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Workplace Violence Fatalities Up in 2016

by in Human Resources, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted April 26, 2018
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently published workplace fatality statistics for 2016 showing a 7-percent increase from 2015.  Within this increase, workplace violence and other injuries by persons or animals increased 23 percent to become the second-most common fatal event in 2016.  This increase represents an additional 163 cases to 866 in 2016.  Workplace homicides ...
Tags Cozen O'Connor Insurance Risk Management Safety and Security Workplace Violence
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An Often Overlooked Tool in Workplace Safety Prevention: The Near-Miss Investigation

by in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted October 11, 2017
OSHA defines a near miss as an incident in which no property was damaged and no personal injury was sustained, but where, given a slight shift in time or position, damage or injury easily could have occurred. Put simply, someone got lucky. Because there was no damage, these near miss incidents are often ignored or ...
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The Importance of Reporting Workplace Injuries

by in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal, Safety & Security. Posted October 3, 2017
There are some OSHA lessons to be learned and things to think about from the recent Third Department case in Silvestri v. New York City Transit Authority, 2017 N.Y Slip Op 06123 (August 10, 2017). In Silvestri, the Third Department affirmed a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board that the widow of a deceased employee working at ...
Tags Cozen O'Connor Insurance Legal Issue Litigation Safety and Security Workplace Safety
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