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Tag: on the job injury

Drive Down Workers’ Comp Claims by Creating a Healthy Work Environment

Workers’ compensation costs are on the rise. According to the 2014 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, the most disabling workplace injuries and illnesses in 2012 cost U.S. employers nearly $60 billion in workers’ compensation (WC) costs. Additionally, the cost breakdown of WC has changed. The indemnity costs – compensation for damages or loss – traditionally …

WHMIS 2015 for Workers

Related GHS Training DVDs: Introduction to GHS Training Teaches your employees what the Globally Harmonized System is all about, why OSHA adopted the GHS. View Product HazCom (GHS) in Industrial Facilities Introduce employees to the Hazard Communication regulations and provide training on the various types of chemicals found in industrial environments. View Product GHS Safety …

Workers’ Comp for Laser Tag Injury? Why a Court Said ‘Yes’

Ah, team building! Getting to know your co-workers better! Establishing working relationships! Then, someone has to go and ruin it all by getting hurt during laser tag. The first workers’ comp law in the U.S. was passed in 1911. Laser tag wasn’t born until 77 years later. Workers’ comp even predated team building, which supposedly …

‘Good Samaritan’ Worker Injured in Rescue Attempt: Does he get Comp?

An employee was injured trying to rescue another worker. His employer says he shouldn’t get workers’ comp because attempting a rescue wasn’t part of his work duties. How did a court rule? Franklin Pound worked for Pipeline Systems Inc. in Pennsylvania. On July 29, 2010, he was part of a team installing a new pipeline …

Worker Injured During Horseplay: Should he get Workers’ Comp?

A worker engaged in horseplay that was specifically prohibited in his employee handbook. He was injured and applied for workers’ comp benefits. Did a court grant them? Jason Petrik worked for JJ Concrete Inc. in South Dakota. His job included idle time when he and his co-workers waited for other work to be completed before …

Injured Employee Tested Positive for Pot: Can He Get Workers’ Comp?

It’s not a given that employees who test positive for pot use will have workers’ comp benefits denied. What was the deciding factor in this case? Michael Trent worked for Stark Metal Sales in Ohio. On June 30, 2011, Trent was injured at work when a large piece of steel fell on his legs. Nursing …

Authorities: Man Used NFL Player Names in Workers’ Comp Fraud

A Spokane Valley, WA, man faces fraud charges after authorities say he used the last names of Seattle Seahawk players when filling out fake workers’ comp injury reports to get painkillers. The Washington Attorney General’s office says Jeffory Leonard Mock Jr. had a pattern when he faked names on workers’ comp claim forms. The first …

Slipped and fell while walking to punch in: Will he get workers’ comp?

An employee is walking toward a time clock to punch in when he slips, falls and injures his back. He files for workers’ comp. Did a court award it? Ronnie Nabors was working for Continental Construction Co. which was helping to build a power plant near Blytheville, Arkansas. Continental was one of several subcontractors on …

No Workers’ Comp Because Having Gun Held to Your Head is Part of Job?

State laws and court rulings have opened the door for workers’ comp benefits for psychological injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite that, this employer tried to deny benefits to an employee because being a victim of an armed robbery was part of the job. Gregory Kochanowicz was the manager of a PA Liquor …