On behalf of The Bainbridge Firm, LLC posted in Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Shoplifters at a grocery store allegedly injured four store employees in a violent attack earlier this month. According to news reports, the two women allegedly kicked and bit employees who tried to stop them from leaving the store with stolen merchandise. The shoplifters even attacked police when they arrived on the scene.
All four injured employees were taken to a hospital to be treated for their injuries: one employee suffered a bite on the arm; another employee had rib pain; and a third had leg and face pain. The injuries that the fourth person sustained were not detailed in news reports.
On behalf of The Bainbridge Firm, LLC posted in Construction Workers’ Accidents on Monday, February 13, 2012
Casino developer Rock Gaming has had two fairly similar construction catastrophes in Ohio this winter. In both Cleveland and Cincinnati, upper-story floors collapsed as they were being built. Both incidents occurred during the concrete-pouring phase of construction last month.
While no one was hurt in the Cleveland collapse, the Cincinnati incident injured at least 13 people--at least one person seriously. Workplace accidents like these highlight the need for employers to take responsibility for worker safety seriously.
On behalf of The Bainbridge Firm, LLC posted in Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has recently changed its rules governing treatment of workplace injuries. The BWC will now be allowed, in certain cases, to only reimburse prescriptions filled at a single pharmacy that the injured worker chooses from a pre-approved list. If an injured worker has a prior drug conviction, workers' compensation may only cover a single prescribing physician.
The BWC has stated the changes are meant to improve treatment safety and quicken the return-to-work process. The BWC also hopes to prevent the abuse of prescription drugs in order to enhance injured workers' well-being and facilitate their return to the workforce. The new restrictions accompany a list of approved drugs for outpatients, which the BWC put into practice September.
On behalf of The Bainbridge Firm, LLC posted in Construction Workers’ Accidents on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Late in the morning on Tuesday last week, a deadly accident took place on an Ohio construction worksite. A semi-truck struck three Ohio Turnpike Commission maintenance workers, severely injuring two and killing another. The driver of the truck was also severely injured. The workers were reportedly outside their maintenance vehicles at the time of the accident.
Workplace accidents can be a threat in workplaces where appropriate safety procedures and regulations are not followed. In the accident involving the turnpike workers, an added threat of danger may exist, as the construction site is in close proximity to speeding traffic. This is a danger that the workers and their employer were probably aware of.
On behalf of The Bainbridge Firm, LLC posted in Construction Workers’ Accidents on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Injuries caused by conditions that violate the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's standards can cause employees in Ohio to file claims with the Ohio Bureau of Worker's Compensation.
Recently, OSHA issued more than $50,000 in fines to Henry Gurtzweiler Inc. for repeat safety violations of its safety requirements. The steel construction company faced other violations in the past, including in 2008 and 2010. The main risks posed by the company's failure to comply were the risk of falling on the workplace. Unfortunately, workplace accidents such as employee falls in dangerous workplaces are the leading cause of death in the construction industry.
On behalf of The Bainbridge Firm, LLC posted in Industrial Workers’ Accidents on Tuesday, January 17, 2012
In Ohio, industrial jobs are often dangerous jobs. Industrial workers often need to work around heavy equipment and potentially volatile chemicals. This can directly lead to workplace accidents.
In the wake of several fatal explosions, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board is asking that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issue new rules designed to prevent explosions involving combustible dust in the workplace.
On behalf of The Bainbridge Firm, LLC posted in Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Recently, a road crew worker tragically died in a job-related accident in Ohio after a tree he was removing crushed him. The worker was attempting to remove the large tree that was in the middle of the road near Sharon Valley Road in Licking County. As he was cutting the tree into removable sections with a chainsaw, a twelve-foot portion of the tree's trunk fell on him. Co-workers were able to get the trunk off the man with a crane, but CPR was not enough to bring the man back. He died at the scene of the accident.
Families of people who die in workplace accidents are entitled to a number of dependent death benefits, which are designed to help these families pick up the pieces of their lives without their loved ones and still make ends meet.
On behalf of The Bainbridge Firm, LLC posted in Construction Workers’ Accidents on Thursday, January 5, 2012
Construction work is dangerous work, and threats to workers' safety are not always obvious. This fact became all too apparent to workers building a parking structure in Ohio last month, when a major workplace accident occurred.
At 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 16, the parking deck at a casino that is under development suffered a partial collapse. A 60-foot-by-60-foot section of the deck collapsed while 52 workers were present. The parking structure is being built for the Horseshoe Casino, which is scheduled to open in March 2012.
On behalf of The Bainbridge Firm, LLC posted in Workplace Accidents on Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited PPG Industries for multiple safety violations at one of its Ohio based facilities. The inspection of the company began late last September after OSHA received a complaint alleging that PPG Industries was operating an unguarded winder machine in one of its facilities.
Companies are required to protect workers from serious injury and unsafe working conditions. Unfortunately in some instances, employers fail to do so and place their employees in dangerous working conditions, increasing the risk of workplace accidents and injuries.
On behalf of The Bainbridge Firm, LLC posted in Workplace Accidents on Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Workplace accidents can have a major impact on workers and their families. Often, workers need time away from their jobs in order to fully recover from a serious work-related injury.
However, Ohio injured workers are not returning to work in the numbers that are expected after a workplace accident, according to Ohio's Bureau of Workers' Compensation. The Ohio BWC is now proposing a new rating program aimed at increasing the return-to-work rates by improving safety conditions, rehabilitation and removing added overhead in administration costs.
