The death of a worker at a North Tonawanda, N.Y., waste paper recycling plant has resulted in $59,850 in proposed fines from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Frontier Fibers Inc., 22 Mechanic St., was cited …
“A little fib here…a slight exaggeration there…” starts the recently released insurance fraud television ad. The 30-second spot, produced by the Virginia State Police (VSP) Insurance Fraud Program (IFP), is currently being seen by Virginia citizens around the commonwealth. Focusing …
Men and women don’t see eye to eye when it comes to rating the driving skills of their significant others, according to a Chrysler Group “Bad Weather Driving” survey that polled more than 1,000 adults and revealed an overwhelming 68 …
New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Executive Director Richard Bell reported this week that the board resolved all pending issues for 312,025 new and reopened claims in 2005, marking the fifth consecutive year of 300,000 or more resolutions. A case …
All Californians who suffered damage in this winter’s flooding should register for state and federal assistance, disaster recovery officials emphasized this week. “Don’t disqualify yourself from getting the help you’re entitled to,” said Tom Davies, federal coordinating officer for the …
Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers has filed a lawsuit in Deschutes County Circuit Court against unlicensed contractor Richard Allen Boisselle, formerly of Keizer and currently of Harrah, Washington, primarily for illegal construction operations in Bend. Myers also announced the previous …
The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited McWane Cast Iron Pipe for 38 safety and health hazards at the company’s Birmingham, Alabama plant. The agency is proposing penalties totaling $332,700. In August, OSHA conducted comprehensive …
United States Attorney Chuck Rosenberg reported that Clifford Neville, 53, of Houston, Texas, has been convicted of filing a false claim with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Hurricane Katrina Disaster funds. At a hearing held this week before …
A.M. Best Co. announced that after completing an assessment of the U.S. and Bermuda reinsurance markets, it is extending its negative outlook for 2006. Best said it “anticipates that there will be few if any rating upgrades or positive rating …
Disaster Kleenup International Inc., a network of quality, independent property damage restoration contractors, reported that Moore Restoration Services Inc. of Indianapolis, has entered into a three-year renewal of its membership, solidifying DKI’s network in the Midwest. Moore Restoration has provided …