Category Archives: Workers’ Compensation
Atlanta Manufacturing Company Receives $86,200 in Proposed Penalties for 26 Worker Health and Safety Violations
In late June, an Atlanta manufacturing company was cited by the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for 26 health and safety violations. Spruill Products, Inc. received a total of $86,200 in proposed penalties for five repeat, 16 serious, and five other-than-serious safety violations following an inspection that was… Read More »
Three Pyrotechnicians Hurt in Cherokee and Carroll County Fireworks Display Incidents
On Independence Day, at least three people were hurt by professional fireworks displays in two separate Georgia incidents. In Cherokee County, two pyrotechnicians were injured when an aerial firework exploded too close to the ground at the City of Woodstock’s annual fireworks show. According to Woodstock Police Department spokesperson Randy Milligan, the fireworks display… Read More »
Road Construction Worker Critically Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver on I-575 in Woodstock
In early June, a road construction worker sustained critical injuries after he was struck by an alleged drunk driver on southbound Interstate 575 in Woodstock, Georgia. According to Woodstock police spokesperson Brittany Duncan, the worker was hit while standing next to a semi-truck in a construction zone at the new Ridgewalk Parkway interchange. Following… Read More »
Residential Construction Company Cited $66,600 for Safety Violations at Cumming Building Site
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) recently issued six citations for fall and other worker safety hazards to a construction company based in Norcross. LRG Framing Inc. was accused of one willful, one repeat, and four serious safety violations at a Cumming construction site. A representative from OSHA’s… Read More »
Georgia Appeals Court Limits State Board of Workers’ Compensation Rulemaking Authority–Selective HR Solutions, Inc. et al. v. Mulligan
Under Georgia’s workers’ compensation laws, injured employees have the right to consult an authorized treating physician (ATP) who can request advance authorization for treatment or testing. Rule 205 requires an ATP to request advance authorization by completing a form, WC-205, provided by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation (Board). The employer or insurer has… Read More »
