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Proposed rules could limit youth roles on farms
AVILLA, Ind. (AP) — At 14, Sam Lawrence talks about farming like an old-timer.
The middle school student often works the family farm in Noble County decked out in jeans, plaid shirt, boots with spurs and a baseball cap. Sam can't imagine any...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Labor Legislation, Employment, Child Labor, Agriculture
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National 'religious freedom' rally sparks big South Bend turnout
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterA large crowd rallied Friday at Jon R. Hunt Plaza as part of a nationwide network of protests against the federal mandate that insurers provide birth control in all employer health plans, even those at many religious organizations. Men, women and...Tags: Justice and Rights, Barack Obama, Belief and Faith, Minority Groups, Civil Rights
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Indiana agency to release fair stage collapse report
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana regulators will release a report Wednesday on their investigation into August's deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair. The state Department of Labor said Monday that the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Health
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Falling branch kills South Bend man
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A falling tree branch caused the death of a 60-year-old South Bend man Friday, a day after it fell 30 feet onto his head while he was working for a local tree service company. Mardoqueo Pineda, of the 600 block of South Lake Street,...Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Bertrand Products Shootings/10 years later: Many lessons learned
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterEfforts to spot a troubled worker have come a long way in the 10 years since the Bertrand Products shootings, Kathleen Ponko, CEO of a South Bend-based behavioral health management company, said. The company, New Avenues, works with businesses and...Tags: Labor Legislation, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Behavioral Conditions, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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OSHA cites Jeffboat 9 times after worker death
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Jeffboat's Ohio River shipyard faces nine federal workplace safety violations and a $119,000 fine after its third worker fatality in just over 15 months, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said...Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, American Commercial Lines Incorporated, Health, Ohio River, Manufacturing and Engineering
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W. Indiana parks worker dies when mower flips over
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Western Indiana police say a county parks department worker died when a lawn mower flipped over in a pond, trapping him underwater. The Tribune-Star of Terre Haute reports (http://bit.ly/p4CAUb) that Earl Slavens of Terre...Tags: Indiana, Lakes and Ponds, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Yale: Machine that killed student met standards
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Yale University says a piece of lab machinery that killed a student when it ensnared her hair met national safety standards, challenging the findings by federal investigators who concluded the machine lacked safeguards....Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Yale University, Career and Workplace
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UPDATE: Marshall County officer injured in U.S. 30 crash
PLYMOUTH — An officer with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was injured in a crash Tuesday afternoon on U.S. 30 just east of U.S. 31.
Police say Deputy Jeff Snyder was responding to an industrial accident on the north side of Plymouth...Tags: Plymouth, Disasters and Accidents, Industrial Accidents, Health, Wisconsin
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UPDATE: Elkhart firefighter battles for his own life
SOUTH BEND – A local man who has spent nearly 30 years saving lives is now fighting for his own. Elkhart firefighter/paramedic Vito Palumbo was leaving his part-time job at Memorial Hospital Thursday – walking across the street – when he...Tags: Labor Legislation, Hospitals and Clinics, Emergency Health Procedures, Human Interest, Health
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Ind. closed meeting angers wounded clerk's family
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a convenience store clerk seriously injured in an October shooting is criticizing Indiana's decision to hold a closed-door meeting on efforts to boost safety at the stores. A spokeswoman for relatives of 38-year-...Tags: Employment, Health and Safety at Work, Injuries and Wounds, Employment Opportunities, Health
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4 workers hurt after being buried in concrete
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities say four construction workers were injured, three seriously, after a barrier encasing wet concrete apparently collapsed, sending the sludge spilling onto the men as they worked at a housing complex.
The concrete...Tags: Building Material, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Metal and Mineral, Employees
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