School Bus Crash Kills Driver, Injures 7 Children
The investigation continues into a school bus crash in Midland Monday morning, where seven children were injured and the bus driver has died.
August 24, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Georgia
Surveillance Reveals A Non-Disabled Comp Claimant
A Tacoma-area man faces a felony theft charge after he was caught working while receiving more than $81,000 in workers compensation disability payments.
August 23, 2016
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Washington
Texas Closed Formulary A Success Story
Its no wonder other state workers compensation programs are looking to Texas for ideas on controlling drug costs. A recent analysis by researchers at the Texas Department of Insurance shows that the Texas pharmacy closed formulary is lowering costs and reducing the use of opioids.
August 18, 2016
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
Texas
National Guard Activated To Help Control Destructive Milwaukee Protests
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker activated his states National Guard on Sunday to help police in Milwaukee if violent protests persist following the fatal shooting of a man by officers who said he was fleeing a traffic stop. At least four businesses were burned and police officers hurt in violence that broke out Saturday night a few hours after the officer-involved shooting.
August 15, 2016
Auto
Property
Workers' Compensation
Wisconsin
Investigators On Scene Of Sunoco Terminal Fire
Federal accident investigators were on-site Saturday at the Sunoco Logistics terminal in Nederland to discover how a welding contractor might have touched off a flash fire late Friday on a crude oil pipeline connection under construction, a Sunoco Logistics spokesman said.
August 15, 2016
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Bronx Children Playing With Stove Start Multi-Home Fire
Four firefighters were severely hurt either fighting or trying to get to an extra-alarm fire in the Bronx Tuesday afternoon.
As CBS2s Tony Aiello reported, three firefighters were hospitalized while battling the blaze, and a fourth nearly lost his arm in an accident on the way to the scene.
August 10, 2016
Property
Workers' Compensation
New York
As CBS2s Tony Aiello reported, three firefighters were hospitalized while battling the blaze, and a fourth nearly lost his arm in an accident on the way to the scene.
Galveston Bay Refinery Worker Injured By Electric Shock
A contract worker was injured by an electric shock on Sunday while working on a coking unit at Marathon Petroleum Corps Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas, a Marathon spokesman said.
August 9, 2016
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Hazmat Crews Respond To Crash Involving Deadly Anhydrous Ammonia
A semitrailer carrying hazardous material crashed on Interstate 90 in central Washington state, killing the driver, sending fumes into the air and causing some residences to be temporarily evacuated.
August 4, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Washington
Search Underway For Helicopter Missing In Louisiana Swamp
Right now, rescue crews are on the scene of a civilian helicopter crash in Iberia Parish. According to Sheriff Louis Ackal, the crash happened in the Atchafalaya Basin in the Iberia Parish panhandle. Ackal says at least one person is in the water.
August 4, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Workers' Compensation
Louisiana
Medical Plane Goes Down In Rural California Mountains, No Survivors
A medical transport plane crashed in northern California killing all four people onboard Friday. Around 12:30 a.m. local time Friday, the Piper Cheyenne aircraft containing three crew members and one patient departed from airport in Crescent City, California -- about 20 miles south of Oregon.
August 1, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Workers' Compensation
California
Construction Worker Buried In Trench Collapse Dies
A man who was buried when a trench collapsed in Minnetonka has died. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner says 48-year-old Jimmy Scott Klous of Onamia died at 11:16 a.m. Monday at Hennepin County Medical Center.
July 29, 2016
Workers' Compensation
Minnesota
NY Restaurateur Charged With Workers Comp Fraud
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Far Rockaway restaurant owner was arrested this morning for allegedly lying about her injuries and employment status in order to wrongfully receive more than $69,000 in disability and workers compensation insurance payments.
July 26, 2016
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
New York
Explosion Kills Property Inspector, Damages Surrounding Houses
The woman killed in an explosion Monday at a Benson-area home was a property inspector who had gone there to check its condition after the evicted tenant had cleared out.
July 26, 2016
Fraud
Property
Workers' Compensation
Nebraska
Two Maintenance Workers Killed In Dump Truck Accident
Two workers with a highway maintenance crew were struck and killed by a dump truck while working on Route 11 in Augusta County on Tuesday. The two workers, Felimon V. Aizpuro II, 38, of Staunton, Va., and Debbie S. Huffman, 50, of Port Republic, Va., both died at the scene, according to the Virginia State Police.
July 13, 2016
Workers' Compensation
Virginia
California Cop On Workers Comp Caught Weightlifting
A Santa Barbara police officer charged with insurance fraud was competing in “strongman” contests for at least two years while on paid injury leave, records show.
July 11, 2016
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
California



