DIGGING DEEPER: Family joins Holcomb to commemorate passage of workplace safety reform
The parents of a young woman who died at a Fort Wayne plastics plant in early 2018 stood beside the governor on Monday, celebrating the enactment this spring of workplace
DIGGING DEEPER: Family joins Holcomb to commemorate passage of workplace safety reform
The parents of a young woman who died at a Fort Wayne plastics plant in early 2018 stood beside the governor on Monday, celebrating the enactment this spring of workplace safety reforms prompted by her death.
DIGGING DEEPER: Holcomb signs act prompted by ‘Dying on the Job’ series
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Wednesday signed into law a measure that will increase the maximum penalties on businesses whose disregard of safety precautions results in the death of a worker.
DIGGING DEEPER: ‘Dying on the Job’ bill passes Indiana State Legislature unanimously
A bill that grew out of an ABC21 Digging Deeper investigation into workplace safety passed through the Indiana legislative process Wednesday morning.
DIGGING DEEPER: ‘Dying on the Job’ bill passes Senate unanimously
A bill that grew out of an ABC21 Digging Deeper investigation into workplace safety passed the Indiana Senate unanimously Tuesday afternoon and is expected to land on the governor’s desk in the near future.
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Full interview with Steve Wagner
Steve Wagner, who is based in Indianapolis, has handled more than 25 cases involving a workplace death.
How it works: An explainer of IOSHA’s proposed penalties and settlement system
ABC21 reviewed every safety order issued by IOSHA from May through October 2018. During that six-month span, the state filed complaints against 57 companies for “serious” or “repeat” violations.
We found that the initial penalty was reduced in dozens of cases.
Recapping part 1 of Dying on the Job investigation
ABC21 Digging Deeper investigative reporter Alexis Shear and news director Jonathan Shelley discussed Part 1 of the station’s “Dying on the Job” investigation on the Pat Miller Program on WOWO Radio.
DIGGING DEEPER: Workplace safety bill inspired by ‘Dying on the Job’ series clears Senate committee
By a vote of 8-2, a bill that would update state law regarding certain workplace deaths passed out of a State Senate committee on Wednesday.
DIGGING DEEPER: Workplace safety bill cruises through full Indiana House
By a unanimous vote of 96-0, HB 1341, the bill to overhaul penalties related to workplace deaths in Indiana, passed through the General Assembly and advanced to the state Senate.
DIGGING DEEPER: Workplace safety bill passes crucial committee test
HB 1341, which would change how companies are penalized for workplace deaths involving substantial employer misconduct, passed out of a legislative committee on Tuesday and advances to the full Indiana House.
DIGGING DEEPER: Hearing set for HB 1341, which needs committee vote to advance
A bill that would increase the penalties assessed to companies that violate safety guidelines, resulting in death, will get a committee hearing next Tuesday. Whether it gets the vote it needs to advance is still uncertain.
DIGGING DEEPER: State lawmaker wants bigger funeral payout when workers die on the job
In an Indiana House Labor Committee meeting Tuesday morning, State Rep. Martin Carbaugh suggested an amendment to a worker’s compensation bill (HB 1182). The amendment would raise the funeral payout should a worker die on the job.
DIGGING DEEPER: Bill addresses workplace safety concerns raised in ‘Dying on the Job’ reports
A state lawmaker on Monday afternoon filed legislation to revise Indiana’s workers’ compensation system and penalties for workplace safety violations for the first time in three decades. The legislation addresses key concerns raised by a recent ABC21 “Digging Deeper” series of reports.
DIGGING DEEPER: Dying on the Job – ‘I’ve requested a bill’
A state lawmaker will introduce legislation addressing issues raised this month by an ABC21 Digging Deeper investigative series examining workplace safety issues, penalties for serious infractions and limits on what families of those killed on the job can recover.
DIGGING DEEPER: Dying on the Job – Chamber of Commerce weighs in
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce on Friday condemned shoddy safety practices that contributed to the death of a Fort Wayne plastics plant employee in January and said it will work with a state lawmaker on a “thoughtful, reasonable” effort to prevent future incidents.
DIGGING DEEPER: Dying on the Job – ‘It happens too often’
When Shacarra Hogue was killed inside a machine at Fort Wayne Plastics in January 2018, it was a tragedy, but it was hardly an isolated case involving safety violations that led to a workplace death.
Holcomb: Indiana has ‘good track record’ on workers’ comp, but ABC21 report shows exceptions possible
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb says an ABC21 Digging Deeper report on workplace safety and state workers’ compensation rules is reason to “stop and think” about what some Hoosier families go through.
Much drier and cooler
Highs today and tomorrow will be within a few degrees of our low temperatures over the weekend.
