Officials had concerns about the increasing number of injuries on a Long Island Rail Road tunnel construction before a chunk of falling concrete killed a sandhog. Sandhogs are urban miners who brave the dark, damp conditions far beneath New York City to build tunnels for sewer, water and transportation. Historically, tunnel excavation and construction has …
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Nov 28
Brooklyn cyclists continue to rip through Prospect Park at unsafe speeds despite crackdown
Bike riders and pedestrians in Prospect Park. Daily News reporter used radar to check speed of riders which was between 7-29 mph. The fastest was on the down hill slope. Pedestrians have been hit by cyclists and seriously injured. Two women were nearly killed in collisions with bicyclists in Prospect Park in the last six …
Nov 28
How practices can make room for mobility
More than 40 million Americans have a disability, and about 24% of them use mobility aids. Experts offer tips to improve care for these patients. By Christine S. Moyer, amednews staff. Posted Nov. 28, 2011. Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc, has not been weighed in nearly two decades. The last measurement was taken when she …
Nov 28
Workers’ comp carriers ask for hike
After rocketing up the ranks of the states where workers’ compensation insurance costs the most, Connecticut’s rates could climb higher in 2012. The National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. (NCCI), which represents workers’ compensation carriers, petitioned to hike a key formula used to determine rates by 4.5 percent next year in Connecticut on average for …
Nov 25
Holding injured workers hostage, just without a gun
Re: “WCB hostage-taker sentenced to 11 years; Gunman gets double credit for time served,” Nov. 23. I was totally astonished to hear that Patrick Clayton got 11 years for the hostage-taking at the WCB office in Edmonton. Some of the Workers’ Compensation Board employees wrote impact statements to the court, with regards to the situation, …
Nov 25
N.Y. court reinforces workers’ comp. law dictating claims payments
The New York Court of Appeals ruled against insurers in six separate cases Nov. 15 by upholding a law requiring private insurers to deposit payments for some workers’ compensation benefits into state trust funds. The 6-0 ruling applies to six cases involving workers who were injured before the law, the New York Workers’ Compensation Reform …
Nov 16
Workers Compensation Everything You Need To Know
If you have employees, then I don’t need to tell you that workers compensation can be a nightmare if not properly managed. If you don’t have employees, please trust me: If not properly managed, workers’ compensation can be a nightmare. Maybe the term nightmare is a little strong, but certainly a headache, and maybe even …
Nov 16
Employers must pay lump-sum workers comp benefits in some cases: N.Y. court
November 16, 2011 – 11:12am ALBANY, N.Y.—The New York Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that requires employers to make lump-sum payments to a state trust fund for certain permanent partial disability benefits. Advertisement Read more in the Workers Comp Channel What’s This? Workers Comp News and analysis about the legislative, legal and …
Nov 16
Warm-ups cut sports injuries in teen girls: study
(Reuters Health) – Going through a set of warm-up exercises before practices and games cut the rate of knee and ankle injuries in girls playing soccer and basketball in a new study. Fewer of the high school students suffered noncontact injuries, including anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) sprains, when their coaches were trained to lead the …
Nov 14
Why does my knee hurt when I run up and down stairs — and what is that crunching noise?
Knees, and the crunching noise they make, can be a pain for runners NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Monday, November 14 2011, 11:17 AM Ever since I can remember, my knees have made a crunching noise when they bend. So far, thank goodness, this is still only a noise and pain going down stairs.. I am …
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