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Death of drilling company worker at site in southwestern Oklahoma under investigation Updated: Sun, Oct 16, 2011 Authorities are investigating the death of a drilling company employee at a site near Eldorado. Read More
Lower work comp costs without compromising care Published: Fri, Mar 11, 2011 For years, we have talked about reforming our state workers' compensation system. No doubt the existing system needs a thorough review to find ways to increase efficiency. Given the seriousness of Oklahoma's current budget challenge, any reform that would attract new companies to Oklahoma and potentially curb deep... Read More
China media mostly quiet as mine blast traps 16 Updated: Sat, Oct 16, 2010 BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers battled dangerous levels of gas and the risk of falling coal as they worked to free 17 miners after an explosion at a coal mine in central China early Saturday. Officials confirmed 20 miners were killed. The blast happened as the world still celebrated Chile's dramatically successful... Read More
Settlement reached in Tulsa industrial dryer wrongful death lawsuit Updated: Thu, Apr 15, 2010 TULSA (AP) — The widow of a Cintas Corp. worker who died after falling into an industrial dryer in Tulsa has settled her wrongful death lawsuit against the nation's largest uniform supplier, according to federal court records. Thursday's settlement with the Cincinnati-based company came four days before a... Read More
1 dead, 15 injured in Atlanta pedestrian bridge collapse Updated: Fri, Dec 19, 2008 ATLANTA -- One worker is dead and 15 other people injured after a pedestrian bridge collapsed at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Atlanta Fire Capt. Gregory Shinkle says the bridge collapsed just after 9 a.m. Friday. He says scaffolding being used to pour concrete for a new elevated bridge at the garden collapsed.... Read More
Hot Shot: Trey Greene Updated: Fri, Oct 17, 2008 HOT SHOT: Trey Greene TITLE: Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of NoodleStream ROLE: Professional safety enhancer Read More
OSHA fines Wynnewood Refining Co. $91,000 Published: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 WYNNEWOOD (AP) - The government is proposing $91,000 in penalties against Wynnewood Refining Co. for allegedly failing to protect employees from hazardous working conditions. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed the penalties after citing Wynnewood with three serious and two repeat violations... Read More
China landslide kills 151, hopes fade for missing Updated: Fri, Jun 13, 2008 XIANGFEN, China (AP) -- A landslide that unleashed a three-story wave of mud and iron ore waste at an illegal mining operation in China has killed at least 151 people and authorities fear the death toll could climb by hundreds more, state media said Thursday. In a matter of minutes, the sludge inundated... Read More
Investigation of Houston crane collapse begins Updated: Sat, Jul 19, 2008 HOUSTON (AP) -- Federal investigators on Saturday began trying to figure out why one of the world's largest mobile cranes toppled over, killing four contract workers and injuring seven others. Officials said it could take time before knowing what caused the 30-story-tall crane to collapse Friday at a... Read More
One killed in oil well accident Updated: Thu, Jul 6, 2006 OKLAHOMA CITY - One oil field worker was killed and two others were injured Thursday when a malfunction at a southwestern Oklahoma oil rig sent pipe careening through the facility, authorities said. Caddo County Undersheriff Walt Brown said the accident was reported at 3:47 p.m. at an oil well drilling operation... Read More
Bush signs mine safety overhaul Updated: Fri, Jun 16, 2006 NATION _DASH_DASH_ WASHINGTON - With the sole survivor of the Sago Mine disaster looking on at the White House, President Bush signed into law the first major overhaul of mine safety laws in three decades. "Only one man came out, and he's with us today," Bush said Thursday of Randal McCloy Jr., who is recovering... Read More
Coal mines to train, equip rescue teams Updated: Sat, Jun 10, 2006 CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Operators of the nation's coal mines will spend up to $128 million to comply with the new federal mine safety legislation, with nearly half going to equip and train 260 new rescue teams, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The law, which President Bush is expected to sign, requires... Read More
Fraud claim leads to arrest of UCO official Updated: Tue, Apr 11, 2006 EDMOND -- The man in charge of insurance claims at the University of Central Oklahoma was charged Monday with workers' compensation fraud and perjury. George Tetteh, 61, was arrested by campus police Monday after an investigation by Attorney General Drew Edmondson's Workers' Compensation Fraud Unit.... Read More
Workers suing Wal-Mart Updated: Wed, Jul 6, 2005 Retail giant Wal-Mart is facing a lawsuit filed by three metro residents. The three women allege Wal-Mart retaliated after they filed workers' compensation claims. Wal-Mart offered this statement: A spokesperson says the company has not been served with a lawsuit, so until that happens they have no comment on this... Read More
Senate passes workers' comp plan Updated: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 Gov. Brad Henry's workers' compensation plan to help employers and employees cleared the Senate 25-21 Wednesday. The vote was along political party lines, with every Democrat voting for it and every Republican opposing it. Senate Republicans claim the measure protects attorneys from meaningful reforms. It... Read More
Surviving the Workplace: Workplace Violence Updated: Tue, Oct 14, 2003 Organizational Tips for Improving Workplace Safety All at-risk terminations should be handled with special consideration.Location of termination meetings should be away from the workstation, withan outside entrance. Alerting security, a non-admittance policy and agenerous severance package are further... Read More
Most like their jobs, poll finds Updated: Sun, Sep 3, 2000 YOU probably hear friends and co-workers complain about their jobs. Too much stress. Not enough people. Suffocating bureaucracy. Pay's too low. Next time I hear these kinds of complaints, I'll try saying something like: Yeah, sure, you've got complaints, but are you doing important work? Would you recommend your... Read More
Workplace regulations not all good Updated: Sun, Aug 27, 2000 I've heard business executives complain over the years about "intrusive" federal regulations that force businesses to spend money wastefully to provide an ultra-safe workplace for their employees. Oh, please, I'd say (or at least I'd think it if I didn't say it). If the government wasn't holding a whip, forcing... Read More
Sherrill Feared Mental Illness, Rejected Updated: Sat, Feb 28, 1987 Mass killer Patrick Henry Sherrill had worried he had inherited "serious mental problems" but saying he didn't need a "shrink" rebuffed a pastor's suggestion he seek psychiatric counseling, a report revealed Friday. Four years later, the part-time postal carrier killed 14 co-workers in a shooting spree at the... Read More
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