Authorities say a worker at a sugar processing plant in suburban Philadelphia died after falling into a large vat. Police in Bucks County said they were called to the CSC Sugar Plant in Falls Township on Monday afternoon after a …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released new advisory maps for Manhattan that include the World Trade Center site in the zone seen as most at risk for flooding during a powerful coastal storm. The maps released this week were …
The state Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner is recommending Georgians use a new smartphone application to simplify information sharing after a car accident. Commissioner Ralph Hudgens says Wreckcheck, developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, helps users understand what …
A fire broke out at an illegal six-story plastics market in the Indian city of Kolkata early Wednesday, killing at least 19 people, police said. The blaze, which started before 4 a.m., was likely caused by a short circuit, said …
Families who have lost loved ones to distracted driving accidents urged Texas lawmakers during an emotional Tuesday hearing to ban texting behind the wheel. Krista Tankersley showed the House Transportation Committee a picture of her 48-year-old brother, Jeff Tankersley – …
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced 12 individuals were convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, charges related to defrauding Ohio’s workers’ compensation system in January. The court actions are the result of investigations conducted by BWC’s special investigations department …
A recent report analyzing the effectiveness OSHA enforcement activities by the Government Accountability Office found that OSHA’s lack of consistent guidance for audits of state-run programs may allow enforcement deficiencies to go undetected, increasing the risk of worker injuries, illnesses …
A new California Workers’ Compensation Institute study shows that on average, California work injury claims from 2002 through 2011 that involved physician-dispensed repackaged drugs had 17 percent higher medical benefit costs, 13 percent higher indemnity costs and 9 percent more …
The signs of rising water are everywhere in this seaport city: yellow “Streets May Flood” notices are common at highway underpasses, in low-lying neighborhoods and along the sprawling waterfront. Built at sea level on reclaimed wetland, Norfolk, Virginia has faced …
State inspectors say they’ve found serious safety problems with buses used by a popular discount bus service operating between Boston and New York City and are asking federal transportation officials to declare Fung Wah Bus an “imminent hazard,” essentially shutting …