The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Protech Environmental South Inc., doing business as U.S. Erosion Control Products Inc., following an inspection that uncovered 46 alleged safety and health hazards including worker exposure to heavy accumulations of combustible …
Royal Oak, Michigan has agreed to pay a woman who broke her foot after tripping on a residential sidewalk while carrying her infant granddaughter more than $49,000. The Daily Tribune of Royal Oak said terms of the settlement do not …
For the second straight week, the Florida Banking and Insurance Committee failed to reach a final vote on its comprehensive property insurance bill. The delay comes as committee members remain bogged down over how to address sinkhole claims; specifically, how …
A U.S. government investigation showed no link between electronic throttles and unintended acceleration in Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles, a victory for the world’s top automaker battered by recalls over runaway vehicles. The encouraging result for Toyota stems from a 10-month …
Bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc. said it would take a $4.1 billion charge at its Chartis unit after a review showed higher-than-expected claims on older policies for asbestos exposure and workers’ compensation. In a further bid to bolster capital …
Officials in Auburn City, Maine say a suspicious fire was reported at the site of a proposed slaughterhouse in the central Maine city hours after the City Council approved a special use permit to allow it. The council voted 4-2 …
Pennsylvania-based MedRisk, Inc. has created a risk information and business intelligence, which will roll out a new data-reporting platform later this year. The system will allow clients to access information instantly, create presentation-ready graphics and use data to monitor care. …
A two-alarm fire that broke out at Wheaton Plaza mall in Maryland has damaged at least two restaurants. Firefighters were called to the mall Monday morning for a fire in the duct work above the Texas BBQ and Grill restaurant. …
Contamination of organic and traditional crops by recently deregulated, genetically modified alfalfa is inevitable, agriculture experts said, despite Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s recent assurances the federal government would take steps to prevent such a problem. Many farmers had been pushing …
Oregon’s private sector workers suffered work-related injuries and illnesses at a rate of 4.4 for every 100 full-time employees in the 2009 calendar year, the lowest ever recorded, according to a new report. Of the 48,304 total work-related injury cases …