to help fund the best projects. A new set of grants have been made approved through the Safety and Health Investment Projects (SHIP), a program that makes funds available for new projects that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Department of Labor and Industries, Independent Medical Examination, Third party claim, Work Injury, Workers compensation Lawyer

Woman Scalped In Factory Accident, Lucky To Be Alive (Warning: Graphic Video)

August 21, 2012 by ·
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An Ohio worker is recovering from an industrial accident that resulted in a terrifying injury. 25-year-old Monica Thayer was hospitalized for nearly a month after he scalp was torn off her head while she was cleaning a machine that cuts steel tubing. The incident occurred at JR Engineering, a manufacturer of industrial components for companies like Ford, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government. Thayer was in the Barberton, OH factory cleaning out the cutting machine when her long hair, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rejected L&I Claim, Third party claim, Workers compensation Lawyer, Workplace Accident, Workplace Safety
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