Fatal Accident At Shreveport Refinery With History Of Incidents
A Calumet employee died Friday after being injured at the companys Shreveport refinery, according to a statement released Friday afternoon. The employees name has not been released to the public.
May 23, 2016
Workers' Compensation
Louisiana
Employee On Total Temporary Disability Seen Weightlifting
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.
May 17, 2016
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
California
Firefighter Injured At Hoarders Home In Phoenix
A firefighter was taken to the hospital after a fire at hoarders 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.
May 13, 2016
Property
Workers' Compensation
Arizona
California Business Buried By Fraudulent Comp Claims, Soaring Premiums
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.
May 11, 2016
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
California
8 Passengers Hurt On Turbulent JetBlue Flight
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.
May 11, 2016
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Florida
Lack Of Required Safety Guards Led To Amputation Of Workers 6 Fingers
The amputation of a 21-year-old temporary workers six fingers was preventable if his South Elgin employer had installed proper safety guards to keep the operators hands out of the metal press danger zone, federal inspectors found.
May 9, 2016
Workers' Compensation
Illinois
Liberty Mutual Deploys SmartVideo Tool For Injured Workers
Liberty Mutual has introduced smart video technology to help enhance communications with injured workers and improve outcomes in its workers compensation line.
May 6, 2016
Risk Management
Workers' Compensation
Deputys Comp Fraud Revealed By Surveillance
While drawing workers compensation and claiming he was reliant on a wheelchair, the Broward Sheriffs deputy appeared to be able-bodied when an investigation company captured him on surveillance video driving, running errands and shopping at a mall, records show.
May 6, 2016
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Florida
Worker Claiming Arm Injury Caught Playing Drums
A 58-year-old Hatfield Borough man is facing three felony criminal counts for alleged insurance fraud after Montgomery County authorities said he was seen playing drums with his band despite claiming he could barely lift his arms after a purported injury for which he was receiving regular workers compensation payments, court documents indicate.
May 3, 2016
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Maryland
Welding Worker Sets Dallas Apartment Complex On Fire
A three-alarm fire is out at an apartment complex in Dallas. The fire broke out Friday afternoon inside a three-story building at the Carrollton Park Apartments on Kelly Boulevard.
May 2, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Dying To Work: 150 Job-Related Fatalities Every Day
A farm worker overcome by fumes while loading pig manure onto a truck in Ohio; a convenience store clerk shot during an attempted robbery in New Jersey. Both men are among the 150 job-related fatalities in the U.S. every day, many of which federal regulators say are preventable.
April 29, 2016
Workers' Compensation
Medical Reform Cuts Texas Workers Compensation Claims Costs
Workers compensation reforms are paying off in Texas, where costs per claim are falling, even as wages are rising.
The per-capita average of $30,313 for combined medical, indemnity and benefit expenses is 23 percent lower than the $39,273 median cost in the 17 other states studied by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
April 28, 2016
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
Texas
The per-capita average of $30,313 for combined medical, indemnity and benefit expenses is 23 percent lower than the $39,273 median cost in the 17 other states studied by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
3 Critically Injured After Small Plane Crashes Into Florida Home
Cellphone video captured the fiery scene after a small plane crashed into a house Monday afternoon in Pompano Beach, injuring a flight instructor and two students on board.
April 26, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Florida




