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21 02, 2023

Ohio Tool Manufacturer Fined $164K After Worker’s Thumb Amputated

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In less than two years, three workers at a leading tool manufacturer in Barberton suffered injuries from unguarded machinery. The latest injury occurred on Oct. 26, 2022, when a worker suffered a left thumb amputation while hand-feeding parts into a …

21 02, 2023

Scott Kipper Returning as Nevada’s Insurance Commissioner

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Scott Kipper will become the Insurance Commissioner at the Nevada Division of Insurance for the third time. Department of Business and Industry Director Terry J. Reynolds named Kipper to the role on Tuesday. His appointment to head the DOI is …

21 02, 2023

California High Schoolers to Learn Insurance Under Mandatory Finance Education Bill

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How many adults not in the insurance industry can explain the risks financial loss and how insurance shares that risk, or identify factors impacting insurance premiums and grasp the relationship between premiums, deductibles, and coverage limits? How many can state …

22 02, 2023

Connecticut Insurance Firm Owner Pleads Guilty in $40M Fraud Scheme

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The owner and manager of a Connecticut insurance firm pled guilty this week in White Plains federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, according to prosecutors. Between 2015 and 2019, Anthony Riccardi, and his co-conspirators used …

22 02, 2023

Pedestrian Killed by New York Police Cruiser in Multivehicle Accident

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A New York City police cruiser struck and killed a 52-year-old woman in a multivehicle accident while responding to an emergency call, police said. The crash happened at about 8:30 p.m. Friday in the Far Rockaway section of Queens. Officials …

22 02, 2023

Trenton Officials Urge Probe of Arena Security After Fatal Stabbing During Tournament

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Officials in New Jersey’s capital city are calling for an investigation into security measures at an arena where a man was stabbed to death during a high school basketball game last week. Mercer County prosecutors say …

22 02, 2023

Florida Workers’ Comp Revises Wording on Payment to Surgical Centers

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The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has made a tweak to its proposed reimbursement manual for ambulatory surgical centers. The change, posted after a Jan. 12 hearing on the issue, would clarify the wording by removing the words “for which …

22 02, 2023

Norfolk Southern Ordered to Clean Polluted Ohio Derailment Site

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The U.S. government on Tuesday ordered rail operator Norfolk Southern Corp. to clean up contaminated soil and water at the site of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and to attend all public meetings with local residents. The Environmental …

16 02, 2023

Guest at Daytona Hotel Dies After Being Struck by Forklift During Storm Repairs

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A guest at an oceanfront hotel in Florida has died after being run over by a forklift working on storm repairs, authorities said. The 62-year-old woman, whose name wasn’t immediately released, was struck Monday while walking through the parking lot …

16 02, 2023

Historic Alabama City Facing Long Road to Recovery From Tornado

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In a Selma neighborhood — a few blocks from the starting point of the 1965 voting rights marches — the path of a January tornado remains clear. Homes sit collapsed or missing walls and roofs. Some building are marked with …