Union leaders decry Indiana’s high rate of worker deaths
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana labor union leaders are calling for improved workplace safety enforcement with the state’s rate of deaths while working about one-third higher than...
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Steel worker killed in DeKalb County incident
BUTLER, Ind. (WOWO): An investigation is underway after a worker was killed at a steel plant in Butler Tuesday afternoon. According to the DeKalb County...
Fort Wayne companies among Indiana Chamber’s “Best places to work”
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Some Fort Wayne companies are among the best places to work in Indiana. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce revealed its rankings...
Death reported at Woodburn BF Goodrich plant
WOODBURN, Ind. (WOWO): Emergency crews were dispatched to the BF Goodrich plant in Woodburn this morning, where Allen County dispatchers confirm to WOWO News one...
Indiana workplace injuries down
INDIANA (WOWO): Workers in Indiana are being safer, apparently. The Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics says workplace injuries in Indiana were the lowest on record...
Allen County Board to consider paid employee parental leave
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Press Release): The Allen County Board of Commissioners on Friday will consider adopting a new parental leave policy for eligible county employees...
Worker in critical condition after workplace incident
BUTLER, Ind. (WOWO): Police are investigating after a workplace incident at a DeKalb County manufacturing facility left a worker in critical condition. DeKalb Molded Plastics...
Steel Dynamics fined over worker’s death
COLUMBA CITY, Ind. (WOWO): A division of a Fort Wayne-based company will pay almost $22,000 over the death of a worker at a Columbia City...
Ethanol plant has history of safety violations
BLUFFTON, Ind. (WOWO): An ethanol plant in Bluffton where a man died yesterday morning has a history of safety violations. According to a special report...
State Rep. pitches raising workplace death payouts
INDIANAPOLIS (WOWO): A local lawmaker is trying to raise the amount that companies pay out in the event of a worker’s death on the job. State...