10th Circuit: No Coverage Due Under Owner-Controlled Insurance Program for $22M Verdict November 30, 2023 By Jim Sams A multinational company that maintains power plants operated by electric utilities cannot turn to its customer’s owner-controlled insurance program for...
Indian Rescuers Reach 41 Workers Trapped in Collapsed Tunnel for 17 Days November 29, 2023 UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — The Press Trust of India news agency says rescuers have reached workers trapped in a collapsed...
USDA Allows Pork Plants to Keep Operating at Accelerated Speeds November 29, 2023 By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek WASHINGTON —The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it will extend for up to 90 days a trial program...
Lawsuit Blames Negligence by Plant Owner, HVAC Contractors for Cannabis Worker’s Asthma Death November 29, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A lawsuit has been filed over what has been identified as the cannabis industry’s first asthma workplace death. The mother...
Platinum Mine Disaster Kills 11 Workers in South Africa November 28, 2023 By Paul Burkhardt and Mpho Hlakudi At least 11 people died at a mine owned by Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. when an elevator transporting workers to...
Cannabis Worker Dies on the Job from Asthma Attack, the First Reported Case in US November 20, 2023 By Patrick Whittle The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health...
Fire at Coal Mining Company Building in Northern China Kills 26 and Injures Dozens November 17, 2023 BEIJING (AP) — A fire erupted in a coal mining company building in a northern Chinese city on Thursday, killing...
At SpaceX, Worker Injuries Soar in Elon Musk’s Rush to Mars November 17, 2023 By Marisa Taylor One windy night at Elon Musk’s SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, Lonnie LeBlanc and his co-workers realized they had a...
Another Ex-Player is Alleging Blackhawks` Former Video Coach Sexually Assaulted Him in 2009-10 November 7, 2023 CHICAGO (AP) — A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team`s former...
Louisiana Contractor Gets Max Fine After Fatal Fall at Georgia Hyundai Plant Site November 3, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff Federal safety regulators have brought the hammer down on a Louisiana contractor, deciding that the company failed to use correct...