What started as a slip-and-fall incident turned deadly at a plant near Walt Disney World that recycles food waste from the entertainment park. Authorities say two men were emptying oil and grease from a semi-truck at Harvest Power, a facility that turns food scraps into renewable energy and fertilizer, into a vat. One of the …
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Injured from fall, tested positive for weed: Does she get workers’ comp?
Judges split 2-1 on whether an employee who was injured at work should receive workers’ comp benefits after testing positive for weed. Which side prevailed? Bonita Brinson was an employee of Hospital Housekeeping Services LLC. As the name of the company implies, Brinson was placed at a hospital as a housekeeper. One day at work, …
Does employee qualify for workers’ comp because of slip/fall on ‘tacky’ floor?
An employee fell at work while walking and broke her hip. There was no spill or other hazard on the walking surface, but the employee said the floor was “tacky.” Does she get workers’ comp? Ann White fell as she walked through an exam room at Five Rivers Health Center in Ohio to deliver mail. …
Understanding the Factors of Slip, Trip and Fall Injuries
As problem solvers, we tend to get way ahead of ourselves. We tend to go for solutions before we totally understand the causes, problems and the systems in which they exist. This is the problem when we seek to solve slip, trip and fall injuries. Some of our roadblocks come from the paradigm that solving …
Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention will Keep Older Adults Safe and Independent
Your parents have been living quite well in their own home for decades now. But if you’re thinking it might be time to step in and give their home a fall-prevention assessment, you’re right. The National Safety Council offers some statistics about older-adult falls – and some solutions for keeping your loved ones safe. What …
Top 5 Causes of Workplace Injuries
Five years and more than 1.5 million workers’ comp claims. That’s what The Travelers Companies looked at to determine the who, what, where, when, why and how of workplace injuries … also how much they cost. According to the Travelers Injury Impact Report, the most frequent causes of workplace injuries for the period from 2010 …