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Texas Manufacturer Faces $257K Fine for Workers’ Injuries

Insurance Journal

Federal workplace safety investigators have determined that a Temple, Texas manufacturer and designer of school furnishings could have prevented an employee’s serious and permanent hand and arm injuries by installing required machine guards. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s …

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Using Internal Traffic Control Plans to Prevent Construction Worker Injuries and Fatalities in Work Zones

CDC: Workers Compensation

Struck-by injuries are the leading cause of nonfatal injuries and second most common cause of fatalities among construction workers. From 2011 to 2022, there were 1,462 fatal occupational injuries that occurred at road construction sites.[1]

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Painting Insurance: Five Policies You Need to Protect Your Painting Company

Central Insurance

From auto damage to worker injuries, the right insurance coverage can safeguard your painting company’s assets and ensure financial stability. Read our blog to learn five policies you need for painting business insurance.

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5 Best Practices for Effective Claims Reviews

Risk Management Monitor

Another company may have an unusually high experience modification rate that they want to bring down by reducing the frequency of worker injuries. For instance, perhaps a restaurant chain experiences a high frequency of slip-and-fall claims from workers in its kitchens.

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NCCI Event Shines a Light on Workers Comp

Triple-I: Workers Compensation

Workers compensation claims frequency has only increased twice in the past 20 years – once in 2010 from the destabilization in the construction sector in 2009 and again in 2021 from COVID-19 impacts in 2020. They may even be a gamechanger for evaluating and improving workplaces and reducing injuries.”

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Investigation Underway for Louisiana Chemical Plant Fire That Injured 3

Insurance Journal

GEISMAR, La. (AP) AP) — Two people were injured Thursday after a fire at a chemical plant in Louisiana, officials said. It happened at the Chevron Renewable Energy Group plant in Geismar, about 66 miles (106 kilometers) west of New Orleans, …