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23 Nov

Why was this Austin Company Fined by OSHA?

An Austin company fined by OSHA is facing serious penalties after a workplace accident. Genesis Today Inc. is facing a $56,000 fine for safety violations after a worker lost a hand in one of the company’s machines. Inj...

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16 Nov

Why Are Injured Workers in Texas Returning to Work Faster?

The average number of days injured workers in Texas spend away from work has decreased, according to a new report by the Texas Department of Insurance's Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group. In 2013, inju...

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28 Oct

Could a Fatal Lake Austin Boat Accident Have Been Prevented?

A 50-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman died after their boat, carrying five people, in an Austin boat accident. The vessel crashed into a concrete barge on Lake Austin earlier this month. Residents said the boat ac...

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26 Oct

Why Are Texas Work Injuries Documented Poorly, Or Not At All?

Many Texas work injuries that occur are documented poorly by employers and insurance companies. Some aren’t reported at all. As a result, no one really knows how many Texans are injured at work. What is reported about...

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14 Oct

What’s Causing a Major Increase in Zipline Injuries?

Ziplines are popular around the United States, and injuries are increasing at an alarming rate. Researchers found the injury rate from ziplines increased by more than 50 percent between 2009 and 2012, with children 9 an...

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12 Oct

Austin’s CapMetro Buses Involved in 500 Crashes Annually

Austin’s Capital Metro buses get into more than 500 accidents annually, averaging more than one crash-incident every day, according to new company data. For the first three quarters of this year, there were 459 ac...

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9 Oct

New Austin Police Dept. Report Reveals Most Deadly Crashes Happen After Midnight

New statistics from the Austin Police Department shed light on thecontributing factors to the rise in fatalities on Austin roads. The APD report shows that the majority of deadly accidents happen after midnight. AP...

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30 Sep

While It’s Hard to Get an Indictment for an Austin Bicycle Accident Fatality, You May Have a Civil Case

A grand jury in an Austin bicycle accident case recently declined to pursue charges against the driver of the car that struck and killed a 16-year-old cyclist this past June. The teen was the 43rd traffic fatality this ...

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28 Sep

Was a Hospital More Concerned with Payment Than Preventing a Wrongful Death?

A wrongful death lawsuit alleged a man died because a Houston hospital staff was more concerned with receiving payment than saving his life. The girlfriend of the father of three, who died at age 32, said his life cou...

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25 Sep

Former Blue Bell Employers Cite Long-Term Safety Issues at Brenham Plant

The Houston Chronicle recently conducted interviews with 14 former Blue Bell employees and found that many of the workers described a company with declining safety and sanitation standards. Workers at the company’s Br...

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21 Sep

Texas Workers’ Comp Insurer Fined $250,000

The Texas Department of Insurance has hit an insurer with a $250,000 fine, which is believed to be the largest fine ever issued for workers’ compensation violations in Texas. The wife of the man who was killed on the j...

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18 Sep

Texas Supreme Court Rules Injured Worker Can’t Receive Lifetime Workers’ Comp Benefits

The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled an injured Texas worker who suffered a back injury cannot receive lifetime workers’ compensation benefits because she did not demonstrate that her claim was directly related to ac...

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14 Sep

Texas Court Upholds Award for Workers Comp Nonsubscriber Case

A Texas appellate court recently upheld most of a $780,000 jury verdict against a Texas workers comp nonsubscriber. A nonsubscriber means a company in Texas that does not carry workers' comp insurance. The worker was ...

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9 Sep

Playground Safety Tips for Parents of Children in Austin

Many children love playing on the playgrounds in Austin. As fun as they are, they can also be dangerous if children are left unsupervised or if the area is not properly designed. Each year, ERs treat around two-hundre...

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31 Aug

Are You Struggling to Get Workers Compensation?

A firefighter diagnosed with colon cancer seeks to receive workers compensation, as he bravely fought fires in the city of Bedford for over 20 years. The 51-year-old man, whose cancer has spread to his liver and lungs, ...

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