Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., an Ohio based company, was fined over $206,000 by the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The fines were issued for Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s failure to provide a safe environment...
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Month: November 2010
New OSHA Leadership in the Hot Seat, Critics Cannot Agree on Injury Reporting
In the past few years, the leadership at the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, known more commonly as OSHA, has been completely revamped. The Obama administration brought in completely new officials to run the agency and focus on the...
Remembering Ohio’s 1950 Blizzard Reminds Workers to Be Careful
Ohio residents remember the incredible storm that blew through the state the Friday after Thanksgiving in 1950. The storm began late Thanksgiving evening and grew over night while families slept warm in their beds with full bellies from the hearty meals consumed that...
SSD Proposal’s Impact on the Mentally Disabled May Depend on Interpretation
A new 34-page proposal for federal regulation of Social Security Disability from the Social Security Administration may impact how applicants who have a mental illness will be evaluated in consideration of a person's fitness for work. The proposed regulation would...
Ohio SSD Benefits Wait Time Decreases, Senators Contend Wait Still Too Long
Wait times for decisions regarding Social Security Disability Benefits have historically been high in Ohio courts, but since 2008, the average wait time was reduced from a mean of 23 months down to 16 months. Although the federal government has made efforts to reduce...
Christmas Preparations in Ohio Leave Worker Injured
Although the warm weather may not make it seem so, Christmas is just around the corner. Store windows feature rosy cheeked Santas, detailed frosty snowflakes and silver belled ornaments. City officials have begun their own holiday decoration planning. Akron, Ohio...
Investigation into Ohio City Worker Fatality Leads to Four Citations
On May 7, 2010, a public works employee had been directed to inspect and clean a sewer line located on Yankee Road in Middleton, Ohio. The 31-year-old worker died from nitrogen fumes inhaled during a workplace accident on the site. In an attempt to rescue the young...
OSHA Asks for Extra Safety Precautions during Holiday Sales Events
Twinkly lights, red nosed reindeer, snow frosted trees and intricate flakes have started appearing in store windows all over Ohio, an indication that the holiday season is just around the corner. With the holiday season comes holiday sales. Beginning with Black...
SSDI Claims Rise Nationwide along with Disability Unemployment Rate
Unemployment rates across the country are at an all time low, and American citizens are feeling the effects of the significant economic downturn. People with disabilities seem to be experiencing a particularly hard employment period these past few months. According to...