Workers for an Ohio company were recently killed while working for the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The accident occurred in a construction zone and involved an 18-wheeler. While the company has been operating since the 1980s, these events mark the first time that the company lost a worker in an accident.  Based on statistics compiled...Continue reading

When you think about workplace injury, you probably think about physical injuries caused by machine malfunctions, or trips and falls in the workplace. In fact, workplace injury is a wide category that includes any physical injury you experience from repeated activity or repeated environmental exposures that occur as a result of your job and responsibilities....Continue reading

There has been an increasing awareness over the past few decades of harmful chemicals in the air, land, and water, and how those chemicals can cause health problems. For employees whose jobs take them into harm’s way, repeated exposure to chemicals can cause cancer and other severe health conditions. For firefighters in Ohio, the Michael...Continue reading

Recently, a workers’ compensation case in California made headlines. The defendant in this case was Caltrans, also known as the California Department of Transportation. The plaintiff was a man who was gravely injured due to the negligence of Caltrans. He will never be the same physically, but thanks to the $37 million verdict, he will...Continue reading

BWC PTSD PTSD, also known as post-traumatic stress disorder is an issue that plagues first responders. Many law enforcement officers, firefighters, and paramedics suffer from PTSD because they witness traumatic events almost every day. These men and women are the first on the scene when accidents, fire, overdoses, and other horrific events. Sadly, the State...Continue reading

Every year, the State of Ohio gives money back to employers. The money is in the form of a rebate from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (OBWC). When there is too much money in the state’s account, officials must refund the excess to employers, under the guise that they use it for hiring new...Continue reading

Workers have rights in Ohio, particularly if they have been injured on the job. Employers must follow the law and provide safe working conditions for all of their employees. Even if employers have a safe work environment and safety protocols in place, accidents can still happen. Everyone who has been hurt on the job is...Continue reading

What can happen in a split second? In the case of Ronald Urbanksy, an Ohio tow truck driver, all it took was one second for his life to change forever. This happened because a fellow motorist wasn’t paying attention to the road. The accident occurred in March 2019 in Fairview Park, Ohio. Urbanksy, who worked...Continue reading

Senseless Construction Zone Accidents Tragedy struck in University Heights when two members of a road construction crew were hit by a driver who fled the scene. The accident occurred on South Green Road around 3am, where a construction zone was in the process of being set up. Both workers wound up in critical condition, although...Continue reading

Ohio BWC Takes Steps to Protect Injured Workers from Addiction Sometimes it’s great to be a leader, such as when you’re running a race or you’re the respected CEO of a Fortune 500 business. However, sometimes being a leader can be downright terrible, such as is the case of Ohio and opioid deaths. Sadly, Ohio...Continue reading