Businesses in Columbus, Ohio should consider creating a safety culture rather than a safety program, according to one expert. This mentality allows the company and its employees to realize that most workplace injuries are preventable to some degree. Despite this fact,...
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Year: 2011
Ohio Workers Compensation Official Disability Guidelines (ODG)
Work Loss Data Institute has released the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) used by the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation and many national groups. The bureau has instructed the MCOs in the BWC to use the ODG whenever they are analyzing the medical necessity of...
Settlement reached in tragic 2010 mining accident
People in Columbus, Ohio may remember the terrible coal mining accident that occurred in April 2010. It left 29 men dead and would have certainly led to a large amount of wrongful death lawsuits if a settlement had not been reached recently.Alpha Natural Resources-the...
Farm accidents may lead to wrongful death suits soon
Farmers in Ohio know the dangers of working in a grain bin. When grain is flowing onto a conveyor, it can become stuck in the bin. Many times, an individual will have to enter the bin to free up the grains that are clogging the flow. When this happens, an individual...
Study says firefighters more often injured during exercise
For firefighters in Columbus, Ohio, this news may be no surprise. But to people who are not firefighters, a new study presents some interesting information. Known throughout the workforce as one of the most likely professions to receive an occupational injury, injured...
Truck driver killed in serious crash
In 2008, a terrible trucking accident rocked one man's family forever. The man, a semi driver, was killed in a crash with another truck. In the aftermath, his family filed a lawsuit against the company that owned the other truck involved in the accident and allowed...
Construction worker loses life in Ohio accident
Earlier this month, a construction accident took the life of a 40-year-old construction worker from Akron, Ohio.According to a local news report, the man was working on Interstate 77 in Brecksville, Ohio, at the time of his death. He was struck by a semi-tractor...
Many Americans worried about longevity of disability benefits
In Ohio, many are becoming worried about the state of Social Security. The fund was designed to support individuals who require the income, but are incapable of working, whether they are elderly, disabled or needy. Social Security disability focuses directly on those...
Ohio companies receive grants for workplace safety
With many worried about becoming injured on the job, recent grants awarded in Ohio should alleviate some of those concerns. The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation awarded more than $217,000 to 10 companies within the state hoping to make their businesses safer for...
New spinal treatment may help paralyzed workers return to job
A new treatment may be in the works for individuals in Ohio and beyond who have received a life-altering injury. Anyone who has suffered a serious spinal cord injury knows that the effects can be everlasting. For those who received the injury while on the job,...