A day in the life of a workers’ compensation claims professional can be hectic to say the least. New losses that demand immediate attention come in continually.

A man has died after being crushed by pallets of mushrooms at a plant in central Florida. The Orlando Sentinel reports Orange County sheriff’s spokeswoman Rose Silva says 45-year-old Bruce Edward Stephenson Jr. of Tavares was moving the pallets Monday with a forklift at the Monterey Mushrooms Inc. plant in Zellwood when the pallets began swaying.

A massive case of insurance fraud spearheaded by a chiropractor has ensnared seven defendants named in a pair of indictments. Riverside County prosecutors allege that $98 million was fraudulently billed to 18 insurance companies.

A Santa Barbara police officer was charged with four felonies related to worker’s compensation insurance fraud, allegedly committed while employed at the department, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.

A spokeswoman for the Mining Safety and Health Administration says workers are searching for the bodies of two men who were buried in mud and slush at a gravel pit in southern Mississippi.

The rest of the world is beginning to catch up to the progress workers’ comp has made fighting the opioid scourge. Kudos to PBMs, payers, regulators, researchers and some physicians for recognizing the incredibly negative effects of opioids years ago, and taking action to mitigate some of these effects.

A train conductor fell off a train and died Saturday night at the Royal Gorge Railroad scenic route in Colorado, authorities said. Police identified the victim as Leslie Cacy, 28.

It is critical that claims administrators and treating physicians obtain an accurate history of illegal substance use and abuse from an injured worker. This history is important when there is a physical injury for purposes of appropriately prescribing an opioid pain medication.

A Calumet employee died Friday after being injured at the company’s Shreveport refinery, according to a statement released Friday afternoon. The employee’s name has not been released to the public.

An Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) group counselor sentenced today for defrauding over $30,000 from the County of Orange by making fraudulent statements relating to his workers’ compensation claim.

A firefighter was taken to the hospital after a fire at hoarder’s house in Phoenix. Fire crews from Phoenix and Glendale were called out to the house near 35th Avenue and Pinnacle Peak just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday.

Suzie Kim had a hunch that something was wrong. Janitors from her Los Angeles cleaning company flocked to many of the same medical providers for work injuries over and over again.

At least eight passengers were injured Monday when a JetBlue flight experienced turbulence while flying from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Orlando, officials said. Eight passengers aboard Flight 1134 were taken to Florida Hospital East, but their conditions were not released.

The amputation of a 21-year-old temporary worker’s six fingers was preventable if his South Elgin employer had installed proper safety guards to keep the operator’s hands out of the metal press’ danger zone, federal inspectors found.

Liberty Mutual has introduced smart video technology to help enhance communications with injured workers and improve outcomes in its workers’ compensation line.