Wisconsin Iron Foundry Cited for Safety Violations
Nov. 15, 2012 A Berlin, Wisconsin, iron foundry has been issued nine citations and fined more than $56,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for safety violations. According to an article from workerscompensation.com, several violations were repeat offenses. In Aug. 2010, OSHA conducted an inspection at the facility and found two safety violations. The […]
Posted on behalf of Sigman, Janssen, Sewall, Pitz & Burkham in Workers Compensation
Read MoreWisconsin State Patrol Pulls City Vehicles for Safety Violations
Nov. 1, 2012 Following two Wisconsin residents due to city trucks mounted with leaf vacuums that can obscure the truck driver’s view of the road, the Wisconsin State Patrol is ticketing drivers or owners of the vehicles if they are driven on the road. The Herald Times-Reporter reports that last fall, an 18-year-old boy from Sheboygan was […]
Posted on behalf of James Pitz in Auto Accidents
Read MoreSocial Security Benefits to Increase Next Year
Oct. 25, 2012 To many citizens struggling to get by on the small amount they receive from Social Security Disability benefits, news of a small increase in payments set to begin in January was a relief. However, experts say that rising living expenses will cancel out any gain the raise presents. News Channel 5 reports that each […]
Posted on behalf of Ana Burkham in Social Security
Read MoreOSHA Fines Wisconsin Construction Company $21,000 For Fatal Accident
October 18, 2012 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently fined Lunda Construction Co. $21,000 for three safety violations that resulted in the death of a worker in April. An article from the Green Bay Press-Gazette said OSHA officials believed the accident could have been prevented if workers had been properly trained. The incident occurred on […]
Posted on behalf of Sigman, Janssen, Sewall, Pitz & Burkham in Workers Compensation
Read MoreDistracted Driver Faces Charges for Fatal Wisconsin Car Accident
Oct. 11, 2012 A 65-year-old Prescott, Wisconsin, man is facing charges of negligent homicide and second-degree reckless homicide in a St. Croix County Court for his part in a fatal distracted driving accident. An article from RiverTowns.net stated the collision occurred in Sept. 2011 in Joseph, Wisconsin. Reports indicate the man was talking on his cellphone when […]
Posted on behalf of James Pitz in Auto Accidents
Read MoreMock Crash Scene Teaches Teens Dangers of Drunk Driving
Oct. 4, 2012 Teen fatalities from Wisconsin motor vehicle accidents are well above national averages, with a drunken driving fatality occurring in the state approximately every fifteen minutes. Students from a high school in Kimberly, Wisconsin, recently received a lesson aimed at teaching them about the hazards of the road. NBC 26 News reports that six […]
Posted on behalf of James Pitz in Auto Accidents
Read MoreAppleton Changes City’s Policy On Workers’ Compensation
September 27, 2012 The city of Appleton, Wisconsin, decided recently to reverse changes that were made to the city’s workers’ compensation policy. According to the Post Crescent, the reversal was made to create a more equal policy for all city government employees. This past fall, changes were made to Wisconsin workers’ compensation laws and the city of Appleton […]
Posted on behalf of Sigman, Janssen, Sewall, Pitz & Burkham in Workers Compensation
Read MoreWisconsin Dog Attack Injures Young Man
Sept. 13, 2012 Two Fond Du Lac County men were charged in connection with provoking a dog attack that left an 18-year-old man seriously injured. The Pierce County Herald reports the attack happened Friday in the town of Osceola. Court documents indicate that a 58-year-old Campbellsport resident believed the young victim had stolen a collection of […]
Posted on behalf of James Pitz in Personal Injury
Read MoreTraining Sessions Aimed at Improving Safety for Wisconsin Dairy Farmers
Sept. 6, 2012 Farm work is one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), agriculture led all other industries in workplace fatalities and injuries, with a fatality rate of 26.8 deaths per 100,000 workers. With agriculture accounting for nearly 10 percent of Wisconsin’s workforce, safety […]
Posted on behalf of Sigman, Janssen, Sewall, Pitz & Burkham in Workers Compensation
Read MoreDriver Charged in Connection with Fatal Wisconsin Car Accident
Aug. 23, 2012 A 20-year-old Wisconsin man is facing charges in connection with a car accident that claimed the life of a young man and left himself and three other individuals seriously injured. The Oconto Times Herald reports the crash happened on June 15, just before 1 a.m. on Oak Orchard Road, just east of Abrams, Wisconsin. […]
Posted on behalf of James Pitz in Auto Accidents
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