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, …
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 …