The State Board of Workers’ Compensation in Georgia has been utilizing technology to catch companies that do not hold workers’ compensation policies. According to the Newnan Times-Herald, Georgia has already ousted 538 businesses that did not have a policy, resulting in $480,000 worth of fines and $1.2 million in premiums to cover the 2,700 previously uncovered employees. Georgia requires most employers with three or more full time, part time, or seasonal employees to hold workers'...
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Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc. has been fined heftily for numerous safety violations at their Barron, Wisconsin facility that led to the amputation of a worker’s arm. In July 2011, a worker’s arm was caught in a machine in a confined space and was amputated. The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the company $318,000 after finding 11 safety violations, including four willful violations and seven serious...
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According to the New York Times, a comprehensive investigation assembled by a team of independent contractors discovered a “pattern of negligence” caused the 2010 West Virginia coal mine disaster that resulted in the deaths of 29 workers.  

Allegedly, Massey Energy failed to observe basic safety standards and operated in “a profoundly reckless manner,” citing a jury-rigged ventilation system, equipment with dysfunctional safety mechanisms, and an accumulation of coal...
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