OSHA Fines Excavating Company for Unsafe Working Conditions

December 21st, 2012 | Personal injury

December 21, 2012 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced this past Wednesday it had levied fines against an Ohio-based excavating company, Bontrager Excavating Ltd., for failing to protect employees’ safety while digging trenches. According to a press release, the fines were issued at the conclusion of a June inspection that was conducted after… Read More

Ohio Construction Worker Seriously Injured In Accident

December 7th, 2012 | Workers compensation

December 7, 2012 A construction worker sustained serious injuries last week in an accident at Ohio University. WOUB News stated the incident occurred at around 5:00 p.m. Thursday at the school’s new Schoonover Center for Communication, located on East Union Street. A spokesman for the Athens Fire Department, Captain Kenneth Gilbraith, stated the worker was part… Read More