Amputations are among the worst on-the-job injuries. Each year, about 25 workers in Washington suffer from amputations so serious — lost arms, hands, legs or feet — that they require ongoing specialized care. The medical care and assistance these injured …
Zodiac Cabin & Structures Support LLC has been fined $1,316,000 for workplace safety and health violations following an explosion at its carbon fiber production plant north of Spokane. Seventeen workers were injured in the oven explosion at the Newport, Wash., …
Zodiac Cabin & Structures Support LLC has been fined $1,316,000 for workplace safety and health violations following an explosion at its carbon fiber production plant north of Spokane. Seventeen workers were injured in the oven explosion at the Newport, Wash., …
A Spanaway, Washington, woman who admitted stealing injured-worker benefits while operating a BBQ eatery must pay back Washington state more than $56,000. Susan Kathleen Ruiz, former owner of Roadside BBQ, pleaded guilty recently to felony first-degree theft, stemming from a …
The average base rate Washington businesses pay for workers’ compensation insurance will increase by 2 percent in 2016, according to an announcement by the state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) this week. Washington businesses and employees pay workers’ compensation …
A former Tri-Cities construction worker who said an on-the-job injury made him too disabled to work now faces a felony theft charge. The Washington Attorney General’s Office has charged Richard Robson Trott, 47, with first-degree theft of workers’ compensation benefits. …
Every fall, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) sets workers’ compensation rates for the following year. As wages and healthcare costs rise, the cost of providing workers’ compensation insurance goes up. This year, the department is proposing …
A Yakima, Wash., orchardist is facing $105,000 in fines from the Department of Labor & Industries for multiple serious health violations related to pesticides. L&I recently cited Gilbert Orchards Inc., for 12 serious and repeat-serious health violations. The state began …
A chemical commonly used in commercial car and truck washes can be dangerous to the health of people who work with it, according to new research by the Department of Labor & Industries’ (L&I) SHARP Program. A close look at …
The manager of a Spokane, Wash., used car dealership must serve a year in jail for stealing more than $76,000 in disability benefits from the state. Gary Bruce Farnworth II, 48, was caught running the dealership while telling the Department …