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MU research develops farm safety smart phone tool
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Cell-phone toting farmers caught in dangerous tractor rollovers may soon be able to more easily signal for help thanks to a new smart phone application in development at the University of Missouri. The app uses GPS sensors to detect...
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Man killed in Oklahoma industrial accident was from Springfield
cbrewer@schurz.comALTUS, Okla. - A worker killed in an industrial accident in Oklahoma has been identified as a man from Springfield. Authorities say 57-year old Mark Rooney died in the accident on Tuesday afternoon at the Planters Cooperative grain elevator in Altus....Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Police release name of accident victim at metal recycling business in NW Springfield
jjacob@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- An employee who was working around scrap metal was run over by a piece of heavy equipment at a recycling business on Monday afternoon. Police said Tuesday morning that he was Jason Taylor, 35. He was not the operator of the...Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Missouri public workers rally against possible healthcare cuts in Springfield
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Picket signs and megaphones could be seen in downtown Springfield Wednesday -- all aimed at healthcare. The Missouri State Workers Union held a rally ahead of a board meeting that could determine their fate. The Missouri...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Government, Politics, Public Employees, Private Health Care
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Her job: Stopping wage theft
SACRAMENTO — Julie Su doesn't back down from fights when she thinks employers are cheating their workers. In her two years as California's top labor law enforcer, Su has taken on scores of unscrupulous businesses. As state labor commissioner,...
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York School Board to vote on budget cuts
YORK — The York County School Board during a work session on Wednesday will revisit plans to cut $1.74 million from its 2014 budget of $124 million. The board is cutting its spending plan after the York County Board of Supervisors decided to...Tags: York County (Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania), Yorktown (York, Virginia), Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting
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Freeport reviewing safety at Indonesia mine after tunnel collapse
ReutersJAKARTA (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc is reviewing the safety of its underground operations at its Indonesian mine in Papua after a tunnel collapse last week that killed 28 people, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday.... -
Berks manufacturer wins health care innovation award
HealthEast Penn Manufacturing of Lyon Station, Berks County, Tuesday received the Lehigh Valley Business Coalition on Healthcare's innovation award. The award is given to an employer that best demonstrates a unique approach to employee health, wellness and... -
Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran California legislator
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Caņada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...
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UC hospitals cancel surgeries, divert patients amid strike
A strike by University of California patient care workers Tuesday caused the cancellation of hundreds of surgeries, the closure of laboratory stations and the diversion of emergency room patients, officials said. The hospitals prepared for the two-day...
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Police identify worker killed in fall at Seiple Farms
State police have identified a 28-year-old construction worker killed Tuesday morning during a barn erection at Seiple Farms in East Allen Township. Paul Daniel Mast of Columbia was killed around 6:45 a.m. at a construction site at Seiple Farms, 5761 Nor...Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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