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16 Feb

How Soon Must My Workplace Injury Be Reported?

At the beginning of this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced new rules regarding injury and illness. Employers must report any of the following injuries or illnesses to OSHA within 24...

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13 Feb

How to Survive If Your Car Stalls on the Railroad Tracks

An early morning train-related car accident has claimed the life of a 45-year-old man in Round Rock. Investigators are saying that he may not have been able to cross before the train arrived, because his car was stopped....

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11 Feb

Unique Dangers of T-Bone Accidents Can Lead to Serious Injury

A 30-year-old woman was killed in an early morning car accident close to the intersection of Burleson and Omni Park in Austin. A pickup truck driver T-boned her vehicle as she turned onto Burleson Street. The collision f...

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9 Feb

Can I Sue My Non-Subscribing Employer for My Injury?

Does the company you work for carry workers’ compensation insurance? If not, then you may have the right to sue your workplace for damages if you can prove that your injury was even partially the fault of your employer...

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6 Feb

Can I File a Lawsuit If I’m Injured in a Grocery Store?

A woman in Galveston County is suing the grocery store chain HEB on premises liability claims, arguing that she was hurt inside of one of its stores. Water had apparently accumulated near the store’s entrance and cause...

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4 Feb

Does Atlas General Provide Workers’ Comp Insurance in Texas?

Texas workers are gaining a new workers’ compensation insurance provider in 2015. San Diego-based Atlas General has decided to expand its services to cover more than just Western states. Atlas General is expected to...

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2 Feb

Is It Dangerous to Get Out of Your Car on the Highway?

A man has been killed in San Marcos in what is being a called a “freak accident.” A father and a son were retrieving a toolbox that had fallen out of a vehicle and onto an Interstate 35 ramp. Unfortunately, another v...

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30 Jan

Are Child Pedestrian Deaths Rare?

It has been a tragic week for the Austin family of 12-year-old Ashanti Taliah Williams, who has become Austin’s second traffic fatality of the new year. She had attempted to run across I-35 when a Dodge truck hit her. ...

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28 Jan

Are Auto Accidents Resulting in Death or Injury Rising in Texas?

While the nation is seeing traffic fatalities declining, Texas is actually seeing them increase. The influence of alcohol, speeding and failing to buckle seat belts are all reasons for a three-year increase in car accide...

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26 Jan

Are Icy Road Fatalities Common in Texas?

According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Texas is one of the leading states for icy road fatalities, despite being a Southern state associated with warm weather. In fact, Texas i...

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23 Jan

Do Falling Objects Lead to Workplace Fatalities?

A young male employee at a Lowe’s store in Lubbock, Texas died when a stack of wood fell on top of him. Lowe’s headquarters has already sent internal investigators to the scene. The Occupational Safety and Health Adm...

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21 Jan

Are Car Crashes Due to Speeding Common in Travis County?

According to the Texas Department of Transportation, Travis County is one of five counties in Texas that sees over 1,000 speeding-related car crashes each year. Overall, Travis County came in fourth in 2013 for the most ...

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20 Jan

How Will the Lower Maintenance Tax Rate Affect Texas Workers’ Comp?

Austin Workers’ Compensation Attorney Explains Texas Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Ryan Brannan has determined that the maintenance tax rate, which applies to insurance companies, will decrease. This is not unus...

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19 Jan

What is the New Hands-Free Law?

The city of Austin is reminding Austin drivers of the new hands-free ordinance, which prohibits the use of all hand-held devices for anyone driving a vehicle or riding a bicycle. The law went into effect January 1, 2015....

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16 Jan

How Often Do Cars Crash Into Buildings?

Car crashes into buildings are surprisingly common. According to Rob Reiter, the co-founder of the Storefront Safety Council, on average, about 60 vehicles will crash into a commercial building in the United States every...

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